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The WFMT Radio Network is proud to make the WFMT Opera Series available for broadcast here on VPR Classical.Download the entire series booklet here.Royal…
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In 1986, the Hiroshima Jogakuin School was preparing to celebrate its 100th anniversary. As they combed through a century’s worth of photographs and…
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We’ve been telling the story of Sergei Palchikoff, his family and his beloved violin that survived the bombing of Hiroshima 75 years ago. I’ve spent the…
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Archive RecordingInterviewer: Did you feel anything at all when the light struck you?Kaleria: Yes, I felt it was very hot. It felt uncomfortable.I suppose…
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August 6, 1945, was a clear, blue Monday morning in the city of Hiroshima. At 7:09 air raid sirens shattered the morning air as allied weather planes flew…
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Over the past few episodes we’ve been telling the stories of hibaku-pianos and violins, musical instruments that survived the atomic blasts of Hiroshima…
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We begin with a performance by violinist, Soichi Sakuma playing at a school in 2017 on a hibaku-violin, an instrument that survived the atomic blast of…
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Fen grass-of-Parnassus has a beautiful white flower that blooms from mid-August to mid-September in Vermont. It is the sole food source for a rare species…
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This year marks the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In the past few episodes we’ve been looking at musical instruments that…
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World War II was the bloodiest conflict in recorded history. It’s estimated that somewhere between 70-85 million people died, about 3% of the global…