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Warm Autumn Blues on WPRB

Why is it whenever I do one of these shows, it’s projected to hit 75 degrees?

This Thursday morning on WPRB, it’s our annual tribute to Autumn – and as usual, she’s a no-show. Face it, folks, a handful of days excepted, it’s been an unusually warm season, and some of the trees don’t seem to know what to do. I guess it’s good for the deer, but the rest of us are starving – for hot cider, November woods, wool sweaters, and migrating geese. Halloween is past; bring it on already!

Still, a few of the trees seem to have gotten the memo. This one goes out to them. Maybe the rest will pick up on the vibe already. Tune in for some color commentary, this Thursday morning from 6 to 11 EDT, on WPRB 103.3 FM and wprb.com. The times they are a-changin’, even if the leaves aren’t, on Classic Ross Amico.

November 2, 2017
Autumn Music on WPRB

With Halloween safely in our rear view mirror, I guess this is about as autumnal as it’s going to get. This Thursday morning on WPRB, we’ll ignore the stubborn temperatures and the tenacious greenery to celebrate the joy and melancholy of this most exhilarating of seasons.

We’ll have a vibrant mix of concerted works, works for voice, solo instrumental and chamber music, and even symphonies, in praise of apples, Bacchus, and the colors of autumn.

Get ready for the mother of all leaf fights, this Thursday morning from 6 to 11 EDT, on WPRB 103.3 FM and wprb.com. I’ll be fortifying myself with pie and cider, on Classic Ross Amico.

November 1, 2017
Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder Halloween Terrors on WPRB

At its climaxes, Arnold Schoenberg’s “Gurrelieder” makes Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand” sound like chamber music.

This Thursday morning on WPRB, we’ll sample from Schoenberg’s early exercise in Romantic excess, as we attempt to dodge the undead hordes on their wild hunt. It will be one of many wild rides we’ll endure, in our desperation to cling to life and soul, as we are assailed by wave after wave of Halloween terrors.

We’ll be set upon by Victor Hugo’s djinns (twice). We’ll be tempted and tormented by Goethe’s Erlkönig (three times). We’ll bolt for our lives with Robert Burns’ Tam O’Shanter (again, thrice). We’ll encounter a literal night mare in a Norwegian wood (once is enough). We’ll take a couple of short rides in fast machines. And we’ll ride with the Devil, over and over again.

You can flee the Abyss, but you can’t hide, this Thursday morning from 6 to 11 EDT, on WPRB 103.3 FM and wprb.com. We’re going to get you every witch way, on Classic Ross Amico.

October 26, 2017
Diabolical Halloween Music on WPRB

The music is so compelling, it’s diabolical!

This Thursday morning on WPRB, with the approach of Halloween, prepare yourself for some wild rides. There will be heart-pounding sprints through nocturnal forests; breathless pursuits by witches, demons, and djinns; and white-knuckle plunges into the abyss.

We’ll hurtle out of control, as modes of transportation go awry, cower under the blankets at the call of ghostly huntsmen, and even experience a literal “night mare.”

We’ll be pursued, kidnapped, and narrowly avert damnation, this Thursday morning, from 6 to 11 EDT, on WPRB 103.3 FM and wprb.com. If we’re not exactly pure, at least we’re chased, on Classic Ross Amico.

October 25, 2017
Support Eclectic Radio WPRB 103.3 FM

In the sage words of Groucho Marx, the Lord Alps those who Alp themselves.

While that may very well be true, the programming you enjoy on WPRB 103.3 FM is made possible through the generosity of listeners in our community. A little-known fact about WPRB is that, although it is the radio station of Princeton University, it is independently owned and funded. That means we rely on those of you in the community who believe strongly enough in our mission, eclecticism and passion – and yes, our music and the manner in which we present it – to dig deep and drop something into our penny jar.

As we continue to enjoy this morning’s “mountain” music, please consider taking a moment to follow the link below to learn more. You’ll find some updates about the station and get a glimpse of the fall thank you gifts.

http://wprb.com/wprb-fundraising-drive-fall-2017/

WPRB’s “silent drive” runs through November 17. Thank you in advance for your tax-deductible donation.

P.S. If you donate now, you might even be able to get a swig from the barrel. Just do so quietly; we don’t want to trigger an avalanche (hence the silent drive).

October 19, 2017

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