Focus on Flowers

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Focus on Flowers episodes

September 02, 2010 Flowers for the Virgin Mary
Within the Roman Catholic Church properties worldwide, there are many gardens dedicated to the mother of Jesus. Many are rose gardens, but others also contain many different types of lilies, marguerites, marigolds, rosemary, virgin’s bower clematis, and many other flowers that are associated with Mary, too.
3 min
August 30, 2010 Comics Maven and Batman Producer Michael Uslan
Annie Corrigan hosts this interview with screenwriter, author, comics teacher, and film producer Michael Uslan, a key figure behind the Batman movies.
54 min
August 30, 2010 The Frottola and Renaissance Love
Harmonia explores themes of love found in the popular Renaissance song known as the frottola, Musicologist Robert Green joins us to talk about the French Baroque hurdy-gurdy, and Nicholas McGegan directs in the world-premiere recording of a Mendelssohn arrangement of Handel’s Acis and Galatea.
2 min
August 29, 2010 Sarah Ruhlen's "Desk"
Sarah Ruhlen's work has appeared in RHINO, Slipstream, Monday Night, and Noö Journal. She is the recipient of the 2007 George Wedge poetry prize and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
5 min
August 26, 2010 Cançonièr and the Dunedin Consort & Players
The medieval ensemble Cançonièr explores music from the time of Vlad Dracula and the Dunedin Consort and Players perform J.S. Bach's Mass in B minor (Linn).
2 min
August 26, 2010 St. Cecilia and Spirituality in Gardening
It has been said that when the weather is cold, as in British gardens, there are paths for walking, and where the weather is hot as in desert areas of the world, there are more pools and places to lounge. However, despite minor design differences related to the weather, most religious faiths seem to use a garden as a metaphor for heaven.
2 min
August 23, 2010 Great Musicians: Paul O’Dette, Lutenist
American lutenist Paul O’Dette joins Harmonia to talk about his recording of pieces by Marco dall’Aquila, Gregory Geehern directs the Indiana University Pro Arte ensemble in choral music from the Spanish Renaissance, and Los Musicos de Su Alteza performs in a world-premiere recording of villancicos by Joseph Ruiz Samaniego.
2 min
August 22, 2010 Poet Matt Colglazier reads "The Fair" and more
Matt Colglazier is the founder of americancraftspirits.com, a website devoted to interviews and reviews focusing on the craft spirits movement in the United States.
6 min
August 20, 2010 Concertmaster and Violinist Zach De Pue
Annie Corrigan speaks with Zach De Pue, concertmaster of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and former violinist for the Philadelphia Orchestra.
45 min
August 19, 2010 The Palladians: Devil's Trill and An Excess of Pleasure
Two recordings from a notable British ensemble (Linn).
5 min