On the air right now: some well-seasoned music by Franz Joseph Haydn. Until 4 p.m. EST, it’s a complete performance of his oratorio “The Seasons.” If you hurry, you might be able to catch a hit of spring! Haydn is a man for all seasons, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.
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Millennial Music & Mortality on WWFM
Boy, do I feel old. One day I wake up, and I realize I’ve been alive long enough for an entire generation of new composers to come of age.
On today’s Noontime Concert, it’s another program featuring musicians from Network for New Music. We’ll hear recent works, including a few premieres, by contemporary composers Rene Orth, Joshua Hey, Sky Macklay, Andrew Hsu, Gabriel Bolaños and Charles Peck, all presented under the unifying theme of “Millennial Music.”
NNM’s mission is to perform new musical works of the highest quality by a diverse array of established and emerging composers; to strengthen the new music community in the Philadelphia region; and to build support for new music by engaging in artistic and institutional collaborations and educational activities.
Founded in 1984, Network for New Music has presented more than 650 works by living composers (of which over 150 they have commissioned) and recorded four CDs for the Albany and Innova labels. The ensemble has held an ongoing residency at Haverford College since 2007.
NNM will present its season opener, “Streams of Sound,” at Philadelphia’s Settlement Music School Mary Louise Curtis Branch, 416 Queen Street, this Sunday at 3 p.m. For more information and a complete schedule, look online at networkfornewmusic.org.
As if a program of millennial music isn’t enough to make me feel acutely the passage of time, our featured work following today’s broadcast concert will be Franz Joseph Haydn’s oratorio “The Seasons.” Haydn’s late masterpiece underpins the cyclical nature of the year with colorful vignettes suggesting the circle of life (and death). I think I’ll just focus on the wit and the wine.
I hope you’ll join me as I stare into the face of my own mortality, from 12 to 4 p.m. EST, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.
“Sharpening the Scythe” (1897), by Ralph Hedley
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Fundraising Goal Achieved Thanks to You!
Well, we made our goal and wrapped up fundraising around 1:00 this afternoon. Thank you again for being there for us for the past 37 years. It’s because of loyal contributors just like you that we are able to keep doing what we do best – that is to say, share the world’s great music – with the kind of passion and commitment you’ve come to expect from The Classical Network.
I hope you’ll join me this afternoon to reap the rewards of your generosity. We’ll celebrate the birthdays today of Johann Friedrich Fasch, Eugene Ormandy, Ignace Paderewski and Carl Maria von Weber, among others, from 4 to 7 p.m. EST.
All in all, a very nice mix, if I do say so myself, for an overcast November afternoon. Pat yourself on the back and cozy in for the kind of music you’ve made possible. Thank you again for keeping us strong at WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.
Hats off to our listener-members!
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Bach $1750 Finale Fundraiser Today
Johann Sebastian Bach died in 1750. By coincidence, we have exactly $1750 left in challenge money.
I hope you’ll join us this morning on The Classical Network for a special Bach finale to our “Gathering of Gratitude” fundraiser. That will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST, and then we will be THROUGH with this autumn campaign! Your dollars will be doubled up to the amount of $1750, and then we are DONE. I hope you will support us TODAY at 1-888-232-1212 or by donating online at wwfm.org. Then stick around and enjoy our weekly broadcast of “Bach at 1.”
Today is also your LAST CHANCE to get in on our celebratory “Gratitude Gala,” which we are all very much looking forward to. The gala will take place at the Mercer County Community College Conference Center, on MCCC’s West Windsor campus, this Friday (Saint Cecilia’s Day), from 6 to 9 p.m. There will be food, there will be drink, there will be conversation with our hosts and celebrity guests, and there will be music, courtesy of Manhattan Chamber Players.
A contribution in the amount of $200 will generate a golden ticket for you and a guest to attend. But we need to hear from you TODAY, in order to get an accurate headcount, so that we’ll be able to pick up enough booze! Again, that number is 1-888-232-1212, or join us online at wwfm.org, and click on donate.
Once we’ve taken care of business, we can put our financial concerns to bed, and I’ll be on at 4:00 with a late afternoon/early evening of music made possible by YOU – including warm acknowledgements of the birthdays today of Johann Friedrich Fasch, Carl Maria von Weber, Ignaz Paderewski and Eugene Ormandy. Of course, there’s plenty more where that came from.
Bach may have died in 1750, but his music is alive and kicking, thanks to the generous support of our listener-members. Thanks so much for 37 years of WWFM – The Classical Network!
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Double Your Impact Support Classical Music Now!
It’s an afternoon of thrills and suspense!
I hope you’ll join us on The Classical Network, as David Osenberg and I sprint to meet another member challenge – today in the amount of $2000.
If we reach $2000 in listener donations, BEFORE 6:00 EST, we’ll get to tally in an ADDITIONAL $2000 toward our fall fundraiser. In other words, that’s a TOTAL OF $4000. Anything you contribute toward the $2000 is DOUBLED. $40 becomes $80… $50 becomes $100… You know the drill.
To get in on the action and really make a difference, please call us before 6 p.m. at 1-888-232-1212, or join us online at wwfm.org.
We’re chipping away at this campaign, and by the end of this afternoon, if we’re successful, we should be in position to wrap things up on Monday morning.
Don’t forget, for a contribution of $200, you can pick up an invitation to our Gathering of Gratitude Gala, which will be held at the Mercer County Community College Conference Center, on the West Windsor campus, next Friday (St. Cecilia’s Day), from 6 to 9 p.m. That invitation is good for you and a guest. There will be food, there will be drink, there will be scintillating conversation with our hosts. And there will be music, lots of music.
Our hope is to always be able to bring you plenty of music, but it’s only possible with the support of our generous listeners. When’s the last time you’ve contributed? Has it been a while? Why not toss us a few bucks? Your bones are doubled.
Once we’ve met this challenge (hopefully), we’ll all be able to kick back and enjoy music by Bernard Herrmann composed for the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, on this week’s “Picture Perfect.”
The Herrmann-Hitch partnership, of course, yielded such classics as “Vertigo,” “North by Northwest” and “Psycho.” We won’t be hearing any of those. Instead, we’ll have less frequently-heard music written for some of their other collaborations – “Marnie,” “The Trouble with Harry,” “The Wrong Man,” “Torn Curtain” and “The Man Who Knew Too Much.”
The suspense is killing us! Help us meet this goal! Call us now at 1-888-232-1212, or contribute online (before 6 p.m., please!) at wwfm.org.
Thank you for your support of WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org!!
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