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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
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
10 Reasons Halloween is the Best Holiday
TEN THINGS THAT MAKE HALLOWE’EN GREAT (in no particular order)
1. You can dress like a pirate, and no one will say anything
1. “The Devil Rides Out” (Also known as “The Devil’s Bride,” being shown on Turner Classic Movies: TCM tonight at 6:15 ET)
1. Edgar Allan Poe
http://www.nps.gov/edal/index.htm
1. At last! A holiday with minimal family obligations (if you don’t have kids)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick-or-treating
1. Jack-o’-Lanterns!
The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze
1. Mischief!
http://coaches.answerology.com/index.aspx/question/3221105_Soap-the-windows-Steal-the-gate-Move-the-steps-What-Halloween-tricks-did-you-do-when-young-.html
1. How much candy is too much candy? Let’s find out!
http://www.thekitchn.com/this-is-what-your-favorite-halloween-candy-says-about-you-225158
1. Colored leaves, moody skies, and that old devil moon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Men_Contemplating_the_Moon
1. Samuel Ramey as Mefistofele
1. 2am return to Standard Time. An extra hour of Hallowe’en!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11965818/What-time-do-the-clocks-go-back-in-the-US-November-1st-2015.html

Have a good time, everyone!
October 31, 2015
Halloween Radio Show Spooky & Silly Sounds

At the height of the 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 head start 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.”

The best preventative for having your tree branches draped with toilet paper is to join me tomorrow morning from 6 to 11 ET, on WPRB 103.3 FM or online at wprb.com. We’ll be cutting holes in our parents’ bed sheets and rubbing our cheeks with burnt cork a few days early, on Classic Ross Amico.

October 28, 2015

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