Olivia Briley appears in the following:
Avakian/Mack the Knife
Thursday, September 21, 2017
From the archives: How does a song go from an unknown tune to a mega-hit?
Silence
Thursday, September 07, 2017
From the archives: Some music is defined by the sound it leaves out.
Guthrie Archive
Thursday, August 31, 2017
From the archives: Woody Guthrie's progressive influence continues today, thanks in no small part to the fastidious collecting of his family.
Moonlight Sonata
Thursday, August 24, 2017
From the archives: This week's solar eclipse inspires a moonlight marathon.
Toscanini
Thursday, August 17, 2017
From the archives: Arturo Toscanini had a meticulous and fervent style of conducting that pushed his players to match his rhythmic sharpness.
The Chopin Paradox
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Frédéric Chopin borrowed from the music he loved and turned it into something completely original.
Bonnie and Clyde
Thursday, August 03, 2017
From the archives: Fifty years ago this summer, "Bonnie and Clyde" made history. It divided critics, thrilled audiences, and opened creative doors.
On Broadway
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Broadway musicals have often been a perfect mixture of song, dance – and seriously controversial politics.
Sid Caesar
Thursday, July 20, 2017
From the archives: In the fall of 1950, audiences were introduced to a TV star whose program stayed on top for nearly a decade.
Segovia
Thursday, July 13, 2017
From the archives: Andres Segovia carved out a place for the guitar in the concert hall.
Tap
Thursday, July 06, 2017
From the archives: For a dance so heavily steeped in tradition, tap lets dancers make it their own.
The House I Live In
Thursday, June 29, 2017
From the archives: When Frank Sinatra covered a song, it was propelled into the mainstream - but not necessarily with its original message intact.
Penn Station
Thursday, June 22, 2017
From the archives: In the 1960s, the original Penn Station was demolished - and with it, a piece of New York history.
Jazz Masters
Thursday, June 15, 2017
From the archives: A legendary panel of NEA Jazz Masters reflects on how jazz has - and hasn't - changed.
Scat
Thursday, June 01, 2017
From the archives: The First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald, turns 100 this spring.
New York Shakespeare
Thursday, May 25, 2017
From the archives: In the 1950s, Joe Papp insisted that theatre was an essential experience for all - and fought tooth and nail to make it a reality.
Music, McCarthy, and the Sound of Americana
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
The "common man" era in the 1930s and '40s needed a truly American music. Aaron Copland created it in one America and 20 years later found himself in quite another United States.
American Music
Thursday, May 18, 2017
From the archives: Music is vital - especially for those in crisis.
Looking Back to Lincoln
Thursday, May 11, 2017
During the Great Depression, Americans found solace in history.
