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Rodents to Updike to Opera

Series: RadioHodgePodge
From: Andy Sewell
Length: 01:40:01

From groundhogs to John Updike to Opera Read the full description.

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Segment one:
A short essay about Groundhog Day.

Segment two:
Death of John Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009). Please vist your local library to check out a little something from Updike. You will not be sorry. An interview with Northampton composer Ronald Perera, composer of an opera based on a work of Updike.

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Piece Description

Segment one:
A short essay about Groundhog Day.

Segment two:
Death of John Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009). Please vist your local library to check out a little something from Updike. You will not be sorry. An interview with Northampton composer Ronald Perera, composer of an opera based on a work of Updike.

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