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About

Rolling farmland, local butcher shops, woodlands, bayous, and red brick general stores provide the backdrops for this week’s bucolic episode. We meet five musicians from rural areas around the nation to learn about their lives and musical studies.

Violinist and bluegrass fiddler Tessa Lark co-hosts this episode with Peter Dugan, drawing on the musical traditions of her native Kentucky.

Each of the young musicians have been captured in short video features thanks to a partnership with director Kelly King and film production company Vanishing Angle.

Guests

• Host: Peter Dugan
  Peter Dugan's position is sponsored by Susan and Gerald Slavet.
• Co-Host: Tessa Lark
  Violinist Tessa Lark is one of the most captivating artistic voices of our time.

Performers & Repertoire

• Violinist Samuel Garcia, 18, from Monroe, Louisiana

  Seguida Española - II. Murcienne, I. Vieille Castille, IV. Andalouse by Joaquín Nin (1879-1949) with Dr. Hee-Kyung Juhn
• Guitarist Laurel Harned, 18, from Redlands, California
  

  Bluesette by Toots Thielemans (1922-2016) , arr. Roland Dyens (1955-2016)
• Pianist/Composer Adam Brachman, 17, from Fargo, North Dakota

  Etude in B Major, Op. 6 No. 2 by Adam Brachman (b. 2006)
• Violinist/Composer Benjamin Rosenthal, 15, from Damariscotta, Maine

  Baal Shem, B.47 - II. Nigun by Ernst Bloch (1885-1977) with Eva Kaminsky
• Banjo player Bayla Davis, 15, from Leicester, North Carolina

  Will the Circle Be Unbroken? By Charles H. Gabriel (1856–1932)

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Release Date

• Monday, April 29, 2024

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