ANNUAL PROGRAMS

IN PRAISE OF WOMAN - each March to celebrate "Women History Month", Classical Discoveries presents weekly specials devoted totally to music composed by women
03-03-2010 | 03-03-2010-a | 03-10-2010 | 03-10-2010-a | 03-17-2010 | 03-17-2010-a | 03-24-2010 | 03-24-2010-a | 03-31-2010 | 03-31-2010-a | 03-04-2009 | 03-04-2009-a | 03-11-2009 | 03-11-2009-a | 03-18-2009 | 03-18-2009-a | 03-25-2009 | 03-25-2009-a | 03-05-2008 | 03-12-2008 | 03-19-2008 | 03-26-2008 | 03-07-2007 | 03-14-2007 | 03-21-2007 | 03-22-2007 | 03-28-2007 | 03-01-2006 | 03-08-2006 | 03-15-2006 | 03-22-2006 | 03-29-2006 | 03-02-2005 | 03-09-2005 | 03-23-2005 | 03-30-2005 | 03-03-2004 | 03-10-2004 | 03-17-2004 | 03-24-2004 | 03-31-2004

SHALL WE DANCE - last program before or on New Year Day to celebrate holiday with light and joyful music
12-30-2009 | 12-31-2008 | 12-31-2007 | 12-29-2006 | 12-30-2005 | 12-27-2004 | 12-31-2003 | 12-31-2002 | 12-28-2001

THE INK IS STILL WET / VIVA 21-ST CENTURY - program devoted to new music just composed in 21-st century
12-27/28-2009 - 24-hour Marathon - WOMEN COMPOSERS EDITION | 12-26/12-27-2008 - 24-hour Marathon | 12-27/12-28-2007 - 24-hour Marathon | 01-03-2007 | 01-04-2006 | 01-03-2005 | 12-30-2003 | 01-01-2003

BIRTHDAY AND MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO ALAN HOVHANESS - Marvin's personal annual tribute to composer - sometimes during month of March or June each year - 02-24-2010 | - 06-26-2009 | - 03-08-2007 | - 03-24-2006 | 06-22-2005 | - 03-15-2005 | - 03-01-2004 | - 03-05-2003 | - 03-05-2002 | E - 06-27-2000

MUSIC OF AMERICAS - To celebrate Thanksgiving Holiday with music of composers of American Continent
11-25-2009 | 11-26-2008 | 11-23-2007 | 11-22-2006 | 11-25-2005 | 11-25-2004 | 11-27-2003 | 11-28-2002 | 11-22-2001

VIVA AMERICA and AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL - 4-th July special devoted to American composers
07-04-2009 | 07-03-2009 | 07-01-2009-a - AVANT-GARDE EDITION | 07-01-2009 | 07-02-2008 | 07-04-2007 | 06-28-2006 | 06-30-2005 | 07-05-2004 | 07-04-2003 | 07-03-2002 | 07-04-2001 | 07-03-2001

MUSIC FOR THE HOLIDAYS:

A MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE, AND BAROQUE CHRISTMAS - last program before Christmas - 12-23-2009 | 12-24-2008 | 12-21-2007 | 12-22-2006 | 12-24-2005 | 12-24-2004 | 12-24-2003 | 12-23-2002 | 12-24-2001

CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD - presented annually before Christmas - 12-16-2009 | 12-19-2008 | 12-19-2007 | 12-20-2006 | 12-21-2005 | 12-23-2004 | 12-23-2003 | 12-18-2002 | 12-21-2001

CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA - program devoted to music for the holiday season by American composers
12-23-2009-b | 12-17-2008 | 12-15-2006 | 12-22-2005 | 12-22-2004

SACRED BRIDGES - - new program celebrating christian, jewish and muslem haritage for holidays
04-07-2009

MUSIC Of JEWISH INSPIRATION - music for Hanukhah, Rosh Hashanah and other occasions
09-28-2009 | 09-23-2009 | 12-23-2008 | 12-05-2007 | 04-03-2007 | 12-22-2006-a | 09-27-2006 | 04-12-2006 | 12-28-2005 | 10-05-2005 | 04-22-2005 | 12-08-2004 | 09-15-2004 | 04-07-2004 | 12-17-2003 | 10-01-2003 | 04-16-2003 | 12-04-2002 | 12-12-2001 09-20-2001

MUSIC FOR KWANZAA - music by black composers
12-29-2008 | 12-26-2007 | 12-27-2006-THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVERS | 12-26-2005 | 12-29-2004 | 01-03-2004

MUSIC MARATHONS:

24-HOUR-VIVA 21-ST CENTURY - WOMEN COMPOSERS EDITION - 12-27/28-2009
24-HOUR-VIVA 21-ST CENTURY - AMERICAN EDITION - 09-08/09-2009
24-HOUR-VIVA 21-ST CENTURY - NEW MUSIC - 12-26/27-2008
24-HOUR-VIVA 21-ST CENTURY - NEW MUSIC - 12-27-2007/ 12-28-2007

MUSIC BY WOMEN AND BLACK COMPOSERS:

IN PRAISE OF WOMAN - Part 1-10 (2010)
03-03-2010 | 03-03-2010-a | 03-10-2010 | 03-10-2010-a | 03-17-2010 | 03-17-2010-a | 03-24-2010 | 03-24-2010-a | 03-31-2010 | 03-31-2010-a |

24-HOUR-VIVA 21-ST CENTURY - WOMEN COMPOSERS EDITION - 12-27/28-2009

IN PRAISE OF WOMAN - Part 1-8 (2009)
03-04-2009 | 03-04-2009-a | 03-11-2009 | 03-11-2009-a | 03-18-2009 | 03-18-2009-a | 03-25-2009 | 03-25-2009-a

THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVER, MUSIC FOR KWANZAA - and other programs devoted to music of Black Composers
02-16-2010 | 12-29-2008 | 12-26-2007 | 12-27-2006 | 12-26-2005 | 12-29-2004 | 02-11-2004 | 01-03-2004 | 01-15-2003

IN PRAISE OF WOMAN - Part 1-4 (2008) - 03-05-2008 | 03-12-2008 | 03-19-2008 | 03-26-2008 |

FOCUS ON WOMEN COMPOSERS - 07-11-2007

IN PRAISE OF WOMAN - Part 1-5 (2007) - 03-07-2007 | 03-14-2007 | 03-21-2007 | 03-22-2007 | 03-28-2007

SUNDAY MORNING OPERA WITH WOMEN COMPOSERS - 11-05-2006

FRIDAY MORNING WITH WOMEN COMPOSERS - 11-03-2006

IN PRAISE OF WOMAN - Part 1-5 (2006) - 03-01-2006 | 03-08-2006 | 03-15-2006 | 03-22-2006 | 03-29-2006

200th BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY OF FANNY MENDELSSOHN (1805-1847) - world premiere broadcast Fanny's works as well compositions of other women composers - 11-16-2005

IN PRAISE OF WOMAN - Part 1-5 (2005) 03-02-2005 | 03-09-2005 | 03-16-2005 | 03-23-2005 | 03-30-2005

MUSICAL PORTRAIT OF ''THE DEAN OF AFRO-AMERICAN COMPOSERS - WILLIAM GRANT STILL" - 02-16-2005

MUSIC BY THE NUNS OF ITALIAN BAROQUE - 12-31-2004

SPOTLIGHT ON WOMAN COMPOSERS AND VISIT WITH ELAINE VANDER PLATE HELD - pianist and supporter of woman composers - 08-04-2004

AFRICA SINGS" - Musical Voyage to Africa - 07-26-2004

IN PRAISE OF WOMAN"- Part 1-5 (2004) - 03-03-2004 | 03-10-2004 | 03-17-2004 | 03-24-2004 | 03-31-2004

IN PRAISE OF WOMAN 03-12-2003

FOCUS ON WOMEN COMPOSERS FROM BAROQUE AND BEFORE - 03-05-2003

WOMEN'S QUILT - Another program of all women composers - 06-26-2002

WOMEN COMPOSERS - 03-05-2002

For more women and black composers go to: "Spotlight On" - " Musical Portrait of Composer", "Presented Operas", " Spotlight On Performers"

Top of Page SPOTLIGHTS / FOCUS ON COUNTRIES :
Occasional specials devoted to one country or geographical regions

EAST MEETS WEST - devoted to to music inspired by the Far and Near East and included composers from those countries - 01-27-2010 | 09-11-2001

CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES GOES TO GREECE WITH MUSICAL ODYSSEY - 01-10-2010 | 08-30-2009

ESTONIA, LATVIA AND LITHUANIA REVISITED - 06-03-2009

IN THE YEAR OF THE OX - music of Chinese composers, and composers associated with China, in observance of Chinese New Year - 01-30-2009

IN THE SHADOWS OF "THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA" - music of Maltese composers and associated with Malta as well memorial tribute to Charles Camilleri - 01-16-2009

FROM JAKARTA TO JAYAPURA - Entire program devoted to works inspired by Indonesia's islands as well as works by Indonesian composers - 08-20-2008

FROM THE BALTIC SEA TO THE TATRA MOUNTAINS - - Millenium of Polish Music - 08-06-2008

VIVA LA FRANCE - 07-12-2006

VOYAGE TO SWEDEN - THE LAND OF ALFRED NOBEL - 06-07-2006

THE GLORIOUS SOUND OF THE POLISH BAROQUE - Old and new music from Poland - 05-24-2006

300 MINUTES AROUND THE WORLD - 2005 - 09-01-2005

VOICES OF LITHUANIA - MUSICAL VOYAGE'' - 08-24-2005

AUGUST GERMAN FEST - musical voyage to Germany - 08-18-2005

THE NIGHT IN LISBOA - musical voyage to Portugal - 08-11-2005

BEYOND THE MYSTERIES OF MIDDLE-EASTERN MUSIC - musical voyage to Southwest Asia - 08-04-2005

THE ORIENT UNVEILED - musical voyage to the Far East - ` 07-28-2005

ESTONIA - A LAND OF MUSIC - 07-21-2005

"UP NORTH'' - A MUSICAL VOYAGE TO CANADA - 07-14-2005

ICELAND - LAND OF FIRE AND ICE - REVISITED - 07-07-2005

CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES GOES OUTBACK - Musical Voyage to Australia - 02-23-2005

ICELAND - LAND OF FIRE AND ICE" - Musical Voyage to Iceland - 01-26-2005

300 MINUTES AROUND THE WORLD - 2004 - 09-06-2004

POLISH MUSIC BEYOND CHOPIN AND GORECKI - Musical Voyage to Poland 09-01-2004

THE LAND OF FIRE - Musical Voyage to Azerbaijan - 08-23-2004

IN SEARCH OF UIRAPURU - Musical Voyage to Latin America - 08-11-2004

UNCHAINED MELODIES - Musical Voyage to the Former Soviet Republics - 08-09-2004

AFRICA SINGS - Musical Voyage to Africa - 07-26-2004

TALES FROM EMERALD ISLE - Musical Journey to Ireland - 07-12-2004

FROM PRAHA TO BRATISLAVA - Musical Journey to the Czech and Slovakia 06-30-2004

SPLENDOURS OF TOPKAPI - Musical Journey to Turkey - 06-07-2004

DREAM OF CHERRY BLOSSOMS - Classical Discoveries goes to Japan - 05-24-2004

A MUSICAL PORTRAIT OF SOUTH AFRICAN COMPOSERS - 09-17-2003

VIVA BRITANNIA - 07-25-2003

MIDDLE-EASTERN CLASSICAL COMPOSERS - 07-23-2003

POLISH MUSIC BEYOND CHOPIN AND GORECKI - Musical Voyage to Poland - 03-26-2003

IRISH MUSIC MIX - 03-19-2003

THE END OF SILK ROAD - program devoted to Chinese music and western composers influenced by the East 02-05-2003

MUSIC FROM AZERBAIJAN - 01-30-2003

VIVA LA FRANCE - 07-17-2002

LITHUANIAN MUSIC - 04-23-2002

HYMN TO APOLLO - Greek music through the Centuries - 03-20-2002

VIVA ITALIA - 11-14-2001

A MUSICAL VOYAGE TO ESTONIA - 10-31-2001

A MUSICAL VOYAGE TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND - 06-26-2001

A MUSICAL VOYAGE TO CANADA - 05-15-2001

POLISH MUSIC BEYOND CHOPIN AND GORECKI - Musical Voyage to Poland - 05-01-2001

AMERICAN COMPOSERS AND PERFORMERS MEMORIALS:
HENRY BRANT- 06-20-2008 || NORMAN DELLO JOIO- 07-30-2008 || LOU HARRISON- 02-12-2003 || ROBERT HELPS- 12-05-2001 || ALAN HOVHANESS- 06-26-2009 | 06-22-2005 | 06-27-2000

9/11 SPECIAL TRIBUTES : 09-06-2006 | 09-10-2004 | 09-10-2003 | 09-11-2002

OPERAS BY AMERICAN COMPOSERS : Aaron Coopland - "The Second Huricane" || Philip Glass, and Robert Moran - The Juniper Tree || Stefania De Kenessey - "The Other Wise Man" || James DeMars - Guadalupe, Our Lady of the Roses || Howard Hanson - Merry Mount || Robert Kurka - "The Good Soldier Schweik" || Douglas Moore - "The Devil & Daniel Webster" || Robert Moran - "The Dracula Diary" || The Juniper Tree || Frank J. Oteri - "Machunas" || William Grant Still - "Highway One, USA " || Nancy Van De Vate - Where the Cross is Made |

For more American composers go to: "Spotlight On", Musical Portrait of Composer and for American performers to Spotlight On Performers.

SPOTLIGHT ON or MUSICAL PORTRAIT OF COMPOSER:
total or partial programs devoted to one composer

IN STUDIO GUESTS - live interviews
BETH ANDERSON - American composer - 06-16-2004 and 04-10-2001
LARRY BELL - American composer - 08-31-2005
DEREK BERMEL - American composer - 10-14-2009 | 09-16-2009
LISA BIELAWA - American composer - 08-26-2009
GEORGE CRUMB - American composer - 09-16-2009 - 80th Birthday Celebration
NANCY BLOOMER DEUSSEN - American composer - 10-06-2004
RICHARD BROOKS - American composer - 08-28-2002
BOUDEWIJN BUCKINX - Belgian composer - 05-28-2008 and 03-19-2003
CARSON P. COOMAN - American composer - 08-09-2006
HALIM EL-DABH - Egyptian/American composer - 05-13-2009-a
DANIEL DORFF - American composer - 10-08-2008
ERIC EWAZEN - American composer - 06-20-2007 and 09-20-2001
ROSS EDWARDS - Australian composer - 02-23-2005
STEVEN R. GERBER - American composer - June 25, 2008
EDWARD GREEN - American composer - 06-22-2006
JENNIFER HIGDON - American composer - 08-02-2006 and 07-14-2004
ALISTAR HINTON - English composer - 06-23-2004
KATHERINE HOOVER - American composer - 03-15-2006
PAUL LANSKY - American composer - 10-08-2008
CHRIS LASTOWICKA - American composer - 09-09-2009-a
ELODIE LAUTEN - American composer - 07-22-2009-a | 12-27-2007-a | 12-29-2004 | 07-16-2003 and before 2001
LUKAS LIGETI - Austrian/Hungarian composer - 01-27-2010
STEVEN MACKEY - American composer - 12-28-2007
JON MAGNUSSEN - American composer - 10-15-2004
BEATA MOON - Korean/American composer - 12-08-2004
ROBERT MORAN - American composer - 10-08-2008 | 01-05-2007 | 12-15-2004 | 06-14-2004 and before 2001
PAUL MORAVEC - American composer - 10-14-2009 | 12-27-2007 | 08-29-2007 | 09-07-2005
FRANK J. OTERI - American composer - 09-05-2007 | 08-20-2006 | 07-19-2004
ALLA PAVLOVA - Russian/American composer - 07-11-2007
VANGELIS PETSALIS - Greek composer - 05-28-2003
JOHN PSATHAS - New Zealand composer - 04-23-2008
ARNOLD ROSNER - American composer - 08-19-2009 | 11-03-2005 -Tribute only and before 2001
ANDREW RUDIN - American composer 12-09-2009 | 10-14-2009
RUTH SCHONTHAL - American composer - 07-31-2002
LUIZ SIMAS - Brazilian composer - 05-12-2004
FRANK JAMES STANECK - American composer - 09-03-2003 | 08-22-2002
MICHAEL TORKE - American composer 07-19-2006
RAYMOND WOJCIK - American composer - 10-08-2008 | 12-27-2007
RAIN WORTHINGTON - American composer - 07-01-2009

SPOTLIGHT ON or MUSICAL PORTRAIT - ONLY
GEORGE ANTHEIL - American composer - 02-03-2006
HENRY BRANT - American composer - 06-20-2008 JOHN CAGE - American composer - 12-29-2002
CHARLES CAMILLIERI - Maltese composer - 01-16-2009 and 01-14-2004
HENRY COWELL - American composer - 09-16-2005 10-22-2003 and 09-24-2004
NORMAN DELLO JOIO - American composer - 07-30-2008
DAVID DIAMOND - American composer - 06-30-2005
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY - American composer - 11-24-2004
TAN DUN - Chinese composer - 09-03-2004
GARETH FARR - New Zealand composer - 03-01-2004 - Leap year birthday tribute to young New Zealand composer
MORTON FELDMAN - American composer - 06-08-2003
BARBARA HARBACH - American composer/performer - 08-08-2007
ROY HARRIS - American composer - 09-29-2004
ALAN HOVHANESS - American composer
02-24-2010 | 06-26-2009 | 03-08-2007 | 03-24-2006 | 06-22-2005 | 03-15-2005 | 03-01-2004 | 03-05-2003 | 03-05-2002 | 06-27-2000
WOJCIECH KILAR - Polish composer - 08-15-2007 - 75-th birthday tribute - 07-31-2001 - unknown symphonic and choral output of the composer that is known mostly for film music
JAROSLAV KRCEK - Czech composer - 01-30-2002 - composing output of Director of "Capella Istropolitana" not know for his composing skills
GYORGY LIGETI - Hungarian/Austrian composer - 06-15-2006
PAWEL LUKASZEWSKI - Polish composer - 06-05-2009
ARVO PART - Estonian composer - 10-15-2003
URMAS SISASK - Estonian composer - 05-12-2004
KAIKHOSRU SORABJI - English composer - 07-11-2005
WILLIAM GRANT STILL - American composer - 02-16-2005
LEPO SUMERA - Estonian composer - 09-24-2003
CARLOS SURNACH - American/Spanish composer - 07-13-2005
YOICHI TOGAWA - Japanese composer 02-26-2003
PETER VAHI - Estonian composer - 06-19-2002
PETERIS VASKS - Latvian composer - 04-19-2006
ERIC WHITACRE - American composer - 01-21-2004 - emerging American composer specializing in choir music

BEFORE 20-th CENTURY
GIOVANNI VALENTINI (1583-1649) - 01-19-2005

Top of Page SPOTLIGHT ON PERFORMERS AND OTHER MUSIC PERSONALITIES:

STUDIO GUESTS:
GISELE BEN-DOR - conductor - 08-11-2004
JERRY BOWLES - Editor of the Contemporary Classical Music Portal, Sequenza 21 - 09-05-2007
BRUCE BRUBAKER - pianist - 10-15-2004
TOM CHIU - the founder, 1st violinist of Flux Quartet and composer - 12-29-2006
ELEM ELEY - baritone - 10-08-2008
CLIPPER ERICKSON - pianist - 09-08-2005
ELIZABETH FARNUM - soprano - 08-28-2003
JAMES FREEMAN, - conductor of Orchestra 2001 - 09-16-2003
ALAN HARLER - choir conductor - 04-23-2003
ANDREW KIRKMAN - director of The Binchois Consort and conductor of Rutgers Collegium Musicum - 03-24-2006 and 11-10-2004
BARBARA OLDHAM - horn soloist - QUINTET OF THE AMERICAS - 04-26-2006
WALTER SIMMONS - Musicologist, Critic, CD Producer and Writer - 07-03-2009 | 08-13-2003
TIMOTHY SMITH - Assistant Conductor of Rutgers Collegium Musicum - 10-08-2008
SO PERCUSSION - Quartet - 08-05-2009-a
DANIEL SPALDING - conductor - 08-05-2009
BECKY STAROBIN - president of Bridge Records - 07-25-2008
DAVID STAROBIN - guitarist - 07-25-2008
ELAINE VANDER PLATE HELD - pianist - 08-04-2004

SPOTLIGHT ONLY:
MARIA CRISTINA KIEHR - soprano - 05-17-2004
VIVA STOKOWSKI - conductor - 10-01-2004

MUSICAL MEMORIAL TRIBUTES:

"YESTERDAY' - IN MEMORY OF JIM NETTLETON - 10-21-2009
MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO NORMAN DELLO JOIO - 07-30-2008
MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN - 07-18-2008
IN MEMORY OF HENRY BRANT - PIONEER OF SPATIAL MUSIC - 06-20-2008
IN MEMORIUM OF THE VICTIMS OF 9/11 - 09-06-2006
MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO GYORGY LIGETI - 06-15-2006
HOVHANESSES 5TH ANNIVERSARY MEMORIAL TRIBUTE - 06-22-2005
WE REMEMBER - 09/11 MEMORIAL - 09-10-2004
MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO HENRI LEDROIT - 05-10-2004
MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO LOU HARRISON - 02-12-2003
MADE IN THE USA - 09/11 MEMORIAL - 09-10-2003
REMEMBERING THE VICTIMS OF TERRORISM AND WAR - 09-11-2002
IN MEMORY OF GEORGE HARRISON - 12-05-2001
IN MEMORY OF ROBERT HELPS - 12-05-2001
MUSIC OF MOURNING - 09-13-2001
HOVHANESSES MEMORIAL TRIBUTE - 06-27-2000

Top of Page PROGRAMS DEVOTED TO AVANT-GARDE / ELECTRONIC MUSIC:
From summer 2008 CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES GOES AVANT-GARDE is featured as a weekly program - go to playlists to find details in special avant-garde playlist section from 2007

A PROFILE OF BRIDGE RECORDS - 07-25-2008
A MEMORIAL TRBUTE TO KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN - 07-18-2008
WARSAW AUTUMN - THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY - PART 2 - 09-07-2007
WARSAW AUTUMN - THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY - PART 1 - 08-31-2007
FOCUS ON PULITZER PRIZE WINNING COMPOSITIONS - 07-06-2007
FELDMANATHON / FLUX O-MANIA - Morton Feldman's - String Quartet No. 2 & Flux Quartet Marathon - 12-29-2006
CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES GOES AVANT-GARDE - SUMMER 2006 - Part 1 - 08-18-2006 | Part 2 - 08-25-2006 | Part 3 - 09-01-2006
MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO GYORGY LIGETI (1923-2006) - 06-15-2006
SPOTLIGHT ON MORTON FELDMAN - 06-08-2003
SPOTLIGHT ON JOHN CAGE - 12-29-2002

OTHER SPECIALS:

EASTERN MOODS - CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES GOES JAZZ.- 12-06-2009
POLISH MOODS - CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES GOES JAZZ.- 11-08-2009
TREASURES OF EARLY MUSIC - PART 1-7 - Summer Series of Programs devoted to little known repertoire before 1750 -
08-29-2009 | 08-22-2009 | 08-15-2009 | 08-08-2009 | 07-24-2009 | 07-18-2009 | 07-17-2009
VOICES FROM HEAVEN - Choral music from around the world throughout the centuries - 08-12-2009 | 10-04-2006 | 01-27-2006
VOICES FROM HEAVEN - AVANT-GARDE EDITION - 08-12-2009-a
CONCERTO, CONCERTO.......!!! - 06-12-2009
CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES GOES TO MUSEUM - 07-06-2009
EARLY MUSIC BASH - 06-19-2009
OUR PLANET EARTH - celebration of Earth Day - 04-22-2009
OUR PLANET EARTH - AVANT-GARDE EDITION- celebration of Earth Day - 04-22-2009-a
CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES GOES TO WASHINGTON - GHOSTS OF THE PAST - 10-31-2008
A PROFILE OF BRIDGE RECORDS - 07-25-2008
HAPPY BIRTHDAY VALENTIN - 70th Birthday celebration of Valentin Silvestrov - 11-02-2007
TRICK OR TREATS? - 10-31-2007 | 10-30-2002 - devoted to music inspired by ghosts and monsters and also paid respect to European tradition - Memorial Day.
WARSAW AUTUMN - THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY - PART 2 - 09-07-2007
WARSAW AUTUMN - THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY - PART 1 - 08-31-2007
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAAN AND WOJCIECH - 75-th birthday tribute to Jaan Raats and Wojciech Kilar - 08-15-2007
FOCUS ON PULITZER PRIZE WINNING COMPOSITIONS - 07-06-2007
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE - Valentine special - 02-21-2007
SURPRISES FROM BAROQUE AND BEFORE - 01-16-2007
FELDMANATHON / FLUX O-MANIA - Morton Feldman's - String Quartet No. 2 & Flux Quartet Marathon - 12-29-2006
SPORTS, SPORTS, SPORTS - music inspired by various sports - 07-13-2006
SO YOUNG - Program devoted to music of Young Composers - under-30’s - 12-31-2005
ROYAL FANFARES - or music about the kings, for the kings and by the kings (and other royalties) - 08-29-2005
SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING...? - 08-15-2005
FRIDAY MORNING WITH PULITZER PRIZE WINNERS - 07-22-2005
AMERICAN MUSIC FOR MEMORIAL DAY - 05-30-2005
EARTH DAY WITH CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES - 04-20-2005
CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES GOES TO WASHINGTON - 10-29-2004
WAR AND PEACE - 08-30-2004
IN MEMORIAM - 05-31-2004 - whole program devoted to American composers
HAPPY PRESIDENTS DAY - 02-16-2004 - whole program devoted to American composers
BE MY VALENTINE - 02-14-2004 - American music for Valentines Day - whole program devoted to American composers
MUSIC FOR UNUSUAL INSTRUMENTS - Part 2 - 01-31-2004
MUSIC FOR UNUSUAL INSTRUMENTS - Part 1 - program devoted to instruments rarely used in classical repertoire as for example: tar, accordion, harmonica, tap dancer (feet),hand bells, castanets, electric guitar, shofar, didjeridu, etc. 01-30-2004
FOCUS ON YOUNG COMPOSERS - 01-21-2004 - program focused on young composers from age 14 to 40.
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL - 08-06-2003 - devoted to compositions inspired by animals and other living creatures
GOODBYE AND HELLO TO CRI - 05-07-2003
IN THE SHADOW OF THE FAMOUS - 04-30-2003 - devoted to lesser known composers - family members of more famous Baroque composers
BEYOND THE EARTHLY SPHERES - 01-16-2002 - Music inspired by astronomy and space
CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES GOES TO MOVIES - 08-02-2001 - program devoted to film music composers

PROGRAMS DEVOTED TO EARLY MUSIC :
programs devoted to little known early music composers and compositions.

TREASURES OF EARLY MUSIC - PART 1-7 - Summer Series of Programs devoted to little known repertoire before 1750
08-29-2009 | 08-22-2009 | 08-15-2009 | 08-08-2009 | 07-24-2009 | 07-18-2009 | 07-17-2009
EARLY MUSIC BASH - 06-19-2009
A MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE, AND BAROQUE CHRISTMAS
12-24-2008 | 12-21-2007 | 12-22-2006 | 12-24-2005 | 12-24-2004 | 12-24-2003| 12-23-2002 | 12-24-2001 - annual program - last "Classical Discoveries" before Christmas
SURPRISES FROM BAROQUE AND BEFORE - 01-16-2007 | 09-18-2002
THE GLORIOUS SOUND OF THE POLISH BAROQUE - 05-24-2006
A VISIT WITH ANDREW KIRKMAN - director of The Binchois Consort and conductor of Rutgers Collegium Musicum - 03-24-2006 | 11-10-2004
SPOTLIGHT ON ITALIAN COMPOSER GIOVANNI VALENTINI (1583-1649) - 01-19-2005
MUSIC BY THE NUNS OF ITALIAN BAROQUE - 12-31-2004
MUSICAL PORTRAIT OF MARIA CRISTINA KIEHR - soprano - 05-17-2004
MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO HENRI LEDROIT - countertenor - 05-10-2004
EARLY MUSIC BASH - 10-25-2003 and 11-01-2003
IN THE SHADOW OF THE FAMOUS - 04-30-2003 - devoted to lesser known composers - family members of more famous Baroque composers
FOCUS ON WOMEN COMPOSERS FROM BAROQUE AND BEFORE - 03-05-2003
MUSICAL VOYAGE TO THE PAST - 08-30-2001 | 08-28-2001
BLAST FROM THE PAST - 12-28-2003 - Oldies - dance music (from 1200 till 1750)

EARLY OPERAS PRESENTATIONS:
Francesca Caccini - ''La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d'Alcina'' | Francesco Cavalli - "Ercole Amante" | Claudio Monteverdi - ''The Return of Ulysses" | Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - "La Serva Padrona | Francesco Provenzale - "La Colomba Ferita" | Tomas de Torrejon y Velasco - La purpura de la rosa | Antonio Vivaldi - "Farnace". 

PRESENTED OPERAS:

Francesca Caccini - ''La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d'Alcina''
Daniel Catan - "Florencia en el Amazonas"
Francesco Cavalli - Ercole Amante
Aaron Coopland - "The Second Huricane"
James DeMars - Guadalupe, Our Lady of the Roses
Carlos Franzetti - "Corpus Evita"
Philip Glass, and Robert Moran - The Juniper Tree
Osvaldo Golijov - "Ainadamar"
Uzeyir Hajibeyov - Koroghlu" (The Blind Man's Son)
Howard Hanson - Merry Mount
Peggy Glanville Hicks - " The Transposed Heads"
Andrejs Jansons - "Wonderbird"
Stefania De Kenessey - "The Other Wise Man"
Vladimir Kojoukharov - Le Paradis Des Chats (Cats Paradise)
Olli Kortekangas - Messenius and Lucia
Bronius Kutavicius - Lokys (The Bear)
Robert Kurka - "The Good Soldier Schweik"
Jukka Linkola - The Journey
Stanislaw Moniuszko - Halka"
Stanislaw Moniuszko - "Haunted Manor"
Claudio Monteverdi - ''The Return of Ulysses''
Xavier Montsalvatge - El Gato Con Botas (Puss-in-Boots)
Douglas Moore - "The Devil & Daniel Webster"
Robert Moran - "The Dracula Diary"
Robert Moran and Philip Glass - The Juniper Tree
Frank J. Oteri - "Machunas"
Krzysztof Penderecki - "Ubu Rex"
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - "La Serva Padrona
Rachel Portman - "The Little Prince "
Francesco Provenzale - "La Colomba Ferita"
Einojuhani Rautavaara - Alexis Kivi
Miroslav Skoryk - Moses
Eino Tamberg - "Cyrano de Bergerac"
Tomas de Torrejon y Velasco - La purpura de la rosa
Armen Tigranian - "Anoush"
Armen Tigranian - "David-Beg"
Roger Waters - ''Ça Ira'' (There is Hope)
Nancy Van De Vate - Where the Cross is Made
Ralph Vaughan-Williams - "The Poisoned Kiss"
Antonio Vivaldi - "Farnace"

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updated: 03-12-2010 at 19:30