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CFK Podcast: Baroque Music with Joanna Frank and Maksym Mahlay

Jack Bunch Listen as we are joined by cellist Joanna Frank and harpsichordist Maksym Mahlay as they discuss Baroque music and why it’s so important to not just classical music

Discussing Musicology with Dr. Kori

Jack Bunch   Listen as we are joined by Dr. A. Kori Hill, musicologist and professor at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, as she talks to us about

The Music of Lili Boulanger

Trinity Le, CFK Intern Today we are joined by guest Marissa Kerbel, a fantastic pianist and teacher, and graduate of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music! Here she talks about the

Celebrating Women’s History Month: Clara Schumann

Trinity Le, CFK Intern Molly Stanford, DMA student and soon-to-be graduate at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, joins us today to talk about Clara Schumann. She was a piano child

Gustav Holst 3: Music for Students

St. Pauls Girls School in London has a sign that says: Gustav Holst wrote The Planets and taught here. Holst composed his St. Pauls Suite for the student orchestra at St. Pauls Girls School. Many other composers wrote music for students to perform.

Gustav Holst 2: The Planets

Astronomy is the science that studies the sun, moon, planets, and other objects in the sky. Astrology is not a science – it tries to show how objects in the

Gustav Holst 1: About Gustav Holst

Born into a family of composers, Gustav Holst wanted to follow in their footsteps. His career included playing in orchestras and serving as head of music at St. Pauls Girls School for almost thirty years while also composing. He liked music by earlier E

Scott Joplin 1: About Scott Joplin

From a very early age, Scott Joplin supported himself as a performing pianist. Eventually, he earned a living selling his compositions, too. Thanks to Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag, the most

Ralph Vaughan Williams 5: Winter in Music

It’s December, and winter has officially begun. This is a program of music with wintery themes.

Ralph Vaughan Williams 4: Christmas Carols in Classical Music

In celebration of the Christmas season, some classical compositions that have Christmas carols in them.

Ralph Vaughan Williams 3: Turn of the 20th Century English Composers

Ralph Vaughan Williams arrived on the scene just as a definite English classical music sound was being established. His three main teachers at the Royal Academy of Music were Arthur

Ralph Vaughan Williams 2: Musical Fantasies

Originally, a musical fantasy was a piece that instrumentalists made up as they went along. Eventually, fantasies evolved into pieces that composers built out of various melodies they liked —

Ralph Vaughan Williams 1: About Ralph Vaughan Williams

Ralph Vaughan Williams was one of the most important 20th century English composers. He spent years traveling the country collecting English folk songs, writing them down, and publishing them. Many

Charles Ives 4: American Hymns in Classical Music

Charles Ives loved to put hymns into his music. Several other composers borrowed hymn tunes; here are several examples from 20th Century American compositions.

Charles Ives 3: Folk Tunes in Classical Music

The Country Band March has 12 recognizable popular and folk tunes in it. But Ives was not the only composer to put borrowed tunes in his music. Many classical composers

Charles Ives 2: Marching Through the Country Band March

Charles Ives wrote the Country Band March about amateur musicians — people who make music for the love of it. In the Country Band March Ives combines a tune that