It must be something they ate--The CraftWorkers tune in to their animal instincts.

The Craft Workers take a peek at some love poems from the Italian Renaissance and how composers from then and now take the amorous words to life.

The year is still new, but the Craft Workers pick up something old to shape up with. Listen to see if you might want to join them.

We gathered, of course, over holiday treats, libations, and our favorite holiday music for the first ever Craft Works Carols and Calories.

No, we did not make a monster out of spare cadaver parts, a la Dr. Frankenstein. We gathered living people, picked up some scores, and made music live.

(This version of the episode has voice-over translations of selections that have non-English text.) Paul Hindemith was a prolific German composer in the early 20th century. While he is known mainly for his instrumental works, he also wrote music for singers. Join us on our journey in crafting two of his vocal pieces highlighting the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, "Un cygne" and "Puisque tout passe."

Paul Hindemith was a prolific German composer in the early 20th century. While he is known mainly for his instrumental works, he also wrote music for singers. Join us on our journey in crafting two of his vocal pieces highlighting the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, Un cygne and Puisque tout passe.

We continue our discussion about coming together because of music. We also let you take a peek of our own music-making process and how we came together as a group to form this podcast. (This version of the episode has voiceover translations of songs that are not in English.)

We continue our discussion about coming together because of music. We also let you take a peek of our own music-making process and how we came together as a group to form this podcast.

Music-making has been an impetus for gathering people throughout human history. Come get to know us in this pilot, as we share our own music-making experiences and talk about other examples of crafting music. (This version of the episode has voiceover translations of songs that are not in English.)