Today marks the anniversary of the birth of Montague Phillips (1885-1969). Phillips composed in many different genres, but he is probably best known for the light music classics he wrote between the wars. They’re the perfect antidote to an arduous beginning of the work week. Enjoy some of it as part of an hour of British Light Music, this Monday evening at 6:00.

We’ll also observe the birthdays of American composer George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931) and Finnish composer Joonas Kokkonen (1921-1996). We’ll sample from their music and much more this afternoon, beginning at 4:00 EST, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.

Montague Phillips on Dutton Vocalion Records