Friday, December 18, 2009

Chloe Veltman's VoiceBox

Journalist Chloe Veltman is about to launch a new public broadcasting radio show, called VoiceBox. VoiceBox will be devoted to the vocal arts in many musical genres and will be supported by a $25,000 grant from the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation. VoiceBox will be running on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco, and here's the schedule of the first few shows:

Why do we sing? – January 1, 2010 10pm, KALW, 91.7 FM
Do human beings have an innate ability to sing? When people say they can’t sing, should we believe them?

The inimitable Ella Fitzgerald – January 8, 2010 10pm KALW, 91.7 FM
America’s First Lady of Song changed the face of jazz vocals. VoiceBox explores the story behind the voice.

Hooray for Community Choruses, January 15, 2010 10pm KALW 91.7 FM
There are more than 500 choruses in the Bay Area and one in five Americans sings in a choir. Why are Americans so passionate about singing for pleasure? (I hope she's talking to Helene and Bill Whitson of the marvelous Choral Archive!)

Men with high voices, January 22, 2010 10pm KALW 91.7 FM
Once upon a time, countertenors wouldn’t go about publicizing the fact that they sang high. These days, male sopranos and altos are kings of the classical and pop worlds.

Mavens of Cabaret, January 29, 2010 10pm KALW, 91.7 FM
VoiceBox explores the vocal pyrotechnics of the smoothest cabaret artists from the Bay Area and beyond

1 comment:

D. said...

KALW has a stream or mp3 or whatever, which I downloaded to iTunes and played hours of Tavis Smiley. I'm actually interested in the Ella Fitzgerald and male alto programs. I should probably check for podcasts. Just in case.