Beethoven to Bluegrass

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Beethoven to Bluegrass

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60 minutes

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Nov 15, 2021

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This week we hear a mambo for harp, one of Debussy's earliest works, a Spiritual arranged by composer Margaret Bonds, and a fiddle finale with a 12-year-old national champion. Violinist Tessa Lark joins as co-host.

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Nov 15, 2021

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