How the composer of today sees the contemporary world around him. Interviews, commentary and musical illustration provide a better picture of the modern composer. The series is hosted by Burrill Phillips, composer and professor of music at the University of Illinois.An online collection of early educational public radio content from the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB).
https://www.unlockingtheairwaves.org/programs/composer-in-the-world-of-today/
Music by Peter Mennin
This program looks at the music of 20th century American composer Peter Mennin and how it illustrates characteristics of contemporary music midway through the century.