Soundcheck celebrates summertime!

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
We hear about a new work devoted to the season, and enjoy a few live performances!
Composer Stephen Paulus talks about his newest opera, Summer, based on the novella by Edith Wharton. Pianist Kathleen Supove returns to the studio to perform in advance of her new show, Jitters. And the Contrasts Quartet performs works by Aaron Jay Kernis, live in the studio!

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