Sing It and Wing It http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6409048&ft=1&f=6409048 'Sing It and Wing It,' features Gabriela Montero, a celebrated classical pianist, who is a natural improviser. Every now and then we get a music lover on the telephone to sing a tune to Montero and see if she can improvise around it, on the spot. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:02:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg Sing It and Wing It http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6409048&ft=1&f=6409048 yes Gabriela Montero: A Song of Self-Discovery Pianist Gabriela Montero is a natural-born improviser. On this edition of <em>Sing It and Wing It</em> Montero improvises around the Melissa Etheridge song "Bring me Some Water," sung by Carrie Hamblen, calling from Las Cruces, N.M. Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:02:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18185186&ft=1&f=6409048 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18185186&ft=1&f=6409048 Pianist Gabriela Montero is a natural-born improviser. On this edition of <em>Sing It and Wing It</em> Montero improvises around the Melissa Etheridge song "Bring me Some Water," sung by Carrie Hamblen, calling from Las Cruces, N.M. no Pianist Gabriela Montero is a natural-born improviser. On this edition of Sing It and Wing It Montero improvises around the Melissa Etheridge song "Bring me Some Water," sung by Carrie Hamblen, calling from Las Cruces, N.M.

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]]> Gabriela Montero: Bach Meets the Balkans Sing a tune and Montero will come up with an instantaneous four minutes of new music. This time on <em>Sing It and Wing It</em>, Montero improvises around a Balkan folk tune, sung to her by a listener in Brooklyn. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:37:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16373044&ft=1&f=6409048 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16373044&ft=1&f=6409048 Sing a tune and Montero will come up with an instantaneous four minutes of new music. This time on <em>Sing It and Wing It</em>, Montero improvises around a Balkan folk tune, sung to her by a listener in Brooklyn. gabriela montero, Gabriela Montero, Sing it and Wing It, improvisation, Balkans no Sing a tune and Montero will come up with an instantaneous four minutes of new music. This time on Sing It and Wing It, Montero improvises around a Balkan folk tune, sung to her by a listener in Brooklyn.

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]]> Gabriela Montero: Improvising With The Band Pianist Gabriela Montero fields songs sung over the telephone and creates her own improvisations around them. This week, hard work on a sailing team inspired a listener to sing the song "The Weight" by The Band. Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:32:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2007/08/28/14001296/gabriela-montero-improvising-with-the-band?ft=1&f=6409048 http://www.npr.org/2007/08/28/14001296/gabriela-montero-improvising-with-the-band?ft=1&f=6409048 Pianist Gabriela Montero fields songs sung over the telephone and creates her own improvisations around them. This week, hard work on a sailing team inspired a listener to sing the song "The Weight" by The Band. gabriela montero, sing it and wing it no Pianist Gabriela Montero fields songs sung over the telephone and creates her own improvisations around them. This week, hard work on a sailing team inspired a listener to sing the song "The Weight" by The Band.

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]]> Gabriela Montero: Improvising in the Stars A <em>Performance Today</em> listener calls in with a song to sing, and pianist Gabriela Montero creates her own improvisation around it, right on the spot. This time, memories of jazz singer Betty Carter inspire the caller to sing "So Many Stars." Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:53:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6690649&ft=1&f=6409048 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6690649&ft=1&f=6409048 A <em>Performance Today</em> listener calls in with a song to sing, and pianist Gabriela Montero creates her own improvisation around it, right on the spot. This time, memories of jazz singer Betty Carter inspire the caller to sing "So Many Stars." no A Performance Today listener calls in with a song to sing, and pianist Gabriela Montero creates her own improvisation around it, right on the spot. This time, memories of jazz singer Betty Carter inspire the caller to sing "So Many Stars."

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]]> Gabriela Montero: Just 'Plain' Improvising Montero has had a terrific year as a classical pianist: making her debut with the New York Philharmonic, releasing two solo CDs, getting profiled on <em>60 Minutes</em>. Montero returns for another edition of "Sing It and Wing It," in which she improvises around a song sung by a guest on the phone. Fri, 08 Dec 2006 11:08:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6597943&ft=1&f=6409048 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6597943&ft=1&f=6409048 Montero has had a terrific year as a classical pianist: making her debut with the New York Philharmonic, releasing two solo CDs, getting profiled on <em>60 Minutes</em>. Montero returns for another edition of "Sing It and Wing It," in which she improvises around a song sung by a guest on the phone. no Montero has had a terrific year as a classical pianist: making her debut with the New York Philharmonic, releasing two solo CDs, getting profiled on 60 Minutes. Montero returns for another edition of "Sing It and Wing It," in which she improvises around a song sung by a guest on the phone.

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]]> Gabriela Montero: Improvising on Sunshine Gabriela Montero loves it when listeners sing her a tune that she can improvise around, right on the spot. This time, the song is the well known "You Are My Sunshine." You can hear the rays of sunlight shining through in Montero's off-the-cuff rendition. Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:45:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6392993&ft=1&f=6409048 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6392993&ft=1&f=6409048 Gabriela Montero loves it when listeners sing her a tune that she can improvise around, right on the spot. This time, the song is the well known "You Are My Sunshine." You can hear the rays of sunlight shining through in Montero's off-the-cuff rendition. no Gabriela Montero loves it when listeners sing her a tune that she can improvise around, right on the spot. This time, the song is the well known "You Are My Sunshine." You can hear the rays of sunlight shining through in Montero's off-the-cuff rendition.

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]]> Gabriela Montero: Improvising Down a Country Road Gabriela Montero and a Performance Today listener team up to give John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" a new twist. Fri, 20 Oct 2006 18:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6384241&ft=1&f=6409048 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6384241&ft=1&f=6409048 Gabriela Montero and a Performance Today listener team up to give John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" a new twist. no Gabriela Montero and a Performance Today listener team up to give John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" a new twist.

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