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A Prairie Home Companion for February 16, 2008

February 16, 2008 broadcast with the Indiana University Violin Virtuosi, Aleksey Bogdanov, Esther Kim, and Ignasi Cambra
DateFebruary 16, 2008VenueFrom The Indiana University Auditorium | Bloomington, INDuration01:59:01HostGarrison Keillor

Description

This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we'll visit theIndiana University Auditoriumin beautiful Bloomington (a.k.a. Tree City) for a rapid radio immersion into the many young talents in and around the distinguishedJacobs School of Music. With special guests, the Indiana University Violin Virtuosi, a unique collection of fifteen gifted violinists between the ages of 11 and 18, performing as soloists and a violin ensemble, and directed by Professor Mimi Zweig. We'll also have baritone Aleksey Bogdanov, violinistEsther Kim, Pianist Ignasi Cambra, and a colorful student pit orchestra ready to bravely play, while gummi bears and soda pop are spilled steadily onto their heads, from the seats high above. Also with us, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors:Tim Russell, Sue Scott, andFred Newman, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band with old soft shoeAndy Stein, and The News From Lake Wobegon. Join us this week for an all-new broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion!

Tags

Rundown - February 16, 2008Music Information - February 16, 2008Coffee Jingle - February 16, 2008Extreme Haydn - February 16, 2008Guy Noir - February 16, 2008Travelogue - February 16, 2008Trombones - February 16, 2008

Rundown

Segment 1
00:00 Logo
00:13 "Tishomingo Blues"
03:11 GK opens, talks about Valentine's Day, Presidents Day
03:55 Travelogue script
07:16 "The Hard Way" - Pat Donohue, Shoe Band, Jacobs strings
11:15 "Coffee Jingle" - GK/ Shoes/ Jacobs strings
12:36 GK intros Violin Virtuosi
13:29 "Praeludium and Allegro" (Kreisler)- Violin Virtuosi
17:47 GK intros Ren and Zoe Martin-Doike
18:58 "Toccatina Ala Turk" (Arad)- Ren and Zoe Martin-Doike
22:17 Trombone script
28:23 Powdermilk Biscuit Break

Segment 2
31:13 GK intros Ignasi Cambra
33:59 "Fantasie Impromptu" and "Revolutionary Etude" (Chopin)- Ignasi Cambra
42:49 Guy Noir script
55:36 GK intros Esther Kim
56:20 "Zapateado" (Sarasate)- Esther Kim
1:00:22 Extreme Haydn script
1:05:02 Intermission- "I Found a New Baby"

Segment 3
1:08:25 Greetings into Sonnets
1:16:32 GK talks about Bloomington, Indiana University
1:20:33 "Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind" - The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
1:22:04 GK intros Aleksey Bogdanov
1:23:15 "Credo in un Dio Crudel" (Verdi)- Aleksey Bogdanov
1:27:50 "None But the Lonely Heart" (Tchaikovsky)- Aleksey Bogdanov
1:31:12 "It Ain't Necessarily So" (Gershwin/ Heyward)- Esther Kim

Segment 4
01:34:39 The News from Lake Wobegon

Segment 5
1:49:50 "Hungarian Dance" (Brahms)- Violin Virtuosi
1:53:30 Credits, "The Next Time I'm in Town"

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