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Franz Schubert composed music in nearly every genre imaginable--symphonies, chamber music, operas, piano pieces--and yet each piece was infused with his…

Peter Kairoff reveals the expressive tenderness of late 19th century American composer Edward MacDowell. He may not have been the equal to the likes of…

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that ... dynamic variation. In this episode, Peter explains the importance of loud, soft--and everything in…

The Romantic Era in music--basically the 19th century--was much more deeply influenced and inspired by literature than love. Peter explores the ways in…

Peter goes "Big Picture" with an exploration of just about every composer's most important building block: musical form. From the keyboard, Peter…

In this episode, Peter reveals the best of the Baroque, including ornamentation, polyphony, and the father of the mighty piano: the harpsichord.

We often hear the musical term "Theme and Variations", but what exactly does it mean? In this episode, Peter shows the many ingenious ways in which…

For the past four years, artist Tim Youd has traveled to cities throughout the world carrying famous novels, and the typewriters used to create them. Once…

An agency in Greensboro will stop home health care services for terminally ill children, a change affecting nearly twenty families. The pediatric home…

One in three North Carolinians say they've been personally affected by the opioid addiction crisis, according to a new poll from Elon University. The…