Listener Directed Productions, Inc.

Listener Directed Productions, Inc. is the producer of Virtuoso Voices, an interview clip service for classical music stations, presenting preeminent and upcoming classical music performers, conductors and composers talking in 20 to 35 second clips. This service is available by subscription only. These topical and evergreen sound bites enable announcers to bring an additional perspective to the music they play on their shifts.

Virtuoso Voices is Public Radio's primary source for classical music fundraising messages, providing stations a variety of fundraising material featuring most of the performers we interview. Virtuoso Voices was the most downloaded PRX Series in 2007. Please listen to both our enanced intro clips and fundraising spots by clicking on the group pieces link on the left column. You can also visit www.virtuosovoices.org to see and hear how stations are using Virtuoso Voices on their air.

HOW DOES VIRTUOSO VOICES WORK? We're continually interviewing leading classical music performers around the country. Every month, a new collection of clips from these interviews is available on CD and here on PRX. The list grows monthly. You have access to an ever increasing bank of content from a wide variety of performers whose views and experiences you can access anytime.

Remember, Virtuoso Voices clips are available monthly on CD, and here on PRX. It's available by subscription with fees based on a station's market size. For more information, or to request the monthly CD, send an e-mail to "info at listenerdirect.org".

People who work with Listener Directed Productions, Inc.

David Srebnik (Admin) Supervising Producer Alexandria, Virginia
Cynthia May (Admin) Executive Producer Alexandria, Virginia

Pieces

Caption: Robert Spano
2009 Grammy Award winners: Conductor Robert Spano, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Choruses won the Grammy Award last night (Sunday night) in th...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:20
Caption: Marin Alsop, Credit: by Kym Thomson
The 2009 Classical Music Grammy Awards were given out Sunday Night (January 31) in Los Angeles. Use this clip to enhance your introduction to Mari...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:24
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas
The 2009 Classical Music Grammy Awards were given out Sunday Night (January 31) in Los Angeles. Mahler and Michael Tilson Thomas were the big winn...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:27
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas
The 2009 Classical Music Grammy Awards were given out Sunday Night (January 31) in Los Angeles. The big winner in the classical category was an al...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:30
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas
The 2009 Classical Music Grammy Awards were given out Sunday Night (January 31) in Los Angeles. The big winner in the classical category was an al...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:27
Caption: Vladimir Ashkenazy
The 2009 Classical Music Grammy Award winners: Vladimir Ashkenazy. Use these brief performer clips to enhance your introductions to the Grammy Awar...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:27
Caption: Sharon Isbin
The 2009 Classical Music Grammy Award winners: Use these brief performer clips to enhance your introductions to the Grammy Award winning recordings...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:24
Caption: Eugene Drucker
The 2009 Classical Music Grammy Award winners: Use these brief performer clips to enhance your introductions to the Grammy Award winning recordings...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:26
Caption: Yo-Yo Ma
The 2009 Classical Music Grammy Award winners: Use these brief performer clips to enhance your introductions to the Grammy Award winning recordings...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:27
Caption: Jennifer Higdon
The 2009 Classical Music Grammy Award winners: Use these brief performer clips to enhance your introductions to the Grammy Award winning recordings...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:27
Caption: Hilary Hahn
Violinist Hilary Hahn recently performed on the Tonight Show. The late night show has been in the news lately with a little hosting drama. Her str...

Bought by Northwest Public Radio and KBYU


  • Added: Jan 13, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:40
  • Licenses: 2
Caption: Hilary Hahn
Violinist Hilary Hahn recently performed on the Tonight Show. Her strategy for playing in front of a huge audience of 100's of thousands is to not ...

Bought by KBYU


  • Added: Jan 13, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:37
  • Licenses: 1
Caption: Hilary Hahn
Violinist Hilary Hahn recently performed on the Tonight Show. The late night show has been in the news lately with a little hosting drama. Drama ...

Bought by KBYU


  • Added: Jan 13, 2010
  • Length: 00:00:22
  • Licenses: 1
Caption: Robert Spano
Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings has become the American anthem for peace and comfort during times of national sadness and loss. Barber also wro...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Dec 31, 2009
  • Length: 00:00:20
  • Licenses: 1
Caption: Olli Mustonen
Olli Mustonen is one of the few pianists who plays Rachmaninoff’s massive Piano Sonata No. 1. It’s typical Rachmaninoff: technically challenging, ...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2009
  • Length: 00:00:27
Caption: Manuel Barrueco, Credit: Photo by EMI-David Thompson
When guitarist Manuel Barrueco teamed up with conductor and tenor Placido Domingo to record the famous guitar concertos by Rodrigo, along with some...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2009
  • Length: 00:00:25
Caption: Robert Spano
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra operates under a management approach known as “collective leadership.” Conductor Robert Spano is clearly in charge,...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Dec 31, 2009
  • Length: 00:00:26
  • Licenses: 1
Caption: Robert Spano
Perspective – that magical line between the head and the heart. It’s something conductor Robert Spano tries to maintain whenever he conducts his f...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2009
  • Length: 00:00:24
Caption: Robert Spano
It started out as the slow movement for a string quartet, but with the help of a major film, and its presence at prominent national events, Samuel ...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2009
  • Length: 00:00:24
Caption: Robert Spano
The New York Philharmonic commissioned composer John Adams to write a new work for the first anniversary of 9/11. Instead of writing music for tho...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Dec 31, 2009
  • Length: 00:00:30
  • Licenses: 1