Focus on Flowers

Spicebush Provides A Refined Softness To A Shady Landscape 22.11.2012 2:00 ↓

Lindera benzoin, commonly known as spicebush, is a native multi-stemmed, understory shrub that can grow as wide as it is tall.

Music For The Holiday Season 18.11.2012 59:00 ↓

We've handpicked a variety of early music recordings – new and old – to help get you into the spirit of the holiday season: Bach, Schutz, chant and more.

More From The Big Smoke By Adrian Matejka 18.11.2012 5:00 ↓

Adrian Matejka reads poems from his 2013 book The Big Smoke, which examines iconic prizefighter Jack Johnson.

Scarlatti: Father And Son 16.11.2012 17:33 ↓

Two Scarlatti recordings from the Houston based ensemble, Ars Lyrica.

Lily Of The Valley Bush Offers Year-Round Interest 15.11.2012 2:00 ↓

The evergreen shrub Pieris floribunda is native to the Southeastern United States and is related to rhododendron and mountain laurel.

Theater Director Gavin Cameron-Webb 12.11.2012 49:24 ↓

Murray McGibbon interviews Gavin Cameron-Webb, who for fourteen years was the artistic director of the Studio Arena Theatre in Buffalo, New York.

Harmonia Time Capsule: 1715 12.11.2012 59:02 ↓

Let’s take a quick look back in time…to the year 1715, the pinnacle of Stradivari's "golden period," the Sun King's death, and more.

Poetry And Conversation With Adrian Matejka 11.11.2012 12:49 ↓

Adrian Matejka reads from his forthcoming book and speaks with us about the source material for this project and his recent visit to Jack Johnson's gravesite.

Pellingman's Saraband 09.11.2012 5:05 ↓

2 musicians + 4 viols + 2 lutes = 18 tracks of a rich palette of colors

Physocarpus Provides Cover For Songbirds 08.11.2012 2:00 ↓

Physocarpus is a small genus of about ten species including our native ninebark shrub.

Adrian Matejka Reads From The Big Smoke 04.11.2012 4:55 ↓

Adrian Matejka reads from his 2013 book The Big Smoke, which explores through poetry the life and myth of prizefighter Jack Johnson.

IU Women's Basketball Coach Curt Miller 02.11.2012 52:26 ↓

Owen Johnson interviews Curt Miller is the head coach of the IU women’s basketball team.

Medieval Music From England And France 02.11.2012 22:39 ↓

Two recordings explore a pastiche of musical styles in England in France across several centuries.

Intricate Patterns Offer Sense Of Order 01.11.2012 2:00 ↓

During the busy gardening season, I spend so much time outdoors that order often eludes me inside my house.

Singer-songwriter Kenny White 26.10.2012 39:31 ↓

Annie Corrigan interviews singer-songwriter, studio musician, and producer Kenny White.

Vases 25.10.2012 2:00 ↓

A neighbor, who was moving, gave me a big box of vases...

Tanacetum 18.10.2012 2:00 ↓

The foliage of plants in this family is sometimes aromatic, and the flowers are mostly like daisies.

Conductor and Professor Arthur Fagen 16.10.2012 42:52 ↓

Peter Jacobi interviews Arthur Fagen, professor of music in orchestral conducting at the Jacobs School of Music.

Tafelmusik's Galileo Project 14.10.2012 59:00 ↓

Allison Mackay speaks about The Galileo Project. Plus, we explore the vihuela, and our featured release takes us down the path of the Pied Piper.

Re-Planting Perennials 11.10.2012 2:00 ↓

Tips for planting or transplanting perennials in the fall.

Musician Booker T. Jones 05.10.2012 59:00 ↓

Glenn Gass interviews multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer, and arranger Booker T. Jones, best known as the frontman for Booker T. & the M.G.s.

A Bush That Burns 04.10.2012 2:00 ↓

Could the biblical burning bush be Dictamnus albus?

"Hearts And Minds" By Tony Brewer 30.09.2012 5:17 ↓

Tony reads his poems "Hearts and Minds" and "In Other News, A Piece Has Broken Off."

Music From The Eton Choirbook 28.09.2012 6:24 ↓

Music from a 500 year old manuscript of Latin liturgical music from pre-Reformation England.

Conductor David Effron 28.09.2012 49:32 ↓

Patrick O’Meara interviews David Effron, professor of music and chair of orchestral conducting at the IU Jacobs School of Music.