Ah, the crinkle of shrink wrap. That’s what was heard in my home yesterday, as I began piling up CDs released over the past months that I haven’t been able to work into any of my shows. Thematic programming can be a challenge – admittedly therein lies a lot of the fun – but there is much music of worth that can fall through the cracks.

This Thursday morning on WPRB, we’ll have a chance to enjoy some fairly recent recordings issued by Albion Records (the label of the Ralph Vaughan Williams Society), Azica Records, Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), Bridge Records, Inc., Centaur Records, Inc., Chandos Records, innova Recordings, Naxos, New World Records, Other Minds Records, and the Sono Luminus label, among others. If something catches your ear, record information will be made available at wprb.com.

Perhaps you’ll get some ideas for inspired stocking stuffers or hear something worthwhile on which to blow your Hanukkah gelt. Join me for a full playlist of interesting 2017 releases, this Thursday morning from 6 to 11 EST, on WPRB 103.3 FM and wprb.com. We’ll find release in the new, on Classic Ross Amico.