It’s Antonio Vivaldi’s birthday! I hope you’ll join me today in celebrating “The Red Priest,” alongside Bernard Haitink, Carlos Surinach, and Alexander Goedicke.

We’ll also enjoy chamber music by Felix Mendelssohn and Leoš Janáček, on this week’s “Music from Marlboro” tonight at 6.

Of course, we’re celebrating Bach all month long. Tune in this afternoon to hear Bach’s reimagining of a Vivaldi concerto, and some of his own music transcribed most ingeniously by Johannes Brahms.

Have you become one of the Bach 500 yet? Call us now, and help us cancel fundraising on March 21st, Bach’s birthday. The number is 1-888-232-1212. Or join us online at wwfm.org. 500 donations in any amount will result in our being able to listen to just Bach’s music on his birthday.

Do it now! Then enjoy the programming you’ve made possible, from 4 to 7 p.m. EST. Thank you for your support of WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.