Panning For Gold And Self-Awareness In John Adams' New Opera
Set in the California mining camps of the 1850s, Girls of the Golden West, sifts through themes that still weigh heavy today.
This week we feature Richie Stearns and Rosie Newton, a musical duo bringing to bear northern, southern, classical, old time, rock and other traditions on their tightly woven duet songs and tunes.
Polish composer Frédéric Chopin was a musical experimenter who continually pushed the envelope pianistically.