Curtis Macdonald appears in the following:
25. Megan Reid on What Changed My Life
Friday, October 04, 2019
TV producer Megan Reid talks about Arvo Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel helped spark a lifelong obsession with ballet.
Women of Our Times
Friday, October 04, 2019
Her/Music: Her/Story concludes tonight with an hour on today's leading women composers.
24. Terrance McKnight on Overcoming Adversity
Thursday, October 03, 2019
Broadcaster Terrance McKnight links family, art, a late Beethoven piano bagatelle, and the extraordinary poetry of Langston Hughes.
23. Justin Jackson on Imagination
Wednesday, October 02, 2019
Preschool art teacher Justin Jackson explains how he uses Edvard Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King to inspire the creativity and imagination of his schoolchildren.
22. Alison Stewart on Just Letting Go
Tuesday, October 01, 2019
Journalist Alison Stewart talks about how Erik Satie's Gymnopédies helped her find solace in playing the piano as an adult, and how the music helps her “let go”.
21. Daniel Libeskind on Perspective
Monday, September 30, 2019
Architect Daniel Libeskind reflects on the healing power of music and architecture and reveals his lifelong obsession with the dazzling Toccata and Fugue by JS Bach.
20. Jacqui Cheng on Resolution
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Digital strategist Jacqui Cheng shares how she discovered the music of Bach via her 1980s Atari habit, but it’s the Violin Sonata No. 1 that helps walk her through a period of grief.
19. Wynton Marsalis on Time and Consciousness
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis discusses how Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 16 helped him understand the role of music in connecting the past and the future.
The Rise and Fall of Cecile Chaminade
Friday, September 27, 2019
Her/Music: Her/Story returns for an exploration of the life and career of composer Cecile Chaminade.
18. Eva Chen on Nourishing The Soul
Friday, September 27, 2019
Instagram’s Eva Chen talks about how a Mozart Piano Concerto helps her switch between gears as she moves from a busy life in fashion to writing a successful series of children’s books.
17. Eddie Izzard on Elevation
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Comedian and actor Eddie Izzard talks about how Debussy’s Clair de Lune became “comfort music” after her mother died, and still elevates her from the noise and chaos of everyday life.
16. J'nai Bridges on Forgiveness
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Opera singer J'Nai Bridges discusses what she learned about forgiveness, memory and legacy from Henry Purcell's heartbreaking Dido's Lament.
15. Joe Young on How We Listen
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
US Army reservist Joe Young talks about how Steve Reich’s music helped him find his path in life.
14. Robert Macfarlane on A Quiet Kind Of Miracle
Monday, September 23, 2019
Writer Robert Macfarlane reflects on the transporting fragility and beauty of Frédéric Chopin's Berceuse heard in a time of war.
13. Nicola Benedetti on Empathy
Sunday, September 22, 2019
Violinist Nicola Benedetti reveals what hearing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto as a child taught her about listening, empathy and vulnerability.
12. Lee Hill on Finding Your Truth
Saturday, September 21, 2019
WNYC's Lee Hill recalls how "Little's Theme" from Nicholas Britell's score to Moonlight resonates with his own life experience as a queer black man and helps him stand in his own truth.
The Three B's 2.0
Friday, September 20, 2019
Her/Music: Her/Story continues tonight with "The Three B's 2.0," focusing on the music and lives of the Boulangers, Gena Branscombe, and Amy Beach.
11. Sam Mendes on American Beauty
Friday, September 20, 2019
Director Sam Mendes explains how Carl Orff’s Gassenhauer helped him establish the soundworld and aesthetic for his Oscar-winning debut feature film, American Beauty.
10. Rachel Strauss-Muñiz on Happiness
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Comedienne Rachel Strauss-Muñiz discusses how the greatest music connects across cultures to transcend everything, and how she finds happiness in Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 1.
9. Jon Batiste on Challenging Expectations
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Bandleader Jon Batiste talks about how Mickey Mouse sold him on The Rite of Spring and gives a scintillating insight into Stravinsky’s mind.
