American music, north and south

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
We're joined by a range of artists playing a range of rhythms for a series of live performances.
American pianist Cliff Korman joins us for a conversation about Brazilian rhythms, language and sound, and plays live with THE BRAZILIAN TINGE with Anat Cohen and John Benitez John speaks with reknowned violonist Joshua Bell performing the works of the classic American composer Leonard Bernstein. And composer Paul Moravec talks about the world premiere of his newest piece, Spirit, written in honor of the 75th anniversary of Charles Lindberg’s historic transatlantic flight.

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