With Halloween safely in our rear view mirror, I guess this is about as autumnal as it’s going to get. This Thursday morning on WPRB, we’ll ignore the stubborn temperatures and the tenacious greenery to celebrate the joy and melancholy of this most exhilarating of seasons.

We’ll have a vibrant mix of concerted works, works for voice, solo instrumental and chamber music, and even symphonies, in praise of apples, Bacchus, and the colors of autumn.

Get ready for the mother of all leaf fights, this Thursday morning from 6 to 11 EDT, on WPRB 103.3 FM and wprb.com. I’ll be fortifying myself with pie and cider, on Classic Ross Amico.