200 Years!

Classical 89 Thinking Aloud: http://www.classical89.org/thinkingaloud/past.asp?d=12/19/2008
On December 22, 1808, Beethoven personally conducted the historic concert in Vienna that premiered his Symphonies 5 and 6, his 4th Piano Concerto, and his Choral Fantasy. Today, in preparation for this wonderful celebration, music historian and scholar Luke Howard joins us to discusses the story and music of this interesting premiere.

BYU Opera Singer Rachel Willis-Sorensen

Classical 89 Thinking Aloud Interview: http://www.classical89.org/thinkingaloud/past.asp?d=2/15/2008

We're getting to know nouveau talent … a new talented voice on the scene. BYU Vocal Performance student Rachel Willis-Sorensen is headed to New York to audition in a highly competitive contest at The Metropolitan Opera House. She's talking about her journey to the world renowned Lincoln Center stage at the Met.

Organist Mike Ohman Enlivens Silent Movies

Classical 89 Thinking Aloud Interview: http://www.classical89.org/thinkingaloud/past.asp?d=3/20/2008 Mike Ohman, theater-organ wizard extraordinaire, is our guest today. Mike belongs to a vanishing breed of musical masters who know the art of accompanying a silent movie with all the aplomb afforded by theater organs. If you've watched Ben-Hur with Charlton Heston, you might remember the thundering of the Roman horse hoofs and the roaring of Roman chariot wheels … sound effects from the 1959 version. Thirty years earlier, Ben-Hur was a silent film. But the term silent movie is deceptive. Going to a movie theater before talkies was always a noisy, musical experience. Today's interview comes ahead of Classical 89's Silent Movie
Night.

Ol' Blue Eyes - Frank Sinatra

Listen to this Interview: http://www.classical89.org/thinkingaloud/past.asp?d=5/22/2008
Frank Sinatra began his singing career around 1940 and quickly became a teen idol known as "the voice." His ability to sell a song made him an enduring star for over 50-years. The U.S. Postal Service packed all that fame into a commemorative stamp, issued on May 13, 2008 to mark the tenth anniversary of Sinatra's death. Hear BYU Faculty members Ray Smith and Mark Purves, Thinking Aloud with Wes Sims about Frank Sinatra - the man and his music.