March 17, 1999 - A profile of St. Paul composer Eric Stokes, who died in a car accident at the age of 68. Includes a portion of Composer’s Voice interview with Stokes. In a career spanning decades, Stokes wrote music built on classic American melodies which was performed by orchestras around the country. He began teaching at the University of Minnesota in 1961 where he founded the University's electronic music laboratory, and the contemporary ensemble First Minnesota Moving and Storage Warehouse Band. Stokes believed in an American rather than a European esthetic of music. Late in his career he experimented with found sounds including moving ice, seed pods, scissors and glass.
September 24, 1996 - Part two of the Garrison Keillor documentary about F. Scott Fitzgerald on the 100th anniversary of his birth today.
September 24, 1996 - Midday presents a program about F. Scott Fitzgerald on the eve of his 100th birthday commemoration. Garrison Keillor narrates the documentary about Fitzgerald's life. This program is part 2 of 2.
September 23, 1996 - A Garrison Keillor documentary about F. Scott Fitzgerald, on the eve of his 100th birthday commemoration.
September 23, 1996 - Midday presents a program about F. Scott Fitzgerald on the eve of his 100th birthday commemoration. Garrison Keillor narrates the documentary about Fitzgerald's life. This program is part 1 of 2.