'Old Nasuk and the Flying Song'

Click the player above or YouTube video below to listen, or download the story to your own device for easy playback at any time.What happens when an old man discovers a love for singing after a magical flying boat takes him on a journey of self-discovery? See what musical surprises await in the latest YourClassical Storytime episode, Old Nasuk and the Flying Song, an Inuit folk tale that features traditional Inuit throat singing and enchanting music by Claude Debussy, with John Nasukaluk Clare as the guest storyteller and original art by Xee Reiter!(See more of her illustrations in the gallery.)YourClassical Storytime is supported by Minnesota College Savings Plan.More: Other YourClassical Storytime adventuresEducators: YourClassical Storytime meets Common Core StandardsAvailable in major podcast portals!YouTube Watch nowPlaylistOur telling of Old Nasuk and the Flying Song includes excerpts from the following work:Claude Debussy: Images for Orchestra: No. 1 GiguesJun Markl, conductorLyon National OrchestraNocturnes (Nuages, Fêtes, Sirenes)Ernest Ansermet, conductorSuisse Romande OrchestraCourtesy of Naxos of America Inc.Jean Oqhena / Frank Kuptana‘Three connected songs’‘The song floats up within me’Courtesy of Smithsonian FolkwaysDonald James RossThroat SingingCreditsStoryteller: John Nasukaluk Clare Adaptation: Valerie KahlerIllustrations: Xee Reiter Producer: Valerie KahlerDigital producer: Jeffrey YelvertonSenior digital producer: Randy Salas Program director: Julie Amacher Gallery