Tag: classical music
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Episode 66: Ray Charles
View on Zencastr Spencer Evans is a working musician in Kingston, Ontario. He joins Mark and Joe to discuss the influence that Ray Charles had on him as piano player and entertainer, as well as the impact that Charles had on the history of music in America and the world. Spencer is an old pal…
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Episode 23: Sonata Pathétique
View on Zencastr Joe and Mark are joined by author, amateur musician and a pioneer in computer graphics research, Brian Wyvill. (And Joe’s brother-in-law.) The trio have a fascinating conversation, beginning with Brian’s love of mountaineering, rock climbing and diving, before moving on to talk about one of Brian’s favourite pieces of music, Beethoven’s Piano…
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Episode 7: Appalachian Spring
Joe and Mark discuss “the Dean of American Composers” Aaron Copland’s seminal composition Appalachian Spring with one third of the Arrogant Worms, Michael McCormick.