Press Releases

November 11, 2003
Contact:
Deborah Proctor, general manager
William Woltz, media liaison
919-556-5178; fax: 919-556-9273

For Immediate Release:

Holiday treats from The Classical Station, WCPE

Join WCPE this December for the finest in classical music for the holiday season. The fun begins with our annual birthday salute to Ludwig van Beethoven, Dec. 13-16. During WCPE's Beethovenfest you'll hear this remarkable composer's best-loved sonatas, concertos, symphonies, and chamber music, as well as masterpieces by composers he inspired! It all leads up to a Big Beethoven Birthday Bonanza on Dec. 16, with 24 hours of Beethoven's music.

Then, it's the week before Christmas, and all through the land, WCPE brings you a week of favorite Christmas carols and seasonal selections. There will be plentiful helpings of brass, baroque and other favorites.

The Jewish celebration of Chanukah begins at sundown on December 19. WCPE presents a special program of music for the Celebration of Lights, hosted by the late Andrea Rosnick, at 6 p.m. that day.

Make sure our Christmas Eve plans include The Great Sacred Music of Christmas, presented by Al Ruocchio, host of The WCPE Opera House. He'll bring you the stars of the opera stage performing your favorites, beginning at 7 p.m.

On Christmas Day you'll awaken to glorious holiday works including Handel's Messiah, Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, Bach's Christmas Oratorio and all the great carols of Christmas.

Be sure to listen for more special holiday presentations during December on WCPE's Great Sacred Music, Sunday mornings from 8 to 11, and Peaceful Reflections, Sunday evenings from 9 until midnight.

Ring in the New Year with WCPE's Countdown to 2004. You'll hear classical favorites and Viennese waltzes starting at 7 p.m. on New Year's Eve. Of course you'll hear Auld Lang Syne at midnight and then the party continues! The New Year is welcomed with favorites by Bach, Rachmaninov, Mozart, Copland, Tchaikovsky and others!

The Staff & Volunteers of WCPE wish you & yours a happy holiday season.

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The Classical Station, WCPE, is a l00% listener-supported non-profit radio station dedicated to bringing Great Classical Music to everyone 24 hours a day. You can hear our beautiful music on the Internet in RealAudio, Windows Media., QuickTime, MP3 and Ogg Vorbis streaming technologies. Our programming is also available on the Galaxy 5 Satellite, transponder 15, at 5.58 and 6.12 MHz. Owners of 4DTV receivers can tune to G5 958. For more information, call 1-800-556-5178, or visit us online at TheClassicalStation.org.

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