Sounds of Silence

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
We conclude our Sound Off series on noise -- with a look at silence. Author Anne D. LeClaire tells us about her personal regimen of silence. And: Pulitzer-prize winning author Frank McCourt has added music to the Irish art of storytelling. He joins us with the Newman/Oltman Guitar Duo and a string ensemble.

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