KALW in San Francisco has just started a new radio program called VoiceBox, airing on Friday nights from 10pm-11pm. From the San Francisco Chronicle:

“The show, produced by singer and arts journalist Chloe Veltman, will cover the vocal music scene in the Bay Area as well as national and international artists. The Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation recently supported the project with a $25,000 grant.

“I’m a longtime fan of Terry Gross and Michael Krasny,” said Veltman of her vision for the show. “My goal is to bring that same high level of intelligence and depth to my conversations with vocal musicians as they do with cultural figures, authors and filmmakers.”

For those of us who live far from San Francisco, you can listen to KALW’s live stream online at http://www.kalw.org/listen.html. Upcoming shows are described below, and you can find the show’s website at http://www.voicebox-media.org.

Hooray for Community Choruses, January 15, 2010 10pm KALW 91.7 FM
There are more than 500 choruses in the Bay Area and one in five Americans sings in a choir. Why are Americans so passionate about singing for pleasure?

Men with high voices, January 22, 2010 10pm KALW 91.7 FM
Once upon a time, countertenors wouldn’t go about publicizing the fact that they sang high. These days, male sopranos and altos are kings of the classical and pop worlds.

Mavens of Cabaret, January 29, 2010 10pm KALW, 91.7 FM
VoiceBox explores the vocal pyrotechnics of the smoothest cabaret artists from the Bay Area and beyond