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  • Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar": asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar"

    S52 Ep14 |
    Discover Agustin Barrios’ rise from rural Paraguay to becoming a pioneering guitar composer.
  • Now Hear This "Aaron Copland: Dean of American Music": asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Now Hear This "Aaron Copland: Dean of American Music"

    S49 Ep24 |
    Scott Yoo explores the life and work of Aaron Copland.
  • Now Hear This "Florence Price and the American Migration": asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Now Hear This "Florence Price and the American Migration"

    S49 Ep23 |
    Host Scott Yoo follows the trail of the great African American composer Florence Price.
  • Now Hear This "Amy Beach: American Romantic": asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Now Hear This "Amy Beach: American Romantic"

    S49 Ep22 |
    Host Scott Yoo explores the musical influences of American composer Amy Beach.
  • Great Performances at the Met: Fire Shut Up In My Bones: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Great Performances at the Met: Fire Shut Up In My Bones

    S49 Ep21 |
    Experience Grammy-winning composer Terence Blanchard.
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    Great Performances: The Conductor

    S49 Ep20 |
    Follow the story of the first female conductor of a major American symphony.
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    Movies for Grownups® Awards 2022 with AARP The Magazine

    S49 Ep19 |
    AARP’s Movies for Grownups advocates for the 50-plus audience by fighting ageism.
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    Great Performances at the Met: Eurydice

    S49 Ep18 |
    With a libretto by Sarah Ruhl, the opera reimagines the familiar tale from Eurydice’s POV.
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    GP at the Met: Boris Godunov

    S49 Ep17 |
    Bass René Pape reprises his portrayal of the tortured tsar.

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Great Performances brings the best in the performing arts from across America and around the world to a US television audience. It presents a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

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