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  1. 10:15: the Lansing Symphony Orchestra (Muffitt) plays a suite from de Falla's ballet, The Three-Cornered Hat (rec. 9/12/09) http://wkar.org
  2. H Purcell's music for "Abdelazer" inspired B. Britten's "Guide to the Orchestra." Mark plays a suite from Abdelazer at 9. http://wkar.org
  3. He wrote this piece with an old style but a modern sound. Jody plays Ernest Bloch's Neo-Baroque Concerto Grosso #1 at 1 pm. http://wkar.org
  4. Carl Maria vonWeber’s Der Freischutz introduced romanticism and nationalism to German opera. Mark has its overture Mon. 9 am http://wkar.org
  5. Montezuma was big in 18th century Europe, used as an opera subject. At 1, Jody has the overture to Myslivecek’s Montezuma. http://wkar.org
  6. 11 am today: Leon Gregorian conducts MSU Symph. Orchestra-Beethoven's Symph. #5 in C minor. Rec. 11/17/07, Wharton Center. http://wkar.org
  7. Mark plays the original version of Bach’s Brandenburg #1 in the 9am hour on 90.5 Classical. Get the back-story! http://wkar.org
  8. Melissa talks with LSO conductor Timothy Muffitt about the Sat. concert featuring music of Holst, Poulenc.5 to 9am, on 90.5. http://wkar.org
  9. OTR this week: Senate seat for GOP, per-pupil funding cut, state troopers. Guest: G. Cushingberry. http://wkar.org/offtherecord
  10. Jody plays Ralph Vaughan Williams' reflective, piece written for '39 World's Fair-Five Variants on Dives and Lazarus-at 1. http://wkar.org
  11. AArbor's Wm. Bolcom started "3 Ghost Rags" in '70.The audience favorite was Graceful Ghost. Tues at 1, Jody plays all three. http://wkar.org
  12. Jody starts happy hour at 1 with musical libations! Old Wine in New Bottles, G. Jacob's arrangement of 4 old English songs. http://wkar.org
  13. At 1 Jody has Ralph Vaughan Williams’ "Suite for Pipes," a hauntingly friendly recorder ensemble and a suite unlike others. http://wkar.org
  14. Carlotta Williamson was one of 300+ women who composed piano rags in the early 20th c. Jody plays her Wild Flower rag at 1. http://wkar.org
  15. Today at 1, Jody plays a choral arrangement by John Cameron of Albinoni’s "Adagio" with Latin text based on The Beatitudes. http://wkar.org
  16. "Leading Lansing" call-in with Carol Wood is now posted online at http://wkar.org for online listening. http://wkar.org
  17. Mozart wrote 2 symphonies in minor key--the 25th may be the most extraordinary work of his youth. Jody plays it today at 1. http://wkar.org
  18. Sharon Isbin, whose "American Landscapes" was sent on shuttle Atlantis for Russian cosmonauts on Mir, plays Vivaldi. 9 am http://wkar.org
  19. Recent sun brings beauty to our fall. Jody plays Tchaikovsky’s tribute to October from his suite “The Seasons” today at 1p. http://wkar.org
  20. Unofficial total: $152,256 ($165,000 goal) Vols still to take calls or pledge online.Thanks to all! You're great! http://tinyurl.com/yhu4u7n