April 9, 1992 - MPR’s Kitty Eisele interviews performer Cassandra Shore and a musician about Southern Theater’s production of 1001 Nights (ALF LAYLA WA LAYLA). Segment includes singing performance with an oud.
April 17, 1992 - Author and instructor Jim Latimer and fiddle player Martin Hayes introduce the listening audience to the children’s book, The Irish Piper.
May 1, 1992 - Worldview’s Mike Maus talks with Helen Kivnick, professor of Social Work at the University of Minnesota, about African musical roots. Segment includes Kivnick breaking down singing clips and providing context.
May 27, 1992 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten chats with Frank Bencriscutto (aka Dr. Ben), University of Minnesota band leader, who is stepping down from his position after 30+ years. Bencriscutto describes the uniqueness and importance of concert bands.
May 29, 1992 - MPR’s Bob Potter has an informative conversation about the business of jazz with Leigh Kamman, host of Jazz Image; and David Bastien, professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the Communications Department.
July 9, 1992 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews member of The Rupert’s Orchestra about the closing of Rupert’s Nightclub in Golden Valley.
July 13, 1992 - MPR’s Gary Eichten talks with a member of the organization that hosts Movie and Music in the Park series at Loring Park on the edge of downtown Minneapolis.
August 19, 1992 - Joseph Komro, director of the Minnesota State Band, talks with MPR’s Gary Eichten about concert series and history of the band.
September 16, 1992 - MPR’s Beth Friend talks with members of Sink the Ships production being staged at Mixed Blood Theatre. The performance art piece provides a Native profile on the 500th anniversary of Columbus arrival to the “New World.”
December 1, 1992 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Marsha Hunter and Brian Kent, performers in the local version of AIDS Quilt Songbook, a Walker Art Center music event that quotes songs by Minnesota composers about HIV and AIDS.