Why Music Matters in Figure Skating

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
A major effort goes into choosing the music that figure skaters perform to at the Olympics. But some question why it seems we hear the same arrangements of "Carmen" and "Bolero" every four years. On today's show we look at how music can make or break a performance. Also on the show: the Spanish band Canteca de Macao joins us live in studio.

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