What I've Found

KPBX 91.1, Fridays, 11am-noon

Summer producer, host and year-round, volunteer music librarian Mike Wiebers takes you on a musical journey as he shares the treasures he's found while organizing the multitude of music that lives at the SPR studios.

Program Listings
July 2, 2010
Beverley Sills
Celebrating the life and voice of Beverley Sills, coloratura.

July 9, 2010
Claudio Arrau
A retrospective of a great pianist of the 20th Century.

July 16, 2010
Woody Guthrie
Celebrating the life and music a folk legend.

July 23, 2010
Ethnic Brass
A listen to the brass bands from around the world.

July 30, 2010
The Nutcracker Suite
Comparing the Modern Mandolin Quartet with the Chicago Symphony.

August 6, 2010
Dmitrie Shostakovich
An introduction to the hard stuff.

August 13, 2010
The Hard Stuff
Publish or perish in the music world.

August 20, 2010
78 Singers
A listen to great vocalists of the early 20th Century on records in my collection of 78 rpm records.

August 27, 2010
Albert Ketelby
The music of a popular composer just after The Great War.

September 3, 2010
Country Reprise
A rebroadcast of a Short n' Sweet episode from 2007.

September 10, 2010
Russian Overtures
A survey of the great Russian composers in overtures.

September 17, 2010
A Viola Bouquet
A program featuring music written and transcribed for the Alto of the string family.

September 24, 2010
Busby Berkley @ Warner Bros.
A nostalgic listen to the music of Busby Berkley musicals of the Great Depression.

About Mike:
Through 2008, volunteer music librarian Mike Wiebers delighted summer audiences with Short 'n' Sweet, a program featuring pieces of less than five minutes that fit the week's theme. In 2009, he wanted to try something a little different. "There are so many interesting things that never get played…I find the nooks and crannies of this place that people have forgotten and try to tie them together." Mike's new show will feature everything from ragtime and swing to Broadway and movie overtures. "Music reflects the society," says Mike. Mike calls What I've Found "different, but not strange." He's found a lot of gems and learned a lot since he started volunteering at SPR. He proudly says that "this is a great family with great, crazy people-and I'm becoming one too!" Tune in and get hooked on this summer treat!