Helen Halva

Helen HalvaHelen Halva lives in rural (well, becoming less rural) Wake County, North Carolina.

Born in North Carolina, she grew up in New York, returned to North Carolina for her college education at Duke University, and has since lived in Washington state, Upstate New York, and Minnesota prior to returning to North Carolina.

She has a degree in math and has worked at Boeing Aircraft, IBM and the North Carolina Partnership for Children. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Slavic literature at UNC.

Besides reading, traveling, and listening to music, she loves to sew and play with her three cats. Her husband discovered WCPE on the radio in 1979, soon after they had moved here from Minnesota, and she has been listening to it ever since.

Now Playing

Spartacus Suite No. 2

Composed by

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)

Performed by

St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra/Anichanov

Label

Naxos

Catalog Number

8550801

Today's Playlist

1:50pm Spartacus Suite No. 3

Composed by

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)

Performed by

St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra/Anichanov

2:13pm Selections from The Nutcracker, Op. 71

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Reiner

2:54pm Music selected by the announcer

3:00pm To Be Sung on the Water, D. 774

Composed by

Franz Schubert, transcribed by Franz Liszt

Performed by

Bertrand Chamayou

3:06pm Harp Concerto No. 5 in B flat

Composed by

Jan Krumpholz (1742-1790)

Performed by

Platilova/I Musici/Hrncir

3:31pm Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551 "Jupiter"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Solti

4:01pm Sextet No. 2 in G, Op. 36

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

L'Archibudelli

4:39pm Sonata in C minor, RV 5

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Europa Galante

4:55pm Prelude & Fugue in B flat, Op. 35 No. 6

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Michael Brown

5:02pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Davidovich/Royal Concertgebouw/Jarvi

5:26pm Mazurka in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Stanislav Bunin

5:32pm Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Harnoncourt

6:01pm Nessun dorma! from Turandot

Composed by

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Performed by

Pavarotti/London Philharmonic/Alldis Choir/Mehta

6:06pm Symphony No. 2, "America"

Composed by

Dan Locklair (1949-)

Performed by

Slovak National Symphony Orchestra/Trevor

6:32pm Sonata for flute and piano in C sharp minor, Op. 64

Composed by

Mel Bonis (1858-1937)

Performed by

Varache/Granjon

6:49pm O Silver Moon from Rusalka (Song to the Moon)

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Price/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Santi

6:56pm Ave Maria

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) and Charles Gounod (1818-1893

Performed by

Domingo/Vienna Symphony/Froschauer

7:02pm Funeral March of a Marionette

Composed by

Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

Performed by

Houston Symphony/Comissiona

7:07pm The Bells of St. Genevieve

Composed by

Marin Marais (1656-1728)

Performed by

Spectre de la Rose

7:17pm Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Baxtresser/NY Philharmonic/Masur

7:30pm Overture to The Thieving Magpie

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

NY Philharmonic/Bernstein

7:41pm Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Mexico City Philharmonic/Batiz

7:59pm Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Goodman/Boston Symphony String Quartet

8:29pm A Faust Overture

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Dresden Philharmonic/Plasson

8:42pm Three Gymnopedies

Composed by

Eric Satie (1866-1925)

Performed by

Stoltzman/Allen

8:51pm Lovers from Slovak Suite, Op. 32

Composed by

Vitezslav Novak (1870-1949)

Performed by

Czech Philharmonic/Neuman

8:59pm The Neapolitan, a waltz

Composed by

Joseph Lanner (1801-1843)

Performed by

Ensemble Vienna

9:09pm Dialogue with the Angels at Richard Wagner's Grave

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Salzburg Concert Ensemble/Lucker

9:22pm Phantasy Quintet

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Jackson/Maggini Quartet

9:38pm Suite from The Fairy Queen

Composed by

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Performed by

Balsom/English Concert/Pinnock

9:56pm The Planets, Op. 32

Composed by

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Performed by

NY Philharmonic/NY Choral Artists/Mehta

10:50pm Mandolin Partita

Composed by

Alon Sariel (b.1986)

Performed by

Alon Sariel

11:03pm Appalachian Spring

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

11:30pm Mountain Flowers

Composed by

Rued Langgaard (1893-1952)

Performed by

Danish Piano Trio

11:40pm Music selected by the announcer