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Ever wondered how a simple conversation about the Chicago weather can lead to profound insights into the human psyche? Dr. Sean Woodstein, a beacon of knowledge in the fields of psychiatry and education, joins us for an invigorating exploration of the oft-overlooked art of mentorship. As we traverse topics from the impact of climate on our moods to the serendipitous paths of our careers, Dr. Woodstein, with his rich background at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, demonstrates the profound influence of teaching and guiding in shaping the minds of tomorrow.Our chat with Dr. Woodstein takes a deep dive into the heart of academia. Here, the lines between teaching, mentoring, coaching, and therapy start to blur and reveal the bespoke nature of each approach to personal and professional development. It's a treasure trove of personal anecdotes, insights into the subtleties of mentorship, and a testament to the transformative power of these relationships. As we navigate the narrative of Dr. Woodstein's own journey, we uncover the enchanting chemistry of mentor-mentee dynamics and the intrinsic value these bonds bring to both parties.To cap off, we serve up a guide on how to seek out that ideal mentor – the kind who not only enlightens your professional path but also enriches your personal growth. For those of you yearning to forge your own destiny in psychiatry or any field, Dr. Woodstein's stories underscore the magic of connection and the importance of being involved in your community. By the time you reach the end of our conversation, you'll be equipped with a newfound appreciation for the mentors who ignite our passion and the courage to step into the mentoring spotlight yourself. Join Bob Bowen and Carrie Harrell in this episode that promises to stir the mentor within you.Follow The Menninger Clinic on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn to stay up to date on new Mind Dive episodes. To submit a topic for discussion, email podcast@menninger.edu. If you are a new or regular listener, please leave us a review on your favorite listening platform! Visit The Menninger Clinic website to learn more about The Menninger Clinic's research and leadership role in mental health.

Just like his nickname implies, Fat Herbie made a name for himself from the Chicago Outfit to the Las Vegas gangs. It would ultimately lead to his demise.

We're keeping the "guys who have been in movies" theme going this week and talking about Herbert Blitzstein. A different kind of nightmare than we usually cover, this Chicago Outfit goon was a Jew that acted more guinea than most Italians. A truly horrifying monster. But it definitely led to an interesting life. And it's been a while since we covered a goomba so here ya go, scumlings. Enjoy!

Marc Blitzstein did not die in a car accident. Marc Blitzstein was murdered in Martinique on January 22, 1964. Blitzstein was the genius creator of "The Cradle Will Rock" with Orson Welles. Marc was also a collaborator with Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill on "Three Penny Opera." He also worked with Lillian Hellman's "Toys in the Attic." He was murdered for daring to be Gay in a foreign land. 

La ópera de jazz, de izquierda, de Blitzstein, The Cradle Will Rock, literalmente hizo historia al estar en el lugar equivocado, en el momento equivocado, con el productor equivocado.  Con José Manuel Corrales.

La ópera de jazz, de izquierda, de Blitzstein, The Cradle Will Rock, literalmente hizo historia al estar en el lugar equivocado, en el momento equivocado, con el productor equivocado.  Con José Manuel Corrales.

Oscar Goodman was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. After completing high school, Goodman went on to receive his J.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. This eventually prompted a move to the Land of Milk & Honey - Las Vegas, Nevada. During his career as a defense attorney, he represented some of the top members accused of leading organized crime such as: Meyer Lansky, Nicky Scarfo, Herbert "Fat Herbie" Blitzstein, Phil Leonetti, former Stardust Casino boss Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, and Jamiel "Jimmy" Chagra, a 1970s drug trafficker who was acquitted of ordering the murder of Federal Judge John H. Wood, Jr. One of his notorious clients was reputed Chicago mobster Anthony "Tony the Ant" Spilotro, who was known to have a short and violent temper. In the semi-factual 1995 movie Casino, the character of Nicky Santoro was based on Spilotro, and was portrayed by actor Joe Pesci. Goodman had a cameo appearance in the film as himself, where he was depicted defending “Ace Rothstein,” a character closely based on Lefty Rosenthal, and played by Robert De Niro. Eventually on June 8, 1999, Goodman was elected mayor of Las Vegas after he received 63.76% of the votes, while his opponent, then-Las Vegas City Councilman Arnie Adamsen, received 36.24% of the votes. In 2003, Goodman was re-elected for a second term, and defeated five opponents after he received 85.72% of the votes. On April 3, 2007, he was re-elected to a third and final term, with 83.69% of the votes when he once again defeated five opponents. Despite having been called Las Vegas' “most popular mayor,” the city has term limit laws that restrict mayors to a maximum of three terms. In 2011, Carolyn Goodman, wife of Oscar, was elected to succeed her husband as mayor after she earned 60% of the votes. Please listen in as we take you on a journey from Mob Lawyer to Las Vegas mayor here on Crime & Entertainment.Grab Oscar's book here:https://www.amazon.com/Being-Oscar-Lawyer-Mayor-Vegas-ebook/dp/B00C8X1CAY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=8FGHLE6WXORS&keywords=oscar+goodman&qid=1654447619&s=books&sprefix=oscar+goodman%2Cstripbooks%2C83&sr=1-1

THE CRADLE WILL ROCK COMPOSER: Marc Blitzstein LYRICIST: Marc Blitzstein BOOK: Marc Blitzstein DIRECTOR: Orson Welles PRINCIPLE CAST: Howard DaSilva (Foreman), Will Geer (Mister), Olive Stanton (Moll) OPENING DATE: June 16th, 1937 CLOSING DATE: April 02, 1938 PERFORMANCES: 131 SYNOPSIS: Set in the fictional “Steeltown, USA,” everyman Larry Foreman attempts to get his fellow workers to unionize against the greedy businessman Mr. Mister who controls the entire town's work force, press, and religious organizations.  Johanna Pinzler traces the development of Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock, to date the only Broadway musical ever shut down by the United States government and argues its significance as a work that fused music and text in radically new ways. As part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, the United States launched the Federal Theatre Project, a nationwide effort to employ people in the performing arts, and Project #891, a classics-oriented subdivision of the project, opted to produce Blitzstein's controversial, pro-union musical under the direction of Orson Welles and the producer John Houseman. When the Works Progress Administration circulated a memo restricting the performance of new works-- a suspicious ordinance which wreaked of censorship-- and armed federal guards blockaded the theatre on opening night, Cradle opened in a completely unexpected fashion. Working around stringent union rules and limitations placed by the WPA, members of the cast and orchestra pulled off the performance as an impromptu exercise in free speech, rising from the audience when their cues came and never setting foot on the stage. This guerilla-style theatre informed future Broadway works which employed a minimalist or paired down approach to theatricality. Johanna Pinzler is an award winning theatre director and educator. She directs at regional theatres and serves as an Artistic Associate and a Resident Director at Summer Repertory Theatre in Santa Rosa, California where she spends most summers working with students from top theatre programs around the country. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Acting and Directing at Marymount Manhattan College and serves on the faculty of the Professional Conservatory of Musical Theatre at New York Film Academy teaching Directing, Musical Theatre Performance and Comedy. She lives in Brooklyn with her wonderful family and has an MFA in Acting from Brooklyn College, CUNY. SOURCES The Cradle Will Rock Original Cast Recording. Musicraft (1938) The Cradle Will Rock Original London Cast Recording. Polydor (1985) Cradle Will Rock, starring Hank Azaria and Cary Elwes, directed by Tim Robbins. Touchstone Pictures (1999) The Cradle Will Rock by Marc Blitzstein, published by Random House (1938)  Cradle Will Rock: The Movie and the Moment by Tim Robbins, published by Newmarket Press (1999) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nancy Rhodes: Called "a champion of American Opera" by Ronald Rand, Nancy Rhodes is the long-time Artistic Director of Encompass New Opera Theatre and the librettist for The Theory of Everything, a new opera inspired by physics' superstring theory of multiple dimensions and alternate universes. At Encompass, she has staged scores of operas, about 70 all told, including Virgil Thomson's The Mother of Us All, Blitzstein's Regina, Britten's Phaedra, Evan Mack's Angel of the Amazon, and The Astronaut's Tale at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Nancy staged the world premiere of Kirke Mechem's Tartuffe for San Francisco Opera, and Virgil Thomson's Lord Byron at Alice Tully Hall, as well as new operas for the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra and Pittsburgh Opera Theatre. Her acclaimed production of Grigori (Gregory) Frid's opera The Diary of Anne Frank toured Cleveland Opera and was nominated for an Artistic Achievement Award. She has directed operas all over the world, including Stockholm, Finland, Istanbul, and Amsterdam, as well as speaking publicly and conducting workshops in Europe, South America, Russia, among other places. [You might say she is a Rhodes scholar) And 8 years ago, she launched PARADIGM SHIFTS, a Music and Film Festival that brings indigenous cultures, women's wisdom, and social justice/environmental issues in celebration of our planet, oceans, sacred lands, and wildlife. John David Earnest is a composer who has written for orchestra, chamber ensembles, chorus, solo voice, concert band, opera, and film. In addition to several one-acts operas, his first full-length opera, The Theory of Everything, was commissioned by the Encompass New Opera Theatre, a collaboration with Nancy Rhodes, who wrote the libretto. A longtime resident of New York City, Mr. Earnest has taught music composition both privately and as a visiting professor at Whitman College in Washington, as well as adjunct teaching at Lehman College and Rutgers University.Roger Jeff Cunningham is a co-founder of Encompass New Opera Theatre.  He has gone on to teach Psychology in college.  Roger created The Dream Table, which meets weekly and allows his students to discuss their night-time dreams and nightmares.  He has a small private practice and continues to assist in the growth and development of Encompass.

Our holiday angel this year is the Queen of Broadway, Judy Kaye. Judy shares some of her favorite songs of the season--sung by Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra and others--and we get a cornucopia of her own performances with material by Sondheim, Coleman, Blitzstein, and Bernstein.  

A tribute to one of the American Musical Theatre's most ambitious songwriters. We're joined by Steven Blier, artistic director of the New York Festival of Song, plus amazing renditions of Blitzstein's work by Patti LuPone, Rosemary Clooney, Audra McDonald, Paul Robeson and more.

Synopsis Bernstein, Blitzstein and Brecht . . . It sounds a little like a law firm, doesn't it? But today we celebrate the anniversary of an important MUSICAL partnership involving those three gentlemen. Marc Blitzstein and Leonard Bernstein were two American composers who shared a passion for musical theater. Bertolt Brecht was a German poet and playwright perhaps best known here for his collaboration with the composer Kurt Weill on “The Three Penny Opera.” The artistic careers of Bernstein, Blitzstein and Brecht came together on today's date in 1952, when, as part of the First Festival of the Creative Arts held at Brandeis University, Leonard Bernstein conducted the premiere of a new English-language version of “Three Penny Opera.” Blitzstein had seen the original 1928 production of “Three Penny Opera” when he was a student in Berlin, and some 20 years later had translated one of the show's songs just for fun. He got the chance to perform his translation for Kurt Weill, and Weill was so impressed he encouraged Blitzstein to translate the entire work. The Blitzstein version of the “Three Penny Opera” proved so successful that when it opened in an off-Broadway New York production, it ran for 2,707 performances. Music Played in Today's Program Kurt Weill (1900 – 1950): Little Threepenny Music (London Symphony members; Michael Tilson Thomas, cond.) CBS 44529

Synopsis Bernstein, Blitzstein and Brecht . . . It sounds a little like a law firm, doesn't it? But today we celebrate the anniversary of an important MUSICAL partnership involving those three gentlemen. Marc Blitzstein and Leonard Bernstein were two American composers who shared a passion for musical theater. Bertolt Brecht was a German poet and playwright perhaps best known here for his collaboration with the composer Kurt Weill on “The Three Penny Opera.” The artistic careers of Bernstein, Blitzstein and Brecht came together on today's date in 1952, when, as part of the First Festival of the Creative Arts held at Brandeis University, Leonard Bernstein conducted the premiere of a new English-language version of “Three Penny Opera.” Blitzstein had seen the original 1928 production of “Three Penny Opera” when he was a student in Berlin, and some 20 years later had translated one of the show's songs just for fun. He got the chance to perform his translation for Kurt Weill, and Weill was so impressed he encouraged Blitzstein to translate the entire work. The Blitzstein version of the “Three Penny Opera” proved so successful that when it opened in an off-Broadway New York production, it ran for 2,707 performances. Music Played in Today's Program Kurt Weill (1900 – 1950): Little Threepenny Music (London Symphony members; Michael Tilson Thomas, cond.) CBS 44529

We open the show with “The Purest Kind of Guy,” performed by Paul Robeson, a song from Marc Blitzstein’s 1941 opera No For An Answer which concerns the life and fate of members of a social club of Greek-American waiters, hotel-workers, restaurant-workers, chefs, laundresses, chambermaids, taxi-drivers, who are out-of-work. In 1958, Blitzstein was subpoenaed to …

Hosted by Coni Koepfinger and Christy Donahue: Nancy Rhodes (Stage Director, writer, and educator) stages a wide range of musicals, operas and plays in the U.S.A, Europe and Asia. She directed The Astronaut’s Tale at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, BAM Fisher; staged the world premiere of Tartuffe for San Francisco Opera, and Virgil Thomson’s opera Lord Byron at Alice Tully Hall.As Artistic Director & co-founder of Encompass Theatre, specializing in new music drama & American opera, she staged over 65 works including Gertrude Stein/Virgil Thomson’s The Mother of Us All, (about Susan B. Anthony), Blitzstein’s Regina, Britten’s Phaedra, and Only Heaven by Ricky Ian Gordon and Langston Hughes. Her production of The Diary of Anne Frank was nominated for an Artistic Achievement Award and played to over four thousand people on tour at Cleveland Opera. She recently directed the world premiere of Anna Christie, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Eugene O'Neill; and the Cast Album was released by Broadway Records in 2019, and reached #6 on the Billboard charts.Internationally, she directed Death In Venice (Stockholm), Carmen (Oslo), Happy End (Finland), Kiss Me Kate (Ankara, filmed for TV), West Side Story (Istanbul), and Eccentrics, Outcasts and Visionaries for the Holland Festival (Amsterdam), and the first American musicals ever staged in the country of Albania. At Encompass, she launched Paradigm Shifts, Music and Film Festival, to celebrate courageous people around the world protecting our planet, oceans, and wildlife, and in 2017, Paradigm Shifts was presented in Seoul, Korea.As Vice President/U.S. Delegate to the International Theatre Institute, Rhodes conducted workshops and served as a guest speaker in Italy, Sweden, Germany, Venezuela, Argentina, Korea, Holland, Russia, the Czech Republic, and Estonia. She taught Acting for Singers at Manhattan School of Music for 12 years and is the commissioned librettist of The Theory of Everything, inspired by physics’ string theory of multiple dimensions and alternate universes.

Hosted by Coni Koepfinger and Christy Donahue: Nancy Rhodes (Stage Director, writer, and educator) stages a wide range of musicals, operas and plays in the U.S.A, Europe and Asia. She directed The Astronaut’s Tale at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, BAM Fisher; staged the world premiere of Tartuffe for San Francisco Opera, and Virgil Thomson’s opera Lord Byron at Alice Tully Hall.As Artistic Director & co-founder of Encompass Theatre, specializing in new music drama & American opera, she staged over 65 works including Gertrude Stein/Virgil Thomson’s The Mother of Us All, (about Susan B. Anthony), Blitzstein’s Regina, Britten’s Phaedra, and Only Heaven by Ricky Ian Gordon and Langston Hughes. Her production of The Diary of Anne Frank was nominated for an Artistic Achievement Award and played to over four thousand people on tour at Cleveland Opera. She recently directed the world premiere of Anna Christie, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Eugene O'Neill; and the Cast Album was released by Broadway Records in 2019, and reached #6 on the Billboard charts.Internationally, she directed Death In Venice (Stockholm), Carmen (Oslo), Happy End (Finland), Kiss Me Kate (Ankara, filmed for TV), West Side Story (Istanbul), and Eccentrics, Outcasts and Visionaries for the Holland Festival (Amsterdam), and the first American musicals ever staged in the country of Albania. At Encompass, she launched Paradigm Shifts, Music and Film Festival, to celebrate courageous people around the world protecting our planet, oceans, and wildlife, and in 2017, Paradigm Shifts was presented in Seoul, Korea.As Vice President/U.S. Delegate to the International Theatre Institute, Rhodes conducted workshops and served as a guest speaker in Italy, Sweden, Germany, Venezuela, Argentina, Korea, Holland, Russia, the Czech Republic, and Estonia. She taught Acting for Singers at Manhattan School of Music for 12 years and is the commissioned librettist of The Theory of Everything, inspired by physics’ string theory of multiple dimensions and alternate universes.

Lionel Bart’s musical Blitz! is currently enjoying a well-deserved revival at London’s Union Theatre. This is Bart’s autobiographical love letter to the East End, where he grew up, in which he pays tribute to the wartime spirit of the Londoners who lived through Hitler’s devastating aerial bombardment of the capital. JR’s Arts Editor Judi Herman spoke to Jessica Martin, who plays the indomitable Jewish matriarch Mrs Blitzstein (based on Bart’s own mother) and Danniella Schindler, who plays her eldest daughter Rachel Finklestein.Blitz! runs until Saturday 7 March. 7.30pm, 2.30pm (Sat & Sun only). £22, £20 concs, £15 under-18s. Union Theatre, SE1 0LR. www.uniontheatre.biz

Elizabeth Stanley sings the gorgeous Blitzstein aria "I Wish It So" from JUNO, which she discovered by listening to the solo album by Dawn Upshaw of the same title. We talk about its operetta-type style, her classical roots, and the diverse career she has built for herself on the stage, from On the Town to Jagged Little Pill.

TBJ88: St. Louis Symphony trumpeter Jeff Strong on preparation, playing with the Marine Band and having an air blowing epiphany. Jeffrey Strong of the St. Louis Symphony and formerly of the “President’s Own” US Marine Band, joined Andrew & Lance to detail his current gig, playing Taps in inclement weather and what he learned from Chris Martin. In this fun and lively conversation, we cover: Blitzstein opera, Regina Finishing 3rd season with the SLSO Played in The President’s Own Marine Band Ficus tree story Played in the Civic Orchestra while studying at Northwestern Playing with Mike Martin and Thomas Siders Other rockstars in the Northwestern trumpet studio while he was there Festive Overture Playing under Mallory Thompson What it’s like to play Taps at Arlington Ceremony Getting punched in the gut by The Bathroom Fairy Playing ceremonies in various weather conditions Preparing for high pressure situations Jimmy Doolittle funeral Preparing for the St. Louis Symphony audition Chris Martin preparation style as a model Being methodical, considering as many variables as possible Mark Lawrence, “If its hard to do, you’re probably doing it wrong.” Working on jazz as a young player Being a musical chameleon/matching sound The importance of being analytical Air blowing epiphany Keeping notes/journaling to help keep track of progress and problems Problem is usually related to how something feels vs. how something sounds Playing with (and sleeping on the floor of) Achilles Liarmakopoulos of the Canadian Brass Quote board Playing in the St. Louis Symphony Open up the capillaries Two goat theory LINKS: St. Louis Symphony bio page Jeff's LinkedIn page NPR interview St. Louis Symphony blog Want to help the show? Here are some ways: Help others find the show by leaving a rating and review on iTunes. Show us some love on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Help us pay the bills (and get regular bonus episodes!) by becoming a Patreon patron. Show some love to our sponsors: The brass program at The Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University and Parker Mouthpieces (including the Andrew Hitz and Lance LaDuke models.) Tell your friends! Expertly produced by Will Houchin with love, care, and enthusiasm.

It's Thursday and that means Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins us to spotlight one of the region's thespian offerings. Today, she talks with Midday senior producer and guest host Rob Sivak about ----The Cradle Will Rock,---- a 1937 ----play in music---- written by the late Marc Blitzstein that's getting a spirited revival by Iron Crow Theatre, at the Theatre Project, now until Sunday, October 8th.Blitzstein’s pro-union, anti-capitalist musical was the first ever shut down by the federal government. It's allegorical but in-your-face indictment of capitalism and socio-political corruption -- too-familiar themes in today's news. Even as it attacks the wealthy class and the political power it unjustly wields, it also pays homage to the oppressed and the poor, and those struggling to survive. Brechtian in its bold scope and style, The Cradle Will Rock is considered by many critics to be one of the most historically significant works in American theater.The Cradle Will Rock revival by Iron Crow Theatre continues at The Theatre Project until Sunday, October 8th.

Dominique Phinot's giljotinering 1556, Orfeusmyten med bögförtecken, Saint-Saëns i svandun, lesbiska symaskinsprinsessan de Polignac, Polarpristagaren Pierre Boulez och tonsättaren Thomas Adès. Tonsättaren R. Timothy Brady's opera Edalat Square hade premiär i Atlanta, USA, och handlar om två tonårskillar som 2005 avrättas i Iran för att de älskade män. Sedan den iranska revolutionen 1979 har ca 4 000 människor avrättats I Iran p g a lavaat, sex mellan män.I  Tjajkovskijs Ryssland är homosexualitet kriminellt ända till 1993, i Schuberts Österrike är homosexualitet olagligt ända till 1971. I Händels, Brittens och Pears England fram till 1967. I dagens Sverige, där samkönat sex varit tillåtet sedan 1944, vågar inte en homosexuell musikprofessor och en lesbisk sopran komma ut ur garderoben 2006. Medan Stockholms Gaykör firar 25 år i konfetti och tårar.Om programserien: "Det osynligas piano" - konstmusik komponerad på homoerotik och lesbiska passioner. Phinot I giljotinen. Corelli & Händel som Orfeus. Landowska och Boulanger i svatsjukedrama. Tjajkovskij och Saint-Saëns i svandun. Ravel i garderoben och Poulenc kommer ut. Ethel Smyth älskar symaskinsprinsessan. Horowitz' piller hjälper inte. Blitzstein och Vivier mördas. Oliveros rädd, lyssnar djupt. Meredith Monk ropar. Musikprofessor kränkt. Sopran tystnar. Musiklexikon censurerar. Thomas Adès gift. Schubert, Janne & Sverker Åström. Tiina, Stella, Ira och Gardeman. Tonårsbögar hängs I Iran Timothy skriver opera. Låtlista: När jag för mig själv i mörka skogen går Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867-1942) Stella Scott, sopran. The Hermiatge Orchestra. dir. Mats Liljefors   Live i S:t Petersburg Ur operan Edalat Square R Timothy Brady Liveinspelning I Atlanta 2007. Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde, BWV 201 Aria: Mit Verlangen druck ich deine zarten Wangen (Bass) BACH, J.S. Stuttgart Gachinger Kantorei  Stuttgart Bach Collegium  Helmuth Rilling, Conductor. Sibylla Rubens, soprano / Ingeborg Danz, alto / Lothar Odinius, tenor / James Taylor, tenor / Matthias Goerne, baritone / Dietrich Henschel, bass BACH, J.S.: Contest Between Phoebus and Pan (The), BWV 201 (Secular Cantata) Hännsler CLASSIC CD92.061 (NAXOS) VIVONS MAMYE ET LAMOUR POURSUYVONS Motett PHINOT, DOMINIQUE. CATULLUS, GAJUS VALERIUS HUELGAS ENSEMBLE. Van, dirigent Inspelad: BELGIEN  2000 Lent Barraqué, Jean Herbert Henck, piano Barraque, Jean - Sonate Pour Piano ECM NEW SERIES 1621 453 914-2 Varjele, Jumala, soaste Veljo Tormis Stockholms Gaykör Kärlek förändrar allt Inspelat maj 2006 Nybrokajen 11 Sonata XII Movement 2 Allegro Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) Hugo Reyne, blockflöjt m fl Corelli : Christmas Concerto Opus 111 Concerto XI Con Quattro Violini Obligati In A Op 7 Presto Guiseppe Valentini Adrian Chandler, Violin And Conductor Mhairi Lawson Soprano The Rise Of The North Italian Violin Concerto: 1690-1740 AVIE AV2106 Oboe Sonata In G Minor, HWV 404 - 1. Andante Emma Kirkby, Charles Medlam; London  Baroque Händel, Georg Friedrich Handel: Sacred Cantatas BIS-CD-1065 Mut! Schubert, Franz Benjamin Britten; Peter Pears Schubert Winterreise (D. 911) Benjamin Britten 1963 Decca 466 382-2 DECCA 417 473-2 Quintet - Third Movement Adés, Thomas Adés, Thomas, piano; Arditti Quartet Adés Schubert Piano Quintets EMI Classics 7243 5 57664 2 Valse Scherzo, Op. 34 Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840-93) Itzhak Perlman, violin, Yuri Temirkanov; Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra Tchaikovsky Gala In Leningrad RCAVictor Red Seal RD60739 Chansons Francaises, Op. 65 - 6. Rondel Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840-93) Jessye Norman. Evgeni Shenderovich Tchaikovsky Gala In Leningrad RCAVictor Red Seal RD60739 Da, Chas Nastal! - Prostite VI The Maid Of Orleans Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilych (1840-1893) Olga Borodina Olga Borodina - Arias - Orchestra Of The Welsh National Opera - Carlo Rizzi PHILIPS 446 663-2 The Swan Camille Saint-Saëns Clara Rockmore And Nadia Reisenberg Gravikords, Whirlies & Pyrophones ellipsis arts CD3530 Pavane pour une infante defunte Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) Pierre Boulez, dir. The Cleveland Orchestra Ravel, Debussy - Voice & Orchestra Works DG 471 614-2

Works for voice and piano by Marc Blitzstein and Ned Rorem performed by New York Festival of Song on November 3, 2013. Work for string orchestra by Schoenberg performed by A Far Cry on March 6, 2011.Blitzstein: Emily, from The Airborne SymphonyRorem: A specimen case, from War ScenesSchoenberg: Verklarte Nacht, Op. 4The 20th century was an eclectic one for classical music. Today’s podcast traces just a few of the many strands.The piece written first is actually the final one we’ll hear: Arnold Schoenberg’s Verklaerte Nacht. Many of us closely associate Schoenberg with serialism, the formalized system of atonal music composition that he developed with his protégés Berg and Webern. But Verklaerte Nacht embraces dissonance and extended harmonies, and it is luscious and rich music, overtly late-Romantic in language, inspired by a poem about the profound depths of love.The podcast begins with a piece that comes several decades later, by the American composer Marc Blitzstein. A Philadelphia native, Blitzstein studied locally at the Curtis Institute of Music and then set off for Europe, where he worked briefly with Schoenberg himself. The brief and touching song depicts a young soldier’s note home to his sweetheart, Emily.After the Blitzstein, we have a piece from the next generation of 20th century American composers: Ned Rorem, who just celebrated his 90th birthday in 2013. Rorem also takes up war as his subject in this, a movement from his cycle War Scenes, based on Whitman poems.

Aaron Blitzstein (@BlitznBeans, Letterman, Family Guy) and April Richardson watch the episode of Saved by the Bell where Zack and Slater want to go skiing, so they instigate a full on teachers' strike that also threatens to end the Academic Bowl.

Aaron Blitzstein (@BlitznBeans, Letterman, Family Guy) and April Richardson watch the episode of Saved by the Bell where Zack and Slater want to go skiing, so they instigate a full on teachers' strike that also threatens to end the Academic Bowl.

  In February 1975, 9 year-old Marcia Trimble left her house in Nashville to deliver Girl Scout cookies in the neighborhood. She never returned. After a massive but fruitless search, her body was discovered on Easter Sunday. Outrage and horror gripped the community of Nashville, but the murder investigation was frustrated at every turn. The case went cold for three decades until it was finally solved. In January 1997, Herbert Blitzstein was found murdered in the living room of his Las Vegas townhouse. A notorious mob insider, "Fat Herbie" had pursued loan sharking and other rackets for decades. Now, Blitzstein had been dispatched gangland style—by three bullets to the back of the head—in what appeared to be a classic contract killing. But the details of who killed him and why turned out to be much more complicated, and the real motives and circumstances remain murky to this day. These are just two examples of the riveting stories assembled by bestselling criminologist R. Barri Flowers in this unparalleled collection of some of the top true-crime writers in the world. There are seventeen contributors including Amanda Lamb, Burl Barer, R. Barri Flowers, Cathy Scott, Patricia Springer, Harold Schechter and Katherine Ramsland. Spanning murder cases from the beginning of the twentieth century to today-MASTERS OF TRUE CRIME-CHILLING STORIES OF MURDER AND THE MACABRE-Edited by R. Barri Flowers