1. a "captive audience"…
2. one foot in country, one foot in rock…
3. the second time on the charts…
4. songs in the key of black…
5. not yet at San Quentin…
1. a patriotic standard…
2. kin to a turn-of-the-century war…
3. written on Christmas day…
4. toasting a famous mentor…
5. the Godfather of marching band music…
1. Let the Franz finish it.
2. Now that's bedside service.
3. Pay no attention to the man in the mask.
4. Not the kind of "rest" he wanted or needed.
5. Be careful what you wish for…
1. Not really the honeymoon you expected.
2. A ghost told me!
3. Meet me buy the fountain.
4. Brothers don't always make good matchmakers.
5. A trip to the highlands turns nasty for one bridegroom.
March 11 - "Explorers" How far can love last? Does it end on the shore, or
does it stretch from sea to shining sea? Click
here to listen to the teaser.
1. I saw ANOTHER three ships comes sailing in.
2. No, not Ohio or Indiana or South Carolina or….
3. An Italian at the service of a Spaniard
4. No day off this time.
5. The littlest "brook" boy.
1. Nice curtains!
2. a lot more pleasant than birthing babies
3. This "caught fire" on the screen
4. Shorter than the book, but not by much
5. Frankly my dear, you deserve the Oscar
1. She's a bit on the sour side.
2. Be careful what you wish for…
3. Florida and California get in on the matchmaking business
4. You might want to peel this one and not cut it.
5. Stalin' because of Stalin
1. Love's a many splendid thing.
2. You might know the method.
3. Latin sound without the claves
4. The end of one of the first trilogies.
5. Furtuna-tely you might now its big sister from Beuern.
1. mistaken identities galore
2. shave and a haircut
3. opening night sabotage
4. a famous overture, actually written for another opera
5. famous factotum finesses fuzzy faces…
1. He may not have dance, but he might have known the Stepps
2. A bloody ascension.
3. Not the first opera to cover this leader.
4. There should have been one of his pictures in the exhibition.
5. Give yourself a Big Five
1. We're not toying around.
2. A little girl and her uncle
3. Now that's some low kicking!
4. Even the hors d'heurves are getting in on the act!
5. Like Pinocchio, with a hint of chestnut
1. A Christmas celebration
2. A composer who cared about writing music for kids
3. Nnew settings of some very venerable tunes
4. Written on a voyage home
5. Old England meets New Britain
December 11- "Young at Heart" Ether Game enjoys its second childhood with the youthful
music of yesterday and today. Click
here to listen to the teaser.
1. the penultimate step on a heavenly ladder
2. a much-recycled song
3. not quite the "symphony of a thousand" but
pretty close
4. a child's-eye-view of heaven
5. innocence is bliss…
1. Papa Joe says goodbye
2. a not-so-subtle musical hint
3. sometimes called "The Candle" Symphony
4. dear Boss: please let us go home!
5. an extended vacation for the nobility, an extended headache
for the servants…
1. Festive Feasting
2. Party in Persia
3. Thankfully victorious
4. A Great time
5. Burnt toast
October 30-"Boo!" Ether Game wishes you Happy Halloween by rattling its
musical chains, and moaning a high C. Click
here to listen to the teaser.
1. music that begs to be animated
2. "picnic on receding-hairline hill" doesn't
have the same ring
3. a Russian composer whose works were heavily edited after
his death
4. Boris was out of town
5. didn't make the cut at first
1. a funnyman who dances like a horse
2. a great composer who wasn't a troublemaker
3. not of the stand-up variety
4. a kooky kommunist komposer
5. a famous poll shows that this dance is "out"
1. The shower works, but we wouldn't recommend it…
2. Is that you, mother?
3. You can checkout anytime you want.
4. Dial "N" for Norman
5. From the mind of a famous silhouette
1. A Viennese specialty with a French twist
2. It left Stravinksy speechless
3. A portrait of a ballet
4. It's a war tinged frolic
5. Originally planned as a tribute to a king
1. Russia's musical taunt
2. Definitely not "Onegin" off again.
3. Cannons make great "Nutcrackers"!
4. Better luck next time Napoleon.
5. Could be December 31st, 1811...
August 7- "Colors" Ether Game tells you exactly why there are so many songs
about rainbows on this, well, colorful trip through music
past and present. Click
here to listen to the teaser.
1. Extravagant Azure.
2. A growling bicycle…
3. The "King of Jazz" holds court.
4. It's pretty, but is it jazz?
5. An "experiment in modern music."
1. Scientist in the sun
2. You'll see the answer in windows and mirrors
3. It's all relative…
4. Type of (metaphorical) ceiling
5. Riding the rails
April 24- "Saints Alive!" Ether Game discovers the "charm of spring"
as we celebrate the city of lights! Click
here to listen to the teaser.
1. Sounds like where he's from
2. Patron saint of music
3. Collaboration with poet Auden
4. Be sure to declare all musical scores in your baggage!
5. Friends with Pears
April 17- "April in Paris" Ether Game discovers the "charm of spring"
as we celebrate the city of lights! Click
here to listen to the teaser.
1. Minuet turned evil
2. Moulin rouge staple
3. Certainly doesn't sound like a "bach"
4. Greek gods gone wild!
5. Tin or aluminum
1. Footwear guy
2. Butterfly composer
3. Clara's main squeeze
4. Music journalist
5. Brahms's buddy
April 3- "Folk Songs" Ether Game helps composers get back to their roots,
by exploring the folk music connection. Click
here to listen to the teaser.
1. What child is this?!
2. Serena and Venus
3. Perhaps you get these when you're up to your elbows in
gardening..
4. Sir John's in love!
5. Symphonies include "Pastoral" and "London"
1..Men are from Mars…
2. Eiffel ---
3. Rare lady
4. Copland response
5. Tall building
March 13- "Chocolate" Looking forward to candy in our Easter baskets, Ether
Game enjoys some sweet treats! Click
here to listen to the teaser.
1.. It's hard to play guitar with scissor hands!
2. Hot club
3. He later hung out with Charlie in a sweet factory
4. Jazz with strings attached
5. Pirate star
March 6- "Roll Over Beethoven" Roll over Beethoven, and tell Tchaikovsky the news-Ether
Game has fun with one of classical music's towering greats.
Click
here to listen to the teaser.
1. The middle B
2. His name contains a borscht ingredient
3. Rock star hair, before there was rock music!
4. Hero of the romantic era
5. Roll over!
1. The composer wasn't short.
2. The piece would have made for a very short church service.
3. Don't miss the action.
4. Brevity is desirable.
5. All you need is a few boys and an organ.
1. Power couple gone awry in real life.
2. The man went a bit overboard, in real life.
3. Scientology plays a role, in real life.
4. Stanley Kubrik brought them together for movie..
5. Movie version - divorce didn't happen…but almost…
6. KeepY our eyes open!
1. She's a city!
2. No, she's a model…
3. Well, not, she's a commentator…
4. No, she's a public figure…
5. She's an heiress.
6. Think hotel!
January 30- "The Big Game" While football fans gear up for their "Big Game,"
Ether Game plays musical games of all types! Click
here to listen to the teaser.
1. Right before the Rite
2. What if fauns played tennis?
3. The Russian-French connection
4. Anti-Wagner Wagnerite
5. What a racket!
January 23- "Aquarians" This week, it's the dawning of the Age of Aquarius,
and here are some composers who fall under that sign! Click
here to listen to the teaser.
1. The frog and the princess?
2. He wrote more than songs!
3. Morbid romanticism
4. The grim reaper and his girlfriend
5. Song to string quartet
January 16- "Equal Rights" In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., Ether Game focuses
on equality-both social and musical. Click
here to listen to the teaser.
1. French imperial set-back
2. Russia vs. France
3. Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité
4. "It is the cereal that's shot from guns!"
5. Can you make a living as a freelance cannon player?
