Music - Spring Highlights
Focus on Performers —
We train our eyes and ears on performers born
during the springtime months. Celebrate
pianists Katia and Marielle Labeque,
Sviatoslav Richter and Byron Janis in March;
conductors Herbert von Karajan and Sir
Neville Marriner, and pianist Leif Ove
Andsnes in April; and pianist Alicia de
Larrocha in May.
Request Programs —
You pick the music on Saturdays from 6pm to
midnight on The Classical Station. And join in
for our All Request Fridays on April 25th and
May 30th. We’ll take your phone requests
right before the shows begin at 919-556-0123,
or make your request early online at
www.TheClassicalStation.org.
Easter Season —
March 16 & 23
Hosts Ken Hoover and Rob Kennedy have
planned special programs in celebration of
Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday.
Bach & St. Matthew’s Passion —
March 21st
This year, a collusion of astronomical proportions
occurs—about as rare as living to see
Haley’s Comet. Johann Sebastian Bach’s birthday
coincides with Good Friday. We take this
rare opportunity to bring you Bach’s St.
Matthew’s Passion at 7pm.
Spring Membership Drive ’08
March 24th–April 6th —
Member-supported WCPE cannot exist without
you! Make a donation for the music you
love by calling 1-800-556-5178 during our
Spring Pledge Drive. Every gift made ahead
of time helps us to play more hours, even
full days, of music uninterrupted by pledge
drive chatter! You can donate online at
www.TheClassicalStation.org, or by mailing
your support to WCPE, PO Box 897, Wake
Forest, NC 27588.
Passover —
April 19th beginning at sundown
Join host Ken Hoover at 6pm as he explores
the rich symbolism of the Seder feast and the
music of Pesach (Passover) on the eve of this
significant holiday. He’ll feature more music for
Passover (and for the observance of Holocaust
Remembrance Day) the following morning
during Great Sacred Music.
The Glory of the British Isles —
April 21st–23rd
Join us as music by Vaughan Williams, Finzi
and Elgar fills the airwaves like a morning
mist. Visit Scotland and Ireland with works
by homegrown composers Bantock, McCunn
and Field, as well as a “imported” composers
like Handel and Clementi.
French Romantics —
May 12th
We take advantage of Faure and Massenet’s
double birthday to enjoy their most beloved
works, and music from their French compatriots
and contemporaries.
Memorial Day Weekend —
May 24th–26th
We honor those who gave their lives for our
country with special patriotic music throughout
the weekend. Both Great Sacred Music and
Peaceful Reflections offer works of remembrance
and distinction. We’ll feature Taps as
we honor the fallen on Monday at 3pm.
Request Days on WCPE!
Every Saturday night is a request night on
The
Classical Station!
Join us for the Saturday
Evening Request Program
from 6pm to midnight.
And don’t forget the final Friday of
every month—our
All Request Friday, where
we play your requests from 9am to 10pm.
Call right before each program to make your
request at (919)556- 0123, or request online
at
our request page here!
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