Backstage at an Elite Orchestra

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Documentary filmmaker Daniel Anker spent five years filming the musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra and discovered that their true passions involve salsa and bluegrass, riding motorcycles and running marathons. In the process he reveals the joys and frustrations of making music when you're a cog in a very big machine. Today Anker talks about "Music from the Inside Out," his behind-the-scenes look at the elite orchestra, which is just out on DVD. Also: Nora Guthrie, daughter of Woody Guthrie, joins us along with the Klezmatics. The klezmer band has taken some of Woody Guthrie's unpublished lyrics and created new songs around them. Finally: Microsoft confirmed Friday that it will launch its first Zune digital media player later this year. Billboard writer Antony Bruno joins us with a preview.

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