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Blue Dimensions K51: Songs of the season. Holiday songs from Joey DeFrancesco, Warren Wolf, Shemekia Copeland, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, and more
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Holiday music from the late Joey DeFrancesco, Warren Wolf, blues singers Shemekia Copeland and Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, and more

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KHNS, KKRN, WJSU, WOUB and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
The Easter Connection
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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The Easter season, and the music it inspires, combine tragedy and triumph, sorrow and celebration—joining with the coming of spring as a symbol of ...

Bought by KUAT, KCUR, WVTF, WVIA, KALW and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
World in Progress 12/20/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Let's dive into the world of music. Did you know the Christmas song Silent Night originated in a small Austrian village 20...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
Symbols and Cymbals
From: Wind & Rhythm
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George Washington is said to have asked 24 year old Betsy Ross to create a flag to be the symbol of our nation in 1776. Historians also have mentio...

Bought by WNMU-FM, KTXK, WUAL, GCR (Global Community Radio), and KMFA


  • Added: Jun 04, 2018
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 5
The Vaughan Williams Christmas Connection
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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The son of a clergyman, he became an atheist in college, then settled for a life as a “cheerful agnostic.” And yet, he probably wrote more Christma...

Bought by WVIA, Northwest Public Broadcasting, and WUAL


  • Added: Dec 28, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Christmas Connection 2
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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December is filled to bursting with carols and other vocal works—and as a result a great deal of instrumental and orchestral music is often overloo...

Bought by Hawaii Public Radio, Northwest Public Broadcasting, WUAL, and KRPS


  • Added: Dec 27, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Messiah Connection
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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One is earthy and comical--an 18th century musical tale of thieves, tramps and trollops. The other is the most beloved holiday concert piece in the...

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: Nov 13, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Carol Connection 2
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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We know it as “Good King Wenceslas,” but the carol, written in the mid-1800s, has a tune borrowed from a medieval salute to spring flowers! Join ho...

Bought by WUAL, KRPS, KRPS, and WUAL


  • Added: Nov 13, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Pastoral/Shepherd Connection
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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They stand in humble contrast with those other famous visitors to the stable in Bethlehem--the mysterious and awesome Three Kings—but it is the she...

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: Nov 11, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Hebraic Connection
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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Many composers—Jewish or not—have used Hebraic themes and styles in their music, and whether recalling sacred rituals or scenes from village life, ...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
The American Connection (WWII)
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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It is no coincidence that three of Aaron Copland's most powerful works -- Appalachian Spring, Fanfare for the Common Man, and A Lincoln Portrait --...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 03, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Christmas Connection
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
Caption: Connections host Stephen Peithman
While thoughts of Christmas music usually turn to carols and choirs, many original instrumental works have been written for the season—including on...

Bought by WUAL, Hawaii Public Radio, WUAL, WKSU, and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Carol Connection
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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George Bizet used an old Provencal carol to open his L’Arlesienne Suite. A British hymn writer borrowed the tune from a now-forgotten work by Felix...

Bought by Interlochen Public Radio, WUAL, WUFT, KRPS, KRPS and more


  • Added: Oct 29, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
A Rodgers and Hart Valentine's
From: Fred Flaxman
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The best of Rodgers and Hart's love songs as interpreted by some of the most famous American male and female vocalists.

Bought by WNMU-FM and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jan 02, 2012
  • Length: 57:30
  • Purchases: 2
Songs of Joy and Peace: The Yo-Yo Ma Holiday Party
From: Joyride Media
Series: Holiday Programming Extravaganzas
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Celebrate the Holidays with Yo-Yo Ma and his friends

Bought by KNAU, North Country Public Radio, KAZU Seaside, Calif., Harford Community Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Dec 09, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 27
Virtuoso Voices - Canadian Brass (Off We Jingle)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: The Canadian Brass
Jingle Bells – what could be more familiar at Christmas time? Arranger Howard Cable made a new version of Jingle Bells that Canadian Brass tuba pl...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2008
  • Length: :20
Virtuoso Voices - Erich Kunzel (Stand Up Ballet)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops recorded the Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky. Although it's a staple of the holiday season, conductor Erich Kunzel ...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2007
  • Length: :18
Compact Discoveries 29: Variations on Very Familiar Tunes
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Variations on Auld Lang Syne and other familiar melodies for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day programming.

Bought by KUNM, WUAL, KENW, KAMU, 88.5 JAZZ FM Erie's Jazz Station and more


  • Added: Dec 24, 2006
  • Length: 57:30
  • Purchases: 16
Compact Discoveries 25: A Symphony for Santa Claus
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Fred Flaxman presents the delightful "Santa Claus Symphony" by William Henry Fry.

Bought by WUAL, WMNR, KENW, KRPS, KENW and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2006
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 21
Virtuoso Voices - Martin Pearlman (Messiah Twist)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Recycling one's own music was a common practice in Handel's day. Interestingly, or strangely, one of the best known choruses from Handel's Messiah...

Bought by WITF, New England Public Media, and KWAX


  • Added: Nov 29, 2006
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices - Martin Pearlman (Messiah 360)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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There's a longstanding debate over the appropriate time of year to perform Handel's "Messiah." With its Christmas and Easter messages, is it more ...

Bought by WKYU, WITF, New England Public Media, KISU, and KWAX


  • Added: Nov 29, 2006
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 5
Virtuoso Voices - Martin Pearlman (Early American Christmas)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Some of America's earliest classical music came from the Moravians, a German Protestant sect, who settled in isolated regions of Pennsylvania and N...

Bought by WITF, New England Public Media, and KWAX


  • Added: Nov 29, 2006
  • Length: :26
  • Purchases: 3
Compact Discoveries 96: Classically Irish
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Irish folk tunes turned into orchestral music by Leroy Anderson, Victor Herbert, Frank Bridge and Hamilton Harty.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WNMU-FM, KENW, KTRL, KUCO and more


  • Added: Feb 21, 2006
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 28