Archive for the ‘Holiday Programs’ Category
01/01/17 – New Year’s Day from Vienna – 11am
New Year’s Concert 2017 with Gustavo Dudamel The 2017 New Year’s Concert takes place on January 1, 2017, under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel in the Vienna Musikverein. Gustavo Dudamel, who was born in Barquisimeto, Venezuela in 1981, becomes the youngest conductor in the 75 year history of the New Year’s Concert. In 2007, Gustavo […]
12/23/16 – St. Olaf Christmas Festival – 11pm
The St. Olaf Christmas Festival is a concert performance that has become one of the nation’s most cherished holiday celebrations. Tickets to the event — which takes place at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn. — are always gone months in advance. Started in 1912 by F. Melius Christiansen, founder of the St. Olaf College […]
12/24/16 – A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols – 10am
WITH REBROADCAST ON CHRISTMAS DAY AT NOON Kings College (MPR Photo / Michael Barone) This is a live stereo music and spoken-word broadcast from the chapel of King’s College in Cambridge, England. The 30-voice King’s College Choir performs the legendary Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols service of Biblical readings and music at 10 a.m. […]
12/22/16 – Welcome Christmas! – 9pm
Sound the Trumpets! Welcome Christmas 2016 is a brass-filled edition of this perennial Christmas favorite from VocalEssence, one of the world’s premiere choral groups. An hour of traditional carols and new discoveries, including the world premiere of two carols from the annual Christmas Carol Contest. Playlist Traditional, arr. John Rutter — Rejoice and Be Merry […]
12/24/16 – Chanukah with Chicago a cappella @8pm
A Chanukah Celebration with Chicago a cappella Join Jonathan Miller, artistic director of Chicago a cappella and a longtime champion of Jewish choral music, for an inspiring and informative show featuring choral music set to Chanukah texts. Familiar tunes include “I Have a Little Dreidel” (both in its original Yiddish form and in a neo-funk […]
01/01/16 – New Year’s Day from Vienna – 11am
New Year’s Concert The Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Concert takes place under the baton of Mariss Jansons on January 1, 2016, in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna. Mariss Jansons, whose musical collaboration with the Vienna Philharmonic goes back to 1992, conducts the New Year’s Concert for the third time, after 2006 and […]
12/23/15 – Welcome Christmas! – 10 pm
A perennial broadcast favorite featuring the Minneapolis-based ensemble, VocalEssence. Recognized internationally as one of America’s premier choral arts organizations, VocalEssence is led by the visionary Philip Brunelle. This year, we’ll hear the world premiere of a new work by Alan Bullard. Playlist A Light in the Stable — Alan Bullard I know of a lovely […]
12/22/15 – Light and Gold: The Music of Eric Whitacre – 10 pm
Eric Whitacre is the most popular choral composer today, and his works are beloved by choirs throughout the world. In this one-hour programs, he introduces the music with co-host Brian Newhouse and describes the often-colorful backstory of how each piece came to be. Playlist Whitacre: Little Tree – Brigham Young University Singers, Ronald Staheli, cond. […]
12/24/15 – St. Olaf Christmas Festival – 11pm
The St. Olaf Christmas Festival is a concert performance that has become one of the nation’s most cherished holiday celebrations. Tickets to the event – which takes place at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN – are always gone months in advance. Started in 1912 by F. Melius Christiansen, founder of the St. Olaf College […]
12/18/15 – Caroling with The Singers – 11pm
This magical season rings with music and song like none other. Over the past month, public radio listeners from around the country have gone to YourClassical.org to vote for their favorite Christmas carols. The results are in, and with them, we’d like to invite you to a nationwide caroling sing-along — whether you’re solo, or […]
