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Musician and Conductor Joann Falletta.

Musician and conductor JoAnn Falletta ('fah-let-tah"). Falletta is conductor of the Bay Area Women's Philharmonic in San Francisco, which is dedicated to finding and playing music by women that was previously undiscovered or unrecorded. (Rebroadcast. Original date 10/2/91).

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, December 11, 1991: Interview with Philip Levine; Interview with JoAnn Falletta; Review of the film "Backtrack."
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Poet Philip Levine.

Poet Philip Levine ("lah-veen"). Levine's considered one of this country's preeminent poets, but before he turned to poetry he put in years working factory jobs. The images of those early days continue to influence his writings. Levine's latest collection of poems, "What Work Is," just won the National Book Award for poetry. (It's published by Knopf). (Rebroadcast. Original date 7/22/91).

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"Backtrack" is Interesting in More Ways than One.

Television critic David Bianculli reviews "Backtrack." It's a thriller movie starring Jodie Foster and Dennis Hopper (who also directed the movie). The film was made back in 1989, and intended for theatrical release, but it's been sitting on the shelf for the past two years. It premieres this Saturday on the Showtime cable network.

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Musician and Conductor Joann Falletta.

Musician and conductor JoAnn Falletta. Falletta is conductor of the Bay Area Women's Philharmonic in San Francisco, which is dedicated to finding and playing music by women that was previously undiscovered or unrecorded. Falletta has a PhdD from Juilliard.

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