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8:12 am

Tue May 29, 2012

Belvidere preacher rides a Harley for Jesus

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Cover for the Rev. Robert Kopp's new book

Rev. Robert Kopp visits WNIJ to discuss his book "I Just Wanna Ride."

By Dan Klefstad

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Robert Kopp reads an excerpt from "I Just Wanna Ride"
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Robert Kopp explains his book's subtitle, FTW.
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Morning Edition version (June 1st, 2012)

Robert Kopp wants you to know something: Jesus loves you, and he would've ridden a motorcycle back in the day. The Rev. Dr. Kopp's new book, I Just Wanna Ride (FTW), describes how the biker lifestyle leads to a more authentic faith. It's the first installment of WNIJ's Summer Book Series.

Studio Sessions

4:51 pm

Sun May 27, 2012

Vanessa Perez: A Rising Star From Venezuela

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Pianist Vanessa Perez performs at NPR in Washington, D.C.

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Originally published on Wed May 30, 2012 9:25 am

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Some of the best recent classical music stories have come from Venezuela, that country's youth orchestra program El Sistema and its most popular graduate, Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel.

Music Interviews

7:36 am

Sun May 27, 2012

Canadian Brass: Spiking The Recital With Humor

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"Given that we were brass players when we started out, we had a very tall hill to climb just to get people interested in our music," says Canadian Brass founding member Chuck Daellenbach (center).

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Originally published on Sun May 27, 2012 7:55 am

When the Canadian Brass came to NPR for a Tiny Desk Concert, the group kicked off the show with a piece its members say has been central to its repertoire for more than 40 years. It's a transcription of an organ work, Johann Sebastian Bach's "Little" Fugue in G Minor.

Music Interviews

5:33 am

Sun May 27, 2012

Deep In The Desert, Monks Make Transcendent Music

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The monks of The Monastery of Christ in the Desert, on the grounds in Abiquiu, N.M.

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Brother Christian Leisy (left) and Abbot Philip Lawrence at the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in Abiquiu, N.M.

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Originally published on Sun May 27, 2012 7:55 am

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If you drive about an hour and a half north of Santa Fe, N.M., into a place called the Chama Canyon, you might hear the clanging of church bells in the distance. The Monastery of Christ in the Desert was founded there in 1964 and is home to a community of Benedictine monks. They spend their days in prayer, work, meditation — and music.

Classics in Concert

2:35 pm

Fri May 25, 2012

Carnegie Hall Live: Lang Lang Plays Bach, Schubert And Chopin

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Pianist Lang Lang in recital at Carnegie Hall on May 29, 2012.

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A bird's-eye view from backstage during Lang Lang's performance.

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In his introspective concert of Bach, Schubert, and Chopin on this evening, Lang Lang — now just on the cusp of turning 30 years old — is evolving away from the more flamboyant stage presence that set the classical world on fire.

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About 120 spectators were seated on stage with Lang Lang during this performance.

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Through his astounding international popularity, Lang Lang is said to be personally responsible for some 40 million children in China taking up Western classical music.

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Included in the program was Schubert's massive and meandering Sonata in B-Flat Major D. 960, which Lang Lang says he has come to prize in part for the space between the notes.

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Lang Lang acknowledges the New York audience's enthusiastic response.

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A peep from backstage at Carnegie Hall.

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Long famous for his flash and dazzle at the keyboard, pianist Lang Lang gave a surprisingly introspective concert of Bach, Schubert and Chopin at Carnegie Hall on May 29, 2012.

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About 120 spectators sat onstage with Lang Lang during this performance.

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The irrepressibly congenial pianist is said to be personally responsible for some 40 million Chinese children having taken up the study of Western classical music.

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Lang Lang ended the announced program with Liszt favorites: the Romance S. 169 and "La Campanella."

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Lang Lang says that part of what has drawn him to the Schubert is the spaces between the notes.

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Pianist Lang Lang acknowledges his very enthusiastic New York audience.

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Originally published on Fri June 22, 2012 3:36 pm

PROGRAM:

BACH Partita No. 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825

SCHUBERT Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960

CHOPIN Twelve Etudes, Op. 25

LISZT Romance, S. 169

LiSZT Grande Etude de Paganini, S. 141 "La Campanella"

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