Music of the World Cup: Classical Edition

The circle of still-standing teams might be shrinking, but World Cup fever continues to grow. Today, we’ll hear how the soccer tournament’s influence has spread to the world of classical music.

Composer Jocelyn Pook will tell us about her recently premiered soccer opera Ingerland. And later, Soundcheck contributor Gary Burton returns with a look at how soccer has played musical muse to Elgar, Shostakovich and other composers.