On the next program of America 250: A Classical Portrait, James Jacobs explores living composers who are defining the American voice into the future, and highlights the new album from the Apollo Chamber Players "We The People".
On the next program of America 250: A Classical Portrait, James Jacobs explores Terry Riley of the Minimalist movement, the developer of an extremely successful genre that helped sustain classical music.
In the next program of America 250: A Classical Portrait, James Jacobs explores the export of American Jazz and how European composers eagerly adapted the idiom into their compositions.
On the next program of America 250: A Classical Portrait, we explore the impact of American icon, Leonard Bernstein. James Jacobs shares his reflections and a conversation with Bernstein's daughter, Jamie Bernstein.
On the next program of America 250: A Classical Portrait, James Jacobs explores Neo-Romanticism in the 20th century, a return to tonality, through the lens of three violin concertos.
On the next program of America 250: A Classical Portrait, we explore a foundational cultural contribution America has made: its own unique take on musical theater.
On the next program of America 250: A Classical Portrait, we celebrate our 250th Independence Day with a Fourth of July special, celebrating with iconic American music.
On this program of America 250: A Classical Portrait, we explore three 20th century American composers who pushed the boundaries of classical music: Henry Cowell, John Cage, and Lou Harrison.
