
Classical Discoveries" presents rarely heard repertoire all year long, but occassionally features programs partially or totally devoted to one topic.
To locate these special programs you can go directly to below links:
ANNUAL PROGRAMS |
MUSIC MARATHONS |
MUSIC BY WOMEN AND BLACK COMPOSERS |
SPOTLIGHTS/FOCUS ON COUNTRIES |
PROGRAMS DEVOTED TO AMERICAN COMPOSERS |
SPOTLIGHT ON or MUSICAL PORTRAIT OF COMPOSER |
SPOTLIGHT ON PERFORMERS AND OTHER MUSIC PERSONALITIES |
MUSICAL MEMORIAL TRIBUTES |
PROGRAMS DEVOTED TO AVANT-GARDE / ELECTRONIC MUSIC |
OTHER SPECIALS |
PROGRAMS DEVOTED TO EARLY MUSIC |
PRESENTED OPERAS
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"
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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
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PROGRAMS DEVOTED TO AMERICAN COMPOSERS :
CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES PRESENTS MUSIC OF PHILIP GLASS AND ROBERT MORAN - 04-01-2009
A PROFILE OF BRIDGE RECORDS - 07-25-2008
CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES GOES AVANT-GARDE - 4TH JULY AMERICAN EDITION - 07-04-2008
VIVA AMERICA and AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
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
AMERICAN MUSIC FOR MEMORIAL DAY - 05-26-2008 |
05-27-2006 |
05-26-2006 |
05-30-2005
FELDMANATHON / FLUX O-MANIA - Morton Feldman's - String Quartet No. 2 & Flux Quartet Marathon - 12-29-2006
CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA
12-23-2009-b |
12-17-2008 |
12-15-2006 |
12-22-2005 |
12-22-2004
A MORNING WITH AMERICAN MUSIC - 08-31-2005
FRIDAY MORNING WITH PULITZER PRIZE WINNERS - 07-22-2005
IN PRAISE OF WOMAN
03-17-2010 |
03-17-2010-a |
03-18-2009 |
03-18-2009-a |
03-19-2008 |
03-21-2007 |
03-15-2006 |
03-16-2005 |
03-17-2004
MUSIC FOR KWANZAA
12-29-2008 |
12-26-2007 |
12-27-2006 |
12-26-2005 |
12-29-2004
CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES GOES TO WASHINGTON - GHOSTS OF THE PAST - 10-31-2008 | 10-29-2004
MUSIC OF AMERICAS
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
HAPPY PRESIDENTS DAY - 02-16-2004
BE MY VALENTINE - 02-14-2004
IN MEMORIAM - 05-31-2004
GOODBYE AND HELLO TO CRI - 05-07-2003
BIRTHDAY AND MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO ALAN HOVHANESS
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
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
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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
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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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