The Voice of an Angel; Angel Gets her Wings; My Teacher Alma; Singin' on the Bus; Mateo Stoneman, White Mariachi; Mid-Century Chimes; From Face Paint To Real Paint; Throat Singing, Inuit Style; Art Tatum Rises...Again
The Voice of an Angel
Meet 24-year old opera singer Angel Joy Blue, a home-grown soprano who supports her career by winning beauty pageants.
Angel Gets her Wings
After growing up listening to opera legend Leontyne Price, Angel took her career to a new level when she joined the Young Artist Program.
My Teacher Alma
Keyboard legend Clarence McDonald begins a series of commentaries on music by introducing us to Alma Hightower, a music teacher who was the backbone of black music in LA.
Singin' on the Bus
Composer David O explains how a noisy engine, squeaky brakes, and passenger rants translate into a chorale work.
Mateo Stoneman, White Mariachi
John interviews Mateo Stoneman, a white mariachi with the voice of an angel and who's sold 40,000 albums in the restaurants he's played throughout East LA.
If you want to get a CD from Mateo phone: 323.215.6479 ml_stoneman@hotmail.com
Mid-Century Chimes
John goes to the Huntington to play what might be the world's biggest set of wind chimes. It's a 19-foot sculpture by mid-Century master Harry Bertoia.
From Face Paint To Real Paint
KISS front man Paul Stanley talks to John at his Beverly Hills home about his latest passion: painting. Stanley says painting is better than music for working out emotions.
Throat Singing, Inuit Style
Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq talks to Off-Ramp producer Queena Kim about growing up in the remote reaches of Canada, art school and hickeys.
Art Tatum Rises...Again
A company called Zenph re-created the jazz giant's only live recording at LA's Shrine Auditorium last year. John Rabe talks to the masterminds behind the ultimate player piano.