Music for Life

Hosted by Ryan Malone

Music for Life is a music-appreciation and music-history based program that explores the purpose and value of music to humanity’s enrichment. Hosted by Ryan Malone, it features interviews with artists performing at the Armstrong Auditorium sponsored by the Armstrong International Cultural Foundation.

#91: Music For Variations

Aired Monday, April 3, 2017   ·   04:00 PM CDT   ·   56 minutes

In this episode, we explore the commonly used form of “theme and variations” in the standard repertoire.

#90: The Jazz Element (Reprise)

Aired Monday, March 27, 2017   ·   04:00 PM CDT   ·   56 minutes

In this episode, we take another look at the 20th-century American musical invention known as jazz.

#89: Pre-Concert Talk: Jerusalem Quartet

Aired Monday, March 20, 2017   ·   04:00 PM CDT   ·   56 minutes

In this episode, we explore the Jerusalem Quartet and the program for its March 23 performance at Armstrong Auditorium.

#88: Music From Five to Nine

Aired Monday, March 13, 2017   ·   04:00 PM CDT   ·   56 minutes

In this episode, we explore the great quintet, sextet, septet, octet and nonet repertoire of music history.

#87: Pre-Concert Talk: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

Aired Monday, March 6, 2017   ·   04:00 PM CST   ·   56 minutes

In this episode, we explore the the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, conductor Volodymyr Sirenko, piano soloist Alexei Grynyuk and the program for their March 9 performance at Armstrong Auditorium.

#86: Music For Four

Aired Monday, February 27, 2017   ·   04:00 PM CST   ·   56 minutes

In this episode, we explore the great quartet repertoire of music history.

#85: Music For Trios

Aired Monday, February 20, 2017   ·   04:00 PM CST   ·   56 minutes

In this episode, we explore the great trio repertoire of music history.

#84: Pre-Concert Talk: Five Irish Tenors

Aired Monday, February 13, 2017   ·   04:00 PM CST   ·   48 minutes

In this episode, we explore the Five Irish Tenors and the program for their February 21 performance at Armstrong Auditorium, as part of their first-ever North American tour.

#83: Carnival of the Animals

Aired Monday, February 6, 2017   ·   04:00 PM CST   ·   56 minutes

In this episode, we explore music of the standard repertoire intended to depict or imitate various animals.

#82: Antiphon, Imitation and Echo

Aired Monday, January 30, 2017   ·   04:00 PM CST   ·   54 minutes

In this episode, we will explore statements-and-echoes, question-and-answers and calls-and-responses as an attribute in many compositions of the standard repertoire.