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St. Patrick's Cathedral and 'Fifth Avenue Famous'

10th February 2011

Salvatore Basile, the author of Fifth Avenue Famous: The Extraordinary Story of Music at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, was recently interviewed by Christopher Purdy on Ohio’s WOSU Public Media station, Classical 101 FM.

Basile, a cantor and historian at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, talks about his book, as well as, the Pontiff’s visit to St. Patrick’s in 2008 and Cathedral life in the days immediately after 9/11.

Here is the podcast.