"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Jacques Ibert – Trio for Harp, Violin and Cello – ORTF Broadcast session – circa 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The music of Jacques Ibert this weekend – a performance of the Trio for Harp, violin and cello, featuring the legendary Lily Laskine, harp as well as Roland Charmy...
John Houseman – interviewed by Caspar Citron – March 30, 1972 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – John Houseman is a name probably most people draw blanks over these days. And those who do, mostly likely remember him in the 1970s from a TV series based on the Academy...
Griffes: Two Indian Sketches For Strings – CBS Concert Orchestra – Bernard Herrmann – March 22, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Bernard Herrmann, known primarily for his landmark film scores was also a vigorous supporter of new music as well as Music Director for CBS. Beginning in the...
When we look at our current state of Technology – how it changes every few months or so, the concept of a Home Computer, the Internet, or even wireless technology was something that belonged only in Science Fiction, and had nothing to do with real life. In 1938, a serious...
