Tonight marks the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. I hope you’ll join me on WWFM – The Classical Network for a three-hour musical warm-up.
We’ll savor performances by legendary Brazilian musicians such as Bidu Sayão, Guiomar Novaes, and Laurindo Almeida, music by Brazilian composers such as Camargo Guarnieri and Heitor Villa-Lobos, a few works inspired by Brazil, plenty of traditional Brazilian music, and of course an assortment of Olympic fanfares and occasional pieces written for past games.
Listen in your sneakers and sweats. Tune in from 4 to 7 p.m. EDT, at 89.1 FM or online at wwfm.org.