The Owensboro Symphony performs A Night at the Oscars, a concert of memorable music from classic movies such as The Godfather, La La Land and more. The concert also features the world's most recorded piper, Eric Rigler, who's played bagpipes, Uilleann pipes and tin whistle on many movie soundtracks including Braveheart, The Lord of the Rings, Titanic and Road to Perdition.
Six of the South’s most influential creators take us home to the places that define them: author Angie Thomas, singer/songwriters Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires, author Michael Twitty, country legend Lyle Lovett, and screenwriter Qui Nguyen.
More! Ledward Kaʻapana and Family on this program of Nā Mele. Kaapana, along with his sisters Lehua Nash, Rhoda Kekona, and Lei Aken play in his Kaneohe garage on a rainy evening.
Director Craig Renaud and the creators explore Southern culture and how storytelling remains vital in the South.
Grab a front-row seat at the first-ever reunion concert of both incarnations of the multi-platinum-selling band in a celebration of the 40th anniversary of their Double Vision album. Featuring their greatest hits, including “Cold as Ice,” “Jukebox Hero,“ ”I Want To Know What Love Is,” and a smokin’ hot rendition of “Hot Blooded.”
Improvisational pianist and composer Thelonious Monk is among the 20th century’s most revered jazz luminaries. This film by Alain Gomis, features raw footage from an interview the artist gave to French state television in 1969. It shows Monk in the grip of a violent factory of stereotypes, offering an unfiltered glimpse at the racial indignities some artistic geniuses are asked to endure.
Enjoy the talent of Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva as she performs arias by Verdi, Puccini and more from the Baroque Library in Schussenried Cloister in southwest Germany accompanied by Julien Quentin on piano.
Rhiannon Giddens shares a musical visit with three lifelong friends: Justin Robinson, a co-founder of the ground-breaking black string band, Carolina Chocolate Drops; her sister, singer Lalenja Harrington; and singer-songwriter Laurelyn Dossett.
Met Opera Stars Diana Damrau and Joseph Calleja perform works by Verdi, Bizet, Rossini and more from the Royal Palace of Caserta in Italy, accompanied by Vincenzo Scalera on piano.
We took three of the world’s finest percussionists – Afro-Peruvian masters Lalo Izquierdo, Cotito and Huevito – and put them together to jam and shoot the breeze. The result is magic. Shot in Peru, supplemented by shots of community celebrations and a short narrative, this half-hour documentary will acquaint you with an aspect of the African diaspora you’d never even dreamed existed.