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A Happy and Healthy Holiday Season To All "Classical Discoveries" Listeners

as well as to visitors of this website.

Thank You All for supporting this program during this year!

A MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE, AND BAROQUE CHRISTMAS

MP3 Files

If you enjoy The Early Music Classical Discoveries Specials, you might like the special Early Christmas MP3 files posted below from the last 5 years (over 50 hours of lesser known early music for the holiday season).

Playlists and MP3 File*
*Files will be available until January 08, 2019

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 from 5:00 till 11:00

Classical Discoveries will present the 1st program of its Christmas Trilogy and the 13th Annual program devoted to music for the holiday season by American composers

CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA

Here is a list of some works and composers to be presented:
Nativitas by Jean Belmont (1939- )
String Quartet No. 7 "Angels" by Gloria Coates (1938- )
Cantata: The House of Christmas by Francis Judd Cooke (1910-1995)
Madonna and Child by Alvin Curran (1938- )
On this Day, Earth Shall Ring by Pamela Decker
Six Marian Motets by Frank Ferko (1950- )
Three Carols by David Garner (1954- )
Prelude and Toccata on "Veni Emmanuel" by Adolphus Hailstork (1941- )
Symphony No. 49, Opus 356 "Christmas Symphony" by Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)
O Magnum Mysterium by Bryan Johanson (1951- )
Four Christmas Choruses by David Kraehenbuehl (1923-1997)
Three Nativity Carols by Stephen Paulus (1949-2014)
A Feast of Carols by Stephen Shewan (1962- )
and much more

Playlist and MP3 File
*(available after the broadcast till January 08, 2019)

Classical Discoveries will present the 22th Annual and the 2nd program part 1 of its annual Christmas Trilogy

A MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE CHRISTMAS - Part 1

Lesser known music before 1750

Here is a list of some works which will be presented:
Anonymous 15th Century Spain - Sibilla Mallorquina
Magnificat by Italian composer, Francesco Foggia (1604-1688)
Cantata "Begebet eure Lieber zum Opfer" by German composer, Georg Gebel the younger (1709-1753)
Christmas Motets by German composer, Andreas Hakenberger (1573/74-1627)
Vespro a cappella della Beata Vergine by Italian composer, Isabella Leonarda (1620-1704)
Magnificat by French composer, Jean Mouton (c. 1459-1522)
Magnificat by Italian composer, Antonio Nola (1642-?)
Magnificat in D Major by Czech composer, Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745)
plus music by:
Bianca Maria Meda,
Tarquinio Merula,
Gaetano Maria Schiassi,
Mikołaj Zieleński
and others

Playlist and MP3 File
*(available after the broadcast till January 08, 2019)

Classical Discoveries will present its 22th Annual and the 3th of its 2018 Christmas Trilogy:
CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD - Part 1

Here is a list of some works which will be presented:
Christmas Past for organ by English composer, Judith Bingham (1952- )
La Tarantella by Italian composer, Cristofaro Caresana (ca. 1640-1709)
Christmas Cantata by Hungarian composer, Ferenc Farkas (1905-2000)
Nativity Mass by Slovak Composer, Vladimir Godar (1956- )
Christ is Born by Russian Composer, Georgiy Izvekov (1874-1937)
Star, Night and Miricle by Lativan/American composer, Anita Kuprisa (1958- )
Christmas Carols for women's choir and string quartet by Polish composer, Paweł Łukaszewski (1968- )
Magnificat by Lebanese composer, Sister Marie Keyrouz (1963- )
O Magnum Mysterium by Canadian composer, Ramona Luengen (1960- )
Christmas Concertino for Guitar and Strings by Czech composer, Otmar Mácha (1922-2006)
Le Noel Des Bergers by Swiss composer, François Pantillon (1928- )
Song to the Virgin Mary by Polish composer, Andrzej Panufnik (1914-1991)
The Christmas Gospel by Danish composer, Poul Ruders (1949- )
Christmas Oratorio by Estonian composer, Urmas Sisask (1960- )
Winter Evening by Estonian composer, Pärt Uusberg (1986- )
and much more

Playlist and MP3 File
*(available after the broadcast till January 08, 2019)

CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD - Part 2

Here is a list of some works which will be presented: Program will be announced

Playlist and MP3 File
*(available after the broadcast till January 08, 2019)

Classical Discoveries will present the 22th Annual and the 4th program-part 2 of its annual Christmas Trilogy

A MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE CHRISTMAS - Part 2

Lesser known music before 1750

Here is a list of some works which will be presented:

Program will be announced

Playlist and MP3 File
*(available after the broadcast till January 08, 2019)

Classical Discoveries will present a special program devoted to music by black composers in observance of Kwanzaa.

THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVERS

Here is a preview as to what is coming:

Program will be announced

Check other programs devoted to music by black composers

Playlist and MP3 File *(available after the broadcast till January 10, 2019)

Monday, December 31, 2018from 5:00 till 11:00am

Classical Discoveries will present its 22nd Annual program:

SHALL WE DANCE

In the last regular holiday series of programs, we will celebrate the New Year with light and joyful music.

Playlist and MP3 File *(available after the broadcast till January 10, 2018)

Here is a list of some works and composers to be presented:

Program will be announced

RECENTLY AIRED PROGRAMS

Wednesday, December 05, 2017 from 5:00:00 till 11:00 DURME, DURME

Clarice Assad (1978- ), Paul Ben-Haim (1897-1984), Abraham Caceres (18th century), Srul Irving Glick (1934-2002), Airat Ichmouratov (1973- ), Mark Kopytman (1929-2011), Betty Olivero (1954- ),, Solomon Rosowsky (1878-1962), Arnold Rosner (1945-2013),, Enjott Schneider (1950- ), Paul Schoenfield (1947- ), Noam Sheriff (1935-2018), Gil Shohat (1973- ), Max Stern (1947- ), Meira Warshauer (1949- ), Dalit Hadass Warshaw (1974- ) and more

Art: King David and Musician playing fiddle, 13th cent. England. Psalter. Lansdowne 420 BL

Playlist and MP3 File *(available after the broadcast till December 19, 2018)

Emily Doolittle (1972- ), Rosemary Duxbury, Ēriks Ešenvalds (1977- ), Jan Krenz (1926- ), Régent Levasseur (1962- ), Arvydas Malcys (1957- ), Krzysztof Penderecki (1933- ), Efrem Podgaits (1949- ), François Rauber (1933-2003), Zhang Zhao
Lawrence Ink, Bianca Maria Meda, Joanne Metcalf, Anne Vanschothorst, Judith Shatin, and others

Art: Nebran Forest - Late Autumn by Azerbaijani Artist: Darvin Valibeyov: AZgallery.org

Playlist and MP3 File *(available after the broadcast till December 12, 2018)

Tim Brady (1956- ), Rob Deemer (1970- ), Kenneth Fuchs (1956- ), Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000), Alyssa Morris (1984- ), Mario Tavares (1928-2003), Billy Childs, Howard Hersh, Edie Hill, Robert Moran, Judith Shatin, Elizabeth Varcoe, David Crumb (1962- ), Barbara Harbach (1946- ), Vincent Ho (1975- ), Jordan Pal (1983- ), Ney Rosauro (1952- ), Diego Vega, Andrew Staniland (1977- ), Eric Funk, Scott McAllister, Marjan Mozetich, Gabriela Ortiz, D.J. Sparr and more

12-20-2018 and 12-21-2018 - Playlist

John Luther Adams (1953- ), Richard Arnell (1917-2009), Lauren Bernofsky (1967- ), Vladimir Godar (1956- ), Ola Gjeilo (1978- ), Peter Lieuwen (1953- ), Paweł Łukaszewski (1968- ), David Post (1949- ), Toivo Tulev (1958- ), plus music by:Zach Browning, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Mary Kouyoumdjian, Martin Lohse, Graham Reynolds, Arlene Sierra, María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, and others

Art: Corner In Orchard by Azerbaijani Artist: Darvin Valibeyov: AZgallery.org

Playlist

Hector Campos Parsi (1922-1998), Josef Ceremuga (1930-2005), Josquin Des Prez (c. 1450-1521), Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000), Raimo Kangro (1949-2001), Ray Luke (1928-2010), Phillip Rhodes (1940- ), Somei Satoh (1947- ), Kazimierz Serocki (1922-1981), Tatiana Duarskaya, Ljubica Marić, Miloš Raičković, Marga Richter, Morton Subotnick, Carlos Surinach, Urato Watanabe
and others

Playlist

VINYL WEEK - Henry Cowell on LP.

Playlist

CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES GOES TO WASHINGTON - DOOMSDAY IS COMING - THE HALLOWEEN MID-TERM EDITION

Wednesday, October 31, 2018 from 5:00 till 11:00am - Part 1
Thursday, November 01, 2018, from 9:00 till 11:00am - Part 2

Wednesday - Part 1
Jeff Beal (1963- ), Victoria Bond (1945- ), Margaret Brandman (1951-), Alton Howe Clingan (1969-1996),
Henry Cowell (1897-1965), Stephen Dankner (1944- ), Barbara Harbach (1946- ), Frank Horvat, Jeffery Jacob (1948- ), Sarah Lipstate, Milos Raickovich (1956- ), John Tavener (1944-2013), InEquities In A Society (2014) by American Composer Julius P. Williams (1954- ), and others

Thursday - Part 2
Philip Glass, Mickey Hart and Kitaro, Michael Daugherty (1954-), Joshua McGhee, Shara Nova, Luna Pearl Woolf (1973- ), Michael Whiticker (1954- ), and others

Playlist

Check out some other playlists of programs devoted to Election specials and others devoted to social and environmental issues that are connected to the current show theme:
Classical Discoveries Goes To Washington - Election Specials
04/19/2017 - Earth Day
02/10/2016 - Water is Life - For Flint
and
09/14/2016 - TULPE - Native American Indians Tribute

Jeff Beal (1963- ), Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000), Raimo Kangro (1949-2001), Matthaeus Pipelare (ca. 1450-ca. 1515), Giovanni Sollima (1962- ), James Stephenson (1969- ), Clarice Assad, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Andrea Tarrodi, Bernat Vivancos, and others. Samuel A. Livingston - guest

Art: Autumn Orchard by Azerbaijani Artist: Darvin Valibeyov: AZgallery.org

Playlist

Camillo Cortellini (1561-1630), Richard Davy (c. 1465-1507), Bartłomiej Pękiel (?-1630), Giacomo Antonio Perti (1661-1756), Francesc Valls (ca. 1671-1747), Johann Georg Weichenberger (1676-1740), Antoine Busnois,
Johannes Ciconia, Suor Leonora d'Este (Lucrezia Borgia's daughter)(1515-1575), and others

Art From: Office of the Dead - c1470-1480 Italy. Hart 20966 f.106v - Sydney Univ. Rare Book

Playlist

Derek Bermel (1967- ), Josef Ceremuga (1930-2005), Imants Kalniņš (1941- ), Georg Muffat (1653-1704), David Rakowski (1958- ), Anna Segal, Bolesław Szabelski (1896-1979),
Ryan Brown, Philip Glass, Mary Mageau, Mark John Mcencroe
and others

Art: Carpet Roots by Azerbaijani Artist: Darvin Valibeyov: AZgallery.org

Playlist

John Luther Adams (1953- ), Henry Cowell (1897-1965), Daniel Dorff (1956- ), Kenneth Fuchs (1956- ), Stacy Garrop (1969- ), Juliana Hall (1958- ), Jacquet of Mantua (1483-1559), Piotr Klimek (1973- ), Alexandeer Knafel (1943- ), Randall Woolf (1959- ), Jurgita Mieželytė (1980- ), and more

Playlist

Spotlight on composer Katherine Hoover and WHERE ARE THE WOMEN COMPOSERS?

Tansy Davies (1973- ), Johanna Doderer (1969- ), Lee Gowoon (1989-), Jennifer Higdon (1962- ), Hanna Kulenty (1961- ), Lucia Papanetzová (1978- ), Roxanna Panufnik (1968- ), Betty Beath, Aftab Dervishi, Betsy Jolas, Ester Mägi, Judith Shatin, Ana Sokolović, Christina Spinei, and others

Art: October by Simon Bening of Bruges from Da Costa Book of Hours at Morgan Library

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