"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– CBS Radio – Sunday Night With Mitch Miller – January 21, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A few legendary names this week, interviewed by the inimitable Mitch Miller on his weekly radio program Sunday Evening With Mitch,…
Bomb Target: U.S.A. was a documentary special broadcast by CBS radio in March of 1953. The intended purpose was to expose our vulnerabilities and to scare the living crap out of us, all at the same time. With the Red…
– BSO In Rehearsal – Charles Munch, conducting – March 2, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This week’s installment of our Boston Symphony In Rehearsal series features the BSO under Charles Munch rehearsing two wildly different pieces on…
Luchino Visconti Interview by Arthur Boyers – BBC Transcription Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As those defining moments in the history of Cinema, and the words from the people behind those moments start to fade from memory, it never…
– The Boston Symphony In Rehearsal – Charles Munch, cond. – Jan. 13, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – More historic rehearsals this week. The Boston Symphony with Charles Munch rehearse Richard Strauss’ Don Juan, originally broadcast on January…
The Rex Allen Show – July 21, 1950 – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Some Americana this weekend, by way of Rex Allen along with The Sons Of The Pioneers and broadcast on July 21, 1950 over…
Charles Bukowski – talks about his life and reads his poetry – KPFK – Sept. 7, 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Charles Bukowski – probably one of the most influential, controversial and misunderstood writers of the 20th century.…
– Boston Symphony – In Rehearsal – Charles Munch, conducting – May 12, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another rehearsal from The Boston Symphony. This week, it’s a rehearsal for the U.S. Premier of the Symphony Number 5…
– Boston Symphony In Rehearsal – Charles Munch, conductor – January 20, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Once again this weekend, the Boston Symphony in rehearsal. This time it’s two firsts – Saint-Saëns‘ overture to La Princesse Jaune,…
– The Boston Symphony, guest Conductor Pierre Monteux -In Rehearsal – February 10, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another historic rehearsal program from The Boston Symphony. This one features guest Conductor and former Music Director Pierre Monteux leading…