American Music

Music of the American Spirit

April 18, 2007

What’s this program about? John Gibson’s choral work “Mockingbird Sings” utilizes Native American texts of the Yuma, Zuni, Laguna, and Apache tribes. The title refers to the individual charged with remembering events and traditions and his recounting of this oral history in songs and stories. In this interview, Gibson explains his approach to setting these [...]

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Big Band Swing

February 7, 2007

What’s this program about? Carol interviews Dean Bouras, arranger for the Dallas Wind Symphony Big Band concerts, and John Trapani, leader of the John Trapani Big Band about the era, the music, and its popularity today. Works Discussed: Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Norman Leyden Where you can find: Big [...]

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America’s Classical Music Pt 3

December 6, 2006

What’s this program about? The final segment of Glenn Mitchell’s interview of Carol on KERA Radio turns to the Library of Congress’s American Memory Project, Bill Monroe, John Fogerty, Harry Partch, and Scott Joplin. Where you can find: The Harry Partch Collection (Vol. 1) Ricky Skaggs & Friends Sing the Songs of Bill Monroe Bill [...]

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America’s Classical Music Pt 2

December 6, 2006

What’s this program about? Glenn Mitchell’s interview of Carol on KERA Radio continues in Part 2 with a discussion of the Sacred Harp (shape-note singing), Stephen Foster, American film music, Louis Armstrong, Broadway, and Ernest Tubb. Where you can find: American Folk Hymns from the Sacred Harp Collection Tubb: Waltz Across Texas King Oliver with [...]

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America’s Classical Music Pt 1

December 6, 2006

What’s this program about? Carol pays tribute to the late Glenn Mitchell with a reprise of her appearance in September 2000 on his radio program, reproduced here as a three-part podcast courtesy of KERA Radio. Carol and Glenn begin their discussion of America’s highly varied musical heritage with reference to William Billings, Jimmie Rodgers, Charles [...]

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