Listening to America, Season 9: Introduction



The gulf waves off Grand Isle. Mademoiselle Reisz’s piano playing. These are the sounds that make Edna Pontellier, the protagonist in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening, feel unlimited. In Season 5 of Listening to America, Mr. Miley’s juniors relate to Chopin’s work by sharing the sounds and music that make them feel unlimited.