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Andrew Patner on Arts and Culture

Studs Terkel (Rebroadcast from 2005)

Monday, May 14, 2012 by

With Studs Terkel‘s centennial anniversary approaching, Andrew presents his 2005 WFMT interview with Studs discussing his then new book, And They All Sang: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey.  Studs talks about his disc jockey days in general, his love of opera, and the music editions of The Studs Terkel Program which aired daily for 45 years, from 1952 to 1997, here on WFMT.

 

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Studs 100th, Iceman Cometh

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 by

Andrew comments on the celebration of Studs Terkel’s 100th birthday year, as well as Goodman Theatre’s staging of Iceman Cometh.

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MusicNOW: May 2012

Monday, May 7, 2012 by

With an assist from Chicago Symphony Orchestra Mead Composer-in-Residence Anna Clyne, Andrew previews two Chicago upcoming new-music events from CSO MusicNOW and ensemble dal niente with Italian pianist/conductor/curator Marino Formenti.

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Music of Carl Ruggles (Part 2 of 2)

Monday, April 30, 2012 by

In the second of two programs of music from an important new reissue on CD, Andrew asks “Who’s Afraid of Carl Ruggles?”

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Music of Carl Ruggles (Part 1 of 2)

Monday, April 23, 2012 by

In the first of two programs of music from an important new reissue on CD, Andrew asks “Who’s Afraid of Carl Ruggles?”

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Brian Dickie

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 by

Andrew comments on Brian Dickie’s exit at Chicago Opera Theater.

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Charles Rosen (Part 2 of 2 – Rebroadcast from 2007)

Monday, April 16, 2012 by

Conversation and music with eminent pianist, scholar, and critic Charles Rosen who turns 85 next month.  To celebrate this milestone, we pick up where we left off last week with the second of a pair of conversations with Rosen, which took place five years ago on the eve of his 80th birthday.

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Charles Rosen (Part 1 of 2 – Rebroadcast from 2007)

Monday, April 9, 2012 by

Conversation and music with eminent pianist, scholar, and critic Charles Rosen who turns 85 next month.  To celebrate this milestone, Andrew rebroadcasts the first of a pair of conversations with Rosen, which took place five years ago on the eve of his 80th birthday.

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Groucho #1 (Rebroadcast)

Thursday, April 5, 2012 by

Critic’s Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT’s Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world.

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Glenn Watkins: (Author, Part 2 of 2, Rebroadcast)

Monday, April 2, 2012 by

The second of our two-part program with Glenn Watkins on the topic of his book The Gesualdo Hex: Music, Myth, and Memory (W.W. Norton).

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