“The Sound of 13” and “The Middle”
Tonight at 7:00 on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear another episode in a series ‘new-to-WILL’: “The Sound of 13” hosted by Garrett McQueen. It’s a program that examines the intersection of the 13th Amendment and classical music. At 8:00 it’s “The Middle”: a weekly, non-partisan call-in talk show on politics.
Thursday, February 8, 7:00 pm: The Sound of 13 (SOT 20-06) [New to WILL-FM]
Black Codes
Black Codes were special laws held over the heads of post-Civil War Black Americans in response to their so-called freedom: laws that were particularly harsh in the states of Mississippi and South Carolina. Learn a little more about Black Codes with a side of music inspired by Mississippi and South Carolina on this edition of The Sound of 13.
Valerie Coleman – Red Clay and Mississippi Delta; Imani Winds
George Gershwin (arr. Robert Russell Bennett) - Porgy and Bess Suite; London Symphony O., Andre Previn
Florence Price – Mississippi River Suite; Women’s Philharmonic – Apo Hsu
Thursday, February 8, 8:00 pm: The Middle (24-06)
A weekly, nonpartisan, live, call-in talk show specifically focused on elevating the voices of the people in the middle of the country.