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Halloween Radio Show Vampires Werewolves & More

Vampires! Werewolves! Frankenstein’s monster! The Mummy! Edgar Allan Poe! Not to mention, Boris Karloff and Christopher Lee…

All will be represented this morning, as I take to the airwaves for my annual show devoted to presentiments of Hallowe’en.

Thank you again for your generosity during last week’s membership drive. We raked in a lot of dough. However, the station is still a little short of its $60,000 goal. Don’t worry, we won’t be pitching this week, beyond a reminder, perhaps, at the top of the hour, but WPRB is leaving its pledge page up through the end of the week, just in case you find you’ve got some extra cash burning a hole in your pocket or you’ve inherited some bones from a rich uncle. If that’s the case, consider acquiring some nice stickers, access to downloads, a calendar, or some sporty WPRB apparel by donating here:

http://wprb.com/wprb-membership-drive-2016/

Thank you for keeping WPRB… ALIIIIIIIIIIIVE.

We’ll be holding flashlights under our chins, from 6 to 11 a.m. EDT, on WPRB 103.3 FM and at wprb.com. The bridge is out; you’ll have to spend the night, on Classic Ross Amico.

October 27, 2016
Spooky Classics with Karloff & Lee for Halloween

Grab a second cup of coffee and join me, if you haven’t already. It’s a morning of spooky classics, as we look ahead to Hallowe’en.

Among our tricks and treats will be recordings of Boris Karloff and Christopher Lee, revered for their onscreen personifications of classic movie monsters. Karloff will narrate Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” – you need to tune in if only to hear how he relishes his final line, giving it a delightfully macabre spin – and Lee will prove himself a quick-change artist in his portrayal of all the characters (including the Princess!) in Igor Stravinsky’s take on the Faust legend, “The Soldier’s Tale.”

It’s a steady diet of jack o’lanterns and candy corn until 11:00 EDT, on WPRB 103.3 FM and at wprb.com.

October 27, 2016
Spooky Halloween Music on WPRB

Now that you’ve pledged your support to all – or at least one – of my radio stations (and I hope you have), it’s time to sit back and enjoy some music.

At the height of this most glorious season comes the greatest of holidays – Hallowe’en! Hallowe’en has always been my favorite. I love it so, I spell it with an apostrophe, just to extend the pleasure.

This Thursday morning on WPRB, we’ll get a leg up on the mischief and the incipient tooth decay, with a blend of the chillies and the sillies. We’ll hear spooky works like André Caplet’s “Conte fantastique” (after Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death”), Henry Cowell’s “The Banshee,” and George Crumb’s “A Haunted Landscape,” alongside such light-hearted treats as Kurt Schwertsik’s “Dracula’s House-and-Court Music,” Frederic Curzon’s “Dance of an Ostracised Imp,” and Billy Mayerl’s “Bats in the Belfry.” In addition, Christopher Lee will give a virtuoso performance, assuming all the roles, in Igor Stravinsky’s take on the Faust legend, “The Soldier’s Tale.”

The best preventative for having your trees draped with toilet paper is to join me tomorrow morning from 6 to 11 EDT, on WPRB 103.3 FM or at wprb.com. We’ll be cutting holes in our parents’ bed sheets and handing out dimes to make the kids sad, on Classic Ross Amico.

October 27, 2016
Support Classical Music Before Winter Arrives

The day of reckoning is upon us!

October is membership month at WWFM – The Classical Network, and while we have been soft pitching for weeks, today we take to the air waves to rake up the stragglers like so many autumn leaves.

We’ve affectionately dubbed October Procrastinator’s Amnesty Month. Believe me, we know what it’s like to put things off. Often, it’s not so much procrastination as it is simply not having enough time, the needs of the moment generally foremost in our thoughts. But with autumn upon us, it’s time to be like the ant, not the grasshopper, and to fortify ourselves against the winter.

Think of the cozy months ahead, and how we warm your cockles around the clock with music from Abel to Zelenka. You can also warm yourself with our “What Makes It Great” mug. Named for Rob Kapilow’s popular show, the mug answers its own question. Turn it around, and it on the reverse you’ll find the exclamation “You!” It’s because of you that we are able to pay for programs like “What Makes It Great.” We are only as good as our member support. The mug is yours for a contribution to The Classical Network in the amount of $75. If you commit to a sustaining membership of $5 a month, we’ll send it to you for $60 (charged in monthly installments, of course). That $15 in savings will buy you a lot of cider.

The sooner we reach 3500 members, the sooner we get back to uninterrupted music. So lend us a hand, won’t you? Your vital contribution will fortify us as the days grow shorter. Make your commitment at wwfm.org, or by calling 1-888-232-1212.

We can enjoy the fiddling once the stores are full. Thank you, as always, for your warming support!

October 26, 2016
Classical Music Jukebox WWFM Procrastinators Amnesty

Coming up! Music by Dmitri Shostakovich, Domenico Scarlatti, Johan Helmich Roman, Benjamin Britten, Franz Lehar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Bedrich Smetana, and more.

Put another dime in the jukebox, baby! I’ll be spinning the platters for the next three hours to help elicit your support, as we continue with our Procrastinator’s Amnesty Membership Drive, from 4 to 7 p.m. EDT, on WWFM – The Classical Network and at wwfm.org.

Thanks for donating online, or calling us at 1-888-232-1212!

October 26, 2016

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