Focus on Flowers

From "Circus Fire, 1944" By Gabrielle Calvocoressi 09.06.2013 4:58 ↓

Calvocoressi reads from her poem cycle "Circus Fire, 1944," based on the historic Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus Fire in Hartford, Connecticut.

Say Who? Tomàs Milans I Godayol 07.06.2013 7:01 ↓

A 2012 Musièpoca recording of religious music of Tomàs Milans i Godayol, performed by the ensemble La Xantria, directed by Pere Lluis Biosca

Love Of The Woodland Poppy 06.06.2013 2:00 ↓

Wordsworth obviously was as impressed with this versatile plant as we still are today.

New Music, Early Music 02.06.2013 59:00 ↓

Open your mind—as well as your ears—as we listen to music from the distant past alongside related music by living composers.

"The Wrong Road" By Roger Pfingston 02.06.2013 5:46 ↓

Pfingston reads "Happy Birthday to Me," "The Wrong Road," "As If to Herself," and "Indiana Redux."

Photographer Judy Dater 31.05.2013 56:50 ↓

Yaël Ksander hosts an interview with Judy Dater, a photographer since the 1960s, known for her portraits of women.

Sacred Music Of Jacques Arcadelt 31.05.2013 6:53 ↓

Sacred music of Jacques Arcadelt, a composer who is better known for his madrigals and chansons.

Plant Exchanges 30.05.2013 2:00 ↓

There are few events more satisfying than a good plant swap with serious gardeners, who don’t bring invasive species or other pests.

Say Who? Robert 'Red Rob' Mackintosh 24.05.2013 8:30 ↓

Music from 18th century Scotland performed by Concerto Caledonia.

Fillers Supplement Flowers In A Bouquet 23.05.2013 2:00 ↓

At certain times of the year we just don’t have quite enough flowers. This is when "filler" is really important.

A Toast To Two Renaissance Masters 22.05.2013 59:00 ↓

This week on Harmonia, we’re marking the birth of John Dowland and the death of Gesualdo, and we’re saying goodbye to a friend, oboist Washington McClain.

Kyle Dargan Reads "Karaoke" 19.05.2013 4:25 ↓

Dargan reads "The Battlefield (for Darryl Burton)" and "Karaoke (for the Office Lounge, Bloomington, Indiana)."

Activist and Author Medea Benjamin 17.05.2013 51:43 ↓

Darryl Neher interviews Medea Benjamin, a co-founder of the anti-war group Code Pink and the fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange.

Living Covers Stifle Weeds And Tie Plants Together Visually 16.05.2013 2:00 ↓

Here are a few ground covers that I like to use to stifle the weeds and tie other plants together in a pleasing manner.

"Lying In Sadness" By James L. White 12.05.2013 9:12 ↓

Romayne reads selections from James L. White's The Salt Ecstasies.

From Japan To Europe, And Back Again 12.05.2013 59:00 ↓

We're exploring early music exchanges between Japan and Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. Plus we’ll hear music of the cornetto and Bach Collegium Japan.

Vivaldi And The Bassoon 10.05.2013 10:18 ↓

Two new recordings of bassoon concertos by Antonio Vivaldi.

Pruning Forsythia 09.05.2013 2:00 ↓

Some shrubs have only one season of interest and forsythia is one of them.

"Fathers" By Jon Tribble 05.05.2013 4:59 ↓

Tribble reads "The Divine" and "Ostrich in Your Future."

Robert De Visée Performed On Two Original Instruments 03.05.2013 10:09 ↓

Music of Robert de Visée performed on a guitar made by Antonio Stradivari in 1679, and on a lute made by Lorenz Greiff in 1610.

Author and Journalist Michael Shelden 03.05.2013 51:03 ↓

Will Murphy interviews ISU Professor Michael Shelden, author of five biographies, including his latest, Young Titan:The Making of Winston Churchill.

Impermanence 02.05.2013 2:00 ↓

Flowers are symbols that reinforce our joys and mitigate our sorrows.

Roger Pfingston: Poems Of Kids, Crickets, And Geological Features 28.04.2013 5:35 ↓

We'll hear"Primer," "The Boulder," "Drougts Bouquet," and "Children Playing" by Indiana poet Roger Pfingston.

Witch Alder Is Lovely Across The Seasons 25.04.2013 2:00 ↓

Our native witch alders are lovely additions to any garden.

"Against Pathos" By Allison Joseph 21.04.2013 5:00 ↓

Allison Joseph reads "Valley of the Shadows," "What Keeps Us Here?," and "Against Pathos."