Composers Datebook
A Music History podcast by American Public Media
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Composers Datebook™ is a daily two-minute program designed to inform, engage, and entertain listeners with timely information about composers of the past and present. Each program notes significant or intriguing musical events involving composers of the past and present, with appropriate and accessible music related to each.
Recent Episodes
Jack Delano
Published: August 1, 2026Sousa leaves the Marine Band
Published: July 31, 2026William Schuman on the George Washington Bridge
Published: July 30, 2026Gene Gutche
Published: July 29, 2026World War I in Europe, Bach in America
Published: July 28, 2026Bernard Herrmann gets a pink slip from Hitch
Published: July 27, 2026Seeing things at Wagner's 'Parsifal'
Published: July 26, 2026Opera Glass?
Published: July 25, 2026Arnaud's after-the-fact Olympic tune
Published: July 24, 2026Scarlatti (and Persichetti) Sonatas
Published: July 23, 2026