Far too many great musicians traded in their instruments for the harp last year. This morning on WPRB, we’ll remember some of those we lost in 2016.

In the second of two programs, we’ll celebrate the artistry of composers Leslie Bassett, Pierre Boulez, Marcel Farago, Ursula Mamlok, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and Steven Stucky, conductors Gilbert Kaplan, Louis Lane and Otto-Werner Mueller, cellists Jules Eskin and Heinrich Schiff, oboist Neil Black, countertenor Russell Oberlin, harmonica player Toots Thielemans, choral director Gregg Smith, and the 64 members of the Red Army Choir.

We remember those who have moved on to that great orchestra in the sky, this morning from 6 to 11 EST, on WPRB 103.3 FM and at wprb.com. Even in the hereafter, we’re stuck in the third tier, on Classic Ross Amico.