Episode #8: 18 October 2020. Debra offers tips to parents and teachers for helping kids of all ages become engaged listeners and audience members. (40 mins) Recommended Listening: "Hallelujah Chorus" -- Handel Messiah, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields... Continue Reading →
Episode #7: 11 October, 2020. Debra explores themes from Johns Williams' film score "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and their origins in fragments of Leigh Harline's well-crafted song "When You Wish Upon A Star." (31 mins) Recommended Listening: "Close... Continue Reading →
Episode #6: 4 October, 2020. Debra opens her composer's toolbox to explore a technique called "Patchworking," especially in works by Charles Ives (1874-1954). (33 mins) Recommended Listening: “Three Places in New England” composed by Charles Ives — specifically the 2nd... Continue Reading →
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