In a lyric narrative inspired by history and imagination, the former U.S. Poet Laureate re-creates the life of a biracial nineteenth-century virtuoso violinist.
Rita Dove, former U.S. Poet Laureate, Pulitzer Prize winner, and musician, lives in Charlottesville, where she is Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia. Gail Eichenthal is the Director of Arts Programming at Classical KUSC 91.5 FM, and the producer and host of the Saturday talk show, "Arts Alive." She is also the longtime host and producer of the Los Angeles Philharmonic radio broadcasts, as well as the producer of nationally syndicated radio broadcasts by the LA Chamber Orchestra and LA Opera. Gail was previously an award-winning news reporter and anchor at KNX and CBS Radio. Gail's articles have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the LA Times Magazine, and Symphony Magazine. www.kusc.org