With the start of the school year, the Kids Commute team thought it would be fun to introduce you to a teacher who has deeply influenced the course of music composition in the 20th century, Nadia Boulanger.
All week long we’ll hear music composed by Nadia Boulanger, and some of her most famous students, including Aaron Copland, Philip Glass and more.
And don’t forget, we have a different format for our Kids Commute Quizlet. Be sure to listen closely to each episode because we’ll be giving hints on the answer to the Quizlet during one of the Kids Commute episodes. Which one will it be? There’s only one way to find out - listen to all of them!
Episode 305:
Episode 306:
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KC 306 - BOULANGERIE WEEK - Tuesday: Today we'll hear "Libertango" by Astor Piazzolla, a famous composition student of the music teacher Nadia Boulanger.
Episode 307:
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KC 307 - BOULANGERIE WEEK - Wednesday: Today we'll hear music by Aaron Copland, yet another famous student of the composition teacher Nadia Boulanger!
Episode 308:
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KC 308 - BOULANGERIE WEEK - Thursday: Today we'll hear composer Philip Glass performing one of his own works for solo piano, Etude No. 9!
Episode 309:
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KC 309 - BOULANGERIE WEEK - Friday: Today we listen to a song from the musical "ANNIE" by composer Charles Strouse, the last of our featured composers among the students of Nadia Boulanger!