Take a Musical Trek Around Our Solar System

New MacArthur geniuses and a musical trek around our solar system.

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MacArthur Fellow Matthew Aucoin Talks Composing And Donating His 'Genius' Money The 28-year-old polymath from Boston discusses his new award, his precocious youth and how he perceives all human language as a form of musical communication. Read this story Deceptive Cadence 'The Planets' At 100: A Listener's Guide To Holst's Solar System Take an interplanetary trek through the English composer's symphonic blockbuster with the help of a conductor and an astronomer. Read this story Deceptive Cadence Erasing Genres En Español: A Smoky-Voiced Jazz Singer Meets Classical Strings The resourceful Mexican jazz singer Magos Herrera partners with the string quartet Brooklyn Rider, creating an album that's steeped in Latin American culture. Read this story Deceptive Cadence Bach On Tap Shoes: Tiptoeing Through The 'Goldberg Variations' Watch Caleb Teicher tap his way through Bach's Goldberg Variations with pianist Conrad Tao at the Steinway factory in New York. Read this story Favorite Sessions Watch Yo-Yo Ma Perform 'Song Of The Birds' Live In The Studio The world-renowned cellist performs the delicate piece both gently and with absolute surety. Read this story

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