Introducing the 2024 Public Song Project

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 5, 2024

All of It's Public Song Project, now back for a second year, invites musicians to incorporate works of art that have entered the public domain into new compositions. Simon Close, All of It producer, introduces the contest and shares a few tracks.

→ The 2024 Public Song Project (All Of It with Alison Stewart and WNYC)

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