The “Sound of 13” and “The Middle”

Tonight at 7:00 on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear another episode of “The Sound of 13”, a program that investigates the intersection between the 13th Amendment and classical music. At 8:00 it’s “The Middle”: a weekly, non-partisan call-in talk show on politics.  

Thursday, April 18, 7:00 pm: The Sound of 13 (SOT 22-01) (New Season)

Negro Melodies

A revisit to post-reconstruction era America and the hopes cultivated during this time through music by Dvorak, Burleigh, and more.

Francis Johnson - “General Lafayette’s Grand March”; Chestnut Brass Company 

Henry Thacker Burleigh - “Five Songs of Laurence Hope”; Will Liverman, baritone; Paul Sanchez, piano 

Trad. arr. Valerie Coleman - “Steal Away”; Imani Winds 

Antonin Dvorak - String Quartet No. 12 “American”; Emerson String Quartet 

Thursday, April 18, 8:00 pm: The Middle (24-16)

A weekly, nonpartisan, live, call-in talk show specifically focused on elevating the voices of the people in the middle of the country.