City Lights: 100 Years Of Robert Shaw; And More

Thursday on “City Lights with Lois Reitzes”:

• 1:34: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s new Executive Director Jennifer Barlament shares her memories of Robert Shaw;
• 5:19: Poet Jericho Brown talks about his recent Guggenheim Fellowship and the new collection of poetry he’s working on now;
• 23:46: ASO Chorus Director Norman MacKenzie discusses what today’s musicians could learn from Robert Shaw;
• 32:38: Robert Shaw’s personal assistant Nola Frink reflects on how her relationship with the maestro changed over time;
• 42:11: Norman MacKenzie guides listeners through a close listening of excerpts from Verdi’s “Requiem” as well as the “Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves” from Verdi’s opera “Nabucco.”