When is cauliflower not good for you? When it turns out that it’s actually Mount St. Helens.

Mount St. Helens blew on May 18, 1980, killing 57 people, reducing hundreds of square miles to wasteland, and causing over $1 billion in damage. It also happened to inspire a symphony by Alan Hovhaness. You’ll hear it today on The Classical Network, as we celebrate Hovhaness’ birthday (b. 1911).

We’ll also have music by Greek composer Nikos Skalkottas (b. 1904), one of the great film themes by Bruce Broughton (b. 1945), and a concerto by my favorite of the sons of Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (b. 1714).

Are you planning on “Giving Bach?” Be one of 500 to make a donation by March 21 – Johann Sebastian Bach’s birthday – and we’ll cancel fundraising on that day and simply enjoy his music. Furthermore, we’ll host a free concert that evening at Miller Chapel on the campus of Princeton Theological Seminary, with musicians of New York’s Trinity Wall Street performing a selection of his cantatas and organ works.

Contribute today at wwfm.org, or call during regular business hours at 1-888-232-1212. As always, thank you for your support of WWFM – The Classical Network.