25 Best ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center’s Arts Education Network Podcasts
A list of the most popular ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center’s Arts Education Network podcasts on Podyssey Podcasts.
25 Best ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center’s Arts Education Network Podcasts
1. Sounds of China
Chinese music dates back thousands of years and sounds different from Western music thanks to important differences in tone, musical scale, pitch, instrumentation and individual instruments. With instruments crafted from a wide variety of materials, ...Show More
2. Welcome to the Kennedy Center (Video Tours for Kids)
Coming to the Kennedy Center? ARTSEDGE, the Center’s educational media program, takes you in and around the building in this video series designed for kids and families.
3. Gulf Coast Highway
US 90-the Gulf Coast Highway-is one of the major east-west roads in the Southern United States, knitting together communities large and small and letting music and culture flow freely from Houston to Jacksonville. ARTSEDGE highlights the art and arti...Show More
4. An Evening with Stephen Schwartz
From his time at Juilliard to his grand success on Broadway, follow the path of Stephen Schwartz, the composer/lyricist of such legendary works as Godspell, Pippin, and his most recent Broadway hit, Wicked (which was at the Kennedy Center in 2005). E...Show More
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Collaborating with Leonard Bernstein
04:52 | Aug 21st, 2006
In this selection, Schwartz discusses the influences that Leonard Bernstein had on him, beginning with their collaboration in 1971 on the Mass that opened the Kennedy Center.
5. Meet the Kennedy Center Education Department
An intermittent series where you'll learn about the activities and programs of the Education Department of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
6. Jazz in DC
From Fairmont Street to U Street, from the Howard Theater to the Crystal Caverns, take a tour through Washington, DC's jazz history with Billy Taylor and Frank Wess, who lead listeners through their hometown in this 6-part audio series created for mi...Show More
7. Blues Journey
The story of the blues travels from the coasts of Africa, through the cotton fields of the Mississippi Delta, across the hills of Appalachia, to the streets of Chicago and beyond. The roots of blues can be found in slave songs, spirituals, and field ...Show More
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8. Artfully Speaking: Lectures and Workshops on the Arts and Education
An occasional series pulled from lectures, workshops and other events for educators presented by and through the Education Department of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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9. ARTSEDGE: The Kitchen Sink
Everything we've done, all in one place.
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Sad Songs Say So Much: A Look at Songs about Disasters
18:20 | Jun 9th, 2017
Today if you want to talk about a tragedy, there are plenty of ways to do it. But in the past, one way people would pass along news was through songs.
10. Art/Space
How do composers hear space? What does space sound like? Is there music in space? Narrated by Roger Launius of the Space History Division of the National Air and Space Museum, this series looks at the way music and outer space connect.
11. Words and Music: Musical Theater in America
12. Culture of Greece: The Past is Present
13. Classical Music in America
Nationally-recognized NPR Morning Edition music commentator Miles Hoffman (and NSO alumn) takes us on a tour through classical music in the United States from the 1720s to today. In this 3-part series, follow the development and impact of classical m...Show More
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14. Theater Conversations
15. Culture Connect
16. Arabesque: Music of the Arab World
In this series, Georges Collinet, host of NPR’s Afropop Worldwide, explores the rich history and culture of the music of the Arab World. Arabic musicians and scholars demonstrate the sounds of string, wind and percussion instruments that directly inf...Show More
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17. Abraham Lincoln and Music
Abraham Lincoln was one of America's most unmusical presidents: he could neither play an instrument nor carry a tune. Yet he had a passionate love of the arts—enjoying everything from sentimental ballads to nonsense songs, from melodrama to opera. T...Show More
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18. Page to Stage
Taking a musical from words on a page to songs on a stage: in this series, follow along as talented playwrights, designers and directors at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts transform classic works of literature into original theatri...Show More
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19. Music in the Military
Musicians have always played an important part in the military. This ongoing series, explores not only the history of military music, but also the diverse ceremonial and entertainment roles of musicians in the military.
20. Touchdown Songs
Music and football; what could the connection possibly be? But think about it, there's music at halftime, we sing fight songs up in the stands, and when isn't there music when we watch football highlights on TV? Music and football are intertwined a...Show More
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21. Beethoven Rocks!
Get ready to meet one of the biggest names in music. Did you know two hundred years ago, Classical music composer Ludwig van Beethoven was the world’s most popular rock star? And guess what? He’s still BIG! This audio series, hosted by National Publi...Show More
22. Art in Camelot: The Arts in the Kennedy Years
During his little more than a thousand days in office, President Kennedy worked to remind Americans they could achieve great things as citizens of the nation and the world. He inspired people to enter public service by taking jobs in government or th...Show More
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23. Maximum India: an Exploration of Indian Music
The music of India is as diverse as its many cultures. India has over a billion people and hundreds of dialects and languages spread across the seventh largest country in the world, but there is still an undeniable “sound” that makes Indian music un...Show More
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24. Sound Design: From Star Wars to Shark Week
This audio series explores the sounds you hear in movies, television, and radio--from Star Wars to Shark Week! For more, visit http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/multimedia/AudioStories/music-of-sound
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25. OK Go @ The Kennedy Center
On June 23, 2011, OK Go performed at The Kennedy Center in one of the most exciting free concerts of the summer. Inspired by the band's innovative use of video, the Kennedy Center invited 15 Twitter followers to help film the show and create the Cent...Show More
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