Public radio

By The Standard Staff - 09/01/2007

91.3 FM Butte 91.9 FM Hamilton 91.7 FM Dillon SATURDAY, Sept. 1 7 a.m. — The Children’s Corner with Annie Garde.

9 a.m. — Weekend Edition Saturday.

10:35 a.m. — Montana StoryCorps Excerpt from Butte 2007.

11 a.m. — HomeGround Radio. Erroll Rice and Dennis McDonald discuss the controversy around the transmission of brucellosis from bison and elk to cattle.

11:30 p.m. — Houston Grand Opera. Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (in Italian).

6:07 p.m. — Prairie Home Companion from the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand, St. Paul, with special guests Patty Griffin, Jearlyn Steele and The Hornheads.

8 p.m. — Thistle & Shamrock. Two Shoogles — Luke Plumb and Angus Grant. Meet the mandolin player from Tasmania and the West Highland fiddler, both of whom are active with recordings and tours with the globetrotting band, Shooglenifty.

SUNDAY, Sept. 2 7 a.m. — Harmonia. Two Medieval Trios. The ensembles Trio Mediaeval and Liber unUsualis have a lot in common, yet are quite individual in many respects. Also, harpsichordist Luc Beauséjour.

8 a.m. — St. Paul Sunday. Contrasts Quartet.

9 a.m. — Weekend Edition Sunday from NPR.

11 a.m. — Encore feature from Montana Public Radio News.

11:10 a.m. — The Food Guys talk about salmon.

11:17 a.m. — Living on Earth.

11:38 a.m. — Front Row Center.

11:45 a.m. — The Write Question .Ted Kerasote is from Wyoming. His new book is titled, “Mele’s Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog.’’

Noon — Car Talk.

1 p.m. — Bookworm. Helena Maria Viramontes, “Their Dogs Came with Them,’’ an epic work about a Latino neighborhood that is divided by a freeway, cut off and lost in Los Angeles.

3:30 p.m. — Jazz Archives with Joe Korona. Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds. Mamie Smith was the first African-American to not only make a recording of blues music, but was also the first to have a hit record in 1920.

4 p.m. — Jazz from Lincoln Center. Willie Nelson Sings the Blues with Wynton Marsalis.

5 p.m. — All Things Considered.

6 p.m. — Fresh Air Weekend with Terry Gross.

7 p.m. — Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The program looks ahead to some of the conductors who will be featured this year — they include David Robertson, Bernard Haitink, and Ludovic Morlot.

9 p.m. — Field Notes.

9:03 p.m. — Oasis with Joan Richarde.

MONDAY, Sept. 3 8:05 a.m. Morning Classics. Elgar: Symphony No. 1, in A-flat, Op. 55; Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 3 in D-Minor, Op. 58; Haydn: Symphony No. 26 in D-Minor.

12:30 p.m. Listeners’ Bookstall. Zed reads Tim Flannery’s latest book of popular science, “Chasing Kangaroos: A Continent, a Scientist, and a Search for the World’s Most Extraordinary Creature.’’

1 p.m. — Alternative Radio. Education: The Shame of the Nation, with Jonathan Kozol.

3 p.m. — Montana StoryCorps Excerpt from Butte 2007.

4 p.m. — Pea Green Boat.

7:30 p.m. Mountain Stage with guests Vic Chestnutt, Garrison Starr, Carbon Leaf, Tin Cup Prophette, Aslyn, and Modern Skirts.

9:30 p.m. — New Dimensions.

TUESDAY, Sept. 4 8:10 a.m. — Morning Classics. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat, Op. 106; Beethoven: Piano Trio Who 039 in B-flat; Martinu: String Trio No. 2; Bach: Partita for Keyboard No. 3 in A-Minor, BWV 827; Schubert: String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat, D. 87.

10:15 a. m. — Morning Freeforms.

12:30 p.m. Listeners’ Bookstall. Zed reads Tim Flannery’s latest book of popular science, “Chasing Kangaroos: A Continent, a Scientist, and a Search for the World’s Most Extraordinary Creature.’’

1 p.m. — The Folk Show.

3:30 p.m. — Musician’s Spotlight. John Floridis hosts Martha Scanlan. The immersion into traditional American music and its expression in an ever-changing cultural landscape is reflected in the songs Scanlan writes and the music she plays.

7:30 p.m. — This American Life.

8:30 p.m. — Selected Shorts. John Updike, “The Walk with Elizanne,” read by Fritz Weaver; Aimee Bender, “Loser,” read by Linda Emond.

9:30 p.m. — Making Contact.

10 p.m. — In Other Words. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 5 8:10 a.m. — Morning Classics. Arvo Part: Te Deum; Grieg: Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34; Grieg: Two Lyric Pieces, Op. 68; Mozart: Missa Solemnis in C-Minor, K. 139; Mozart: Divertimento in D, K. 136.

12:30 p.m. — Listeners’ Bookstall. Zed reads Tim Flannery’s latest book of popular science, “Chasing Kangaroos: A Continent, a Scientist, and a Search for the World’s Most Extraordinary Creature.” 7:15 p.m. Montana StoryCorps Excerpt from Butte 2007.

7:30 p.m. — Afropop Worldwide. A Brief History of Funk. A panoramic history of the funkiest of funk includes classics and some rarities.

THURSDAY, Sept. 6 8:10 a.m. — Morning Classics. Boccherini: Quintet for Two Violins, Viola, and Two Cellos, in A-Major, G. 308; Tailleferre: Trio For Piano, Violin, and Cello; Debussy: Petite Suite for Two Pianos, Haydn: Trio No. 30 in D for Flute, Piano, and Cello; Arensky: Suite for Two Pianos; Mendelssohn: Piano Quartet No. 1, Op. 1 in C-Minor.

12:30 p.m. — Listeners’ Bookstall.

1 p.m. — Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland with guest Roy Haynes, one of the legendary pioneers of jazz drumming. He gave groove to Bird, Miles, Monk and Coltrane and his rhythm pushed many more great names to fame.

2:06 p.m. — Jazz Sessions with Terry Conrad.

FRIDAY, Sept. 7 8:10 a.m. — Morning Classics. Prokofiev: Cinderella - Suite No. 1, Op. 107; Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto in A-Minor, Op. 33; Villa-Lobos: Guitar Concerto; Berlioz: Romeo and Juliette n Suite.

12:30 p.m. — Listeners’ Bookstall. Zed reads Tim Flannery’s latest book of popular science, “Chasing Kangaroos: A Continent, a Scientist, and a Search for the World’s Most Extraordinary Creature.” 3:55 p.m. — The Garden Plot.