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Letters From a Land of Grass - Drought... Not Again! (11-15-2024)

The dust that clouds the sight of my sheep going to pasture sends dust into my eyes and terror into my heart.

 

-Lisa

 

Classical Journey--Interview with Luna Pearl Woolf

Host Matt Donnelly interviews composer Luna Pearl Woolf talking about her career, her compositions, and a preview of her latest piece "Jacqueline," an opera about the famed cellist Jacqueline du Pre.  For more information about the composer and her music, go to www.lunapearlwoolf.com.

 

 

Classical Journey--Interview with Victor Tsai

Host Matt Donnelly interviews violinist from both the Cascade Quartet and the Great Falls Symphony Victor Tsai with a preview of the upcoming concert "Progressions" taking place Friday, November 22 at 7 PM at the Elks Lodge and on Sunday, November 24 at 2 PM at the First Congregational United Church of Christ.  For more information, go to gfsymphony.org.

2024 Montana Veterans Memorial Veterans Day Ceremony

This is audio from the 2024 Montana Veterans Memorial Veterans Day Ceremony taking place inside the Voyager Baseball Stadium on November 11, 2024. The recognition of the service of women veterans was the theme of the Veterans Day Ceremony and two veterans active in local service organizations served as guest speakers. United States Navy veteran Kim Kay McCarty Martin and United States Army veteran Shannon Wilson discussed their military experiences. Martin is the vice commander of American Legion Post 341 and Wilson is the adjutant of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4669 in Black Eagle.

Letters From a Land of Grass - Almost Disasters (11-8-2024)

Almost Disasters make me appreciate the good things in life. Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good.

 

-Lisa

Voices and Views V2.0: Interview with Lisa Schmidt

Lisa Schmidt discusses recent developments with Montana Renewables' efforts to dispose of wastewater beneath the Madison Aquifer in Pondera County, near her ranch.

Voices and Views V2.0: Interview with Skyler Bilbrey

 Voices and Views V2.0: Interview with Skyler Bilbrey of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Montana, their mission, and the fulfilment experienced by the youth who are served by the program, both in the schools and in the community.

Electric City Currents--Interview with Nik Asmussen

Host Matt Donnelly interviews Nik Asmussen of the Great Falls Theatre Company talking about their upcoming production of C.S. Lewis' "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."  For more information, go to greatfallstheatre.com.

Electric City Currents--Interview with Leigh Larson

Host Matt Donnelly interview local author and entrepreneur Leigh Larson talking about her business CreativeLeigh Digital and her latest book "The Adventures of Miss Leigh and Professor Huckleberry."  For more information, go to creativeleighdigital.com.

Classical Journey--Interview with Simone Dinnerstein

Host Matt Donnelly interviews acclaimed classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein talking about her latest album The Eye is the First Circle featuring music by Charles Ives and her father Simon Dinnerstein.  For more information about the artist and her music, go to www.simonedinnerstein.com.