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On this episode of Listen To This: Dr. J takes us through the genre of toccata, through the centuries. Frescobaldi, Bach, Ravel, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Britten and Widor.

Host Josh Nannestad chats with two performers about to visit Siouxland: Darrel Fickbohm of Flower and Flame, and Tim Steele of the Coretta Scott King concert. Music of Mozart, Florence Price, and Leena McLin.

Host Josh Nannestad chats with guests of the Sioux City Symphony: 2025 Compsoer of the Year Dr. Alice Hong talks about "Eden", and Principal Trombone of the Alabama Symphony discusses returning home to play "Pull pin and throw" by Martin Kennedy.

Weather Boss is a collaboration with Bryant Elementary

An hour of western art music from American composers and poets. Randall Thompson, Aaron Copland, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, and more on Listen To This with Dr. J.

Weather Boss is a collaboration with Bryant Elementary School

Listen to Kelsey Patterson as she recommends This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead.

Listen to Kelsey Patterson as she recommends The Eights by Joanna Miller.

Benjamin Britten's odd, magical Noye's Fludde - just the first half today. Josh Nannestad introduces the opera written for children to perform alongside professional musicians. A little Brahms and Sullivan round out the hour.

The conclusion to Britten's hard-to-categorize opera Noye's Fludde, blending opera, church music, music education, and more. Vaughan Williams, Tallis, and Purcell also make an appearance in this all-English hour of delightful music.