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Miles Hoffman continues his discussion about the birth and evolution of the overture.

Miles Hoffman discusses where the word "Overture" comes from and the earliest iteration of the overture.

It is a holiday tradition, beloved by the children who dance in it, the parents and grandparents who come to see it and, says Melissa Schoenfeld, executive artistic director of the Western Arkansas Ballet, River Valley regulars who count on it to kick off the Christmas season.

It is a holiday tradition, beloved by the children who dance in it, the parents and grandparents who come to see it and, says Melissa Schoenfeld, executive artistic director of the Western Arkansas Ballet, River Valley regulars who count on it to kick off the Christmas season.

Listen • 1:00 / When discussing acoustics it’s important to remember that there’s no absolute standard, and that different kinds of music may be better served by different acoustics. A piece for solo cello, for example, might sound wonderful in the richly reverberant acoustics of a cathedral, while a string quartet or piano in the same space would sound like mush. It’s also worth remembering that while acoustics naturally affect the listener’s experience, they als...

SC Public Radio More today, about acoustics. Absolutely everything in the design and construction of a room, or concert hall, contributes to its acoustics… from the shape and size of the room, to the building and finishing materials, to the seating configuration and height of the stage, to the seemingly minor decorative details. For that reason, it’s often impossible to say precisely why the acoustics are better in one room, than in another. Some things are predictable: stone tends to refl...