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Corelli at 8000 feet: From high in the Rockies at this year's Aspen Music Festival in Colorado, the International Sejong (SAY-jong) Soloists perform the Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6, No. 4, by Arcangelo Corelli (ahr-KAHN-jel-loh koh-REL-lee). Recorded in concert on July 5th. (Edgar Stanton Audio Recording Institute)

Tchaikovsky without the Orchestra: Critic John Pitcher's been listening to Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 lately, but in a recording that has no conductor, and not even an orchestra. He reviews an new recording of a piano transcription of Tchaikovsky's No. 6, the Pathetique, played by the young Japanese pianist Chitose Okashiro (CHEE-toh-say oh-kah-SHEER-oh).

A Piano Pathetique: From the new CD reviewed by John Pitcher, we'll hear the third movement of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, performed in a piano transcription by Chitose Okashiro (CHEE-toh-say oh-kah-SHEER-oh). (Pro Piano PPR 224530)

Violinist Jorja Fleezanis (flee-ZAH-niss) leads an ensemble of 16 young string players at the International Festival-Institute at Round Top, near Houston, in the Langsamer Satz (LAHNG-zahm-er ZAHTS--Slow Movement) by Anton Webern (VAY-bairn). Recorded on June 30th in the Festival Concert Hall, Round Top, Texas. (Matthew Snyder Recordings)

Sax Concerto: Miles says the saxophone is still struggling to gain prominence in the classical field even though composers such as Claude Debussy and Darius Milhaud (dah-ree-ooss mee-YOH) began writing music where the saxophone got top billing.

Ringmaster Frederick Fennell and the Eastman Wind Ensemble take us under the big top with Boy Scouts of America, by Edwin Franko Goldman, and Thomas S. Allen's Whip and Spur. (Mercury 432 019-2)

Frankie Graziano joined CPBN in October of 2011 as a sports producer. In addition to reporting for WNPR, Graziano produces feature profiles for CPTV and the web.

Guy Raz is the host, co-creator, and editorial director of three NPR programs, including two of its most popular ones: TED Radio Hour and How I Built This.Both shows are heard by more than 14 million people each month around the world. He is also the creator and co-host of NPR's first-ever podcast for kids, Wow In The World.

Tamara Keith is a Senior Political Correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.

Host, Executive Producer, Idea Man, and Top Dog of State of the Re:Union, Al Letson has received national recognition and built a devoted fan base with soul-stirring, interdisciplinary work. He established himself early in his career as a heavyweight in the Poetry Slam Movement, which garnered artistic credibility and renown. Performing on a number of national, regional and local stages including HBO's Def Poetry Jam, CBS's Final Four PreGame Showand commercial projects for Sony, the Florida Times Union, Adobe Software, and the Doorpost Film Project, Al has honed his professional voice and artistic sensibilities into a unique brand that is all his own. After winning the Public Radio Talent Quest, Al received a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to create three episodes of his public radio show concept State of the Re:Union. His company finished their first grant in August of 2009 and has just been awarded one of the largest public radio grants every given to a single project to produce a full season of shows.