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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!

If you enjoy The Early Music Classical Discoveries Specials, you might like the special Christmas programs posted from the last 4 years (approx. 30 hours of lesser known early music for the holiday season).

MP3 Files for 2009-2010-2011-2012 broadcasts of
A MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE, AND BAROQUE CHRISTMAS

files will be available till January 05, 2014

This year’s radio extravaganza “24 HOUR PLUS - VIVA 21-ST CENTURY” will start Saturday, December 28th at 2:00pm (EST time) and will go nonstop live until 3:00pm on Sunday, December 29th, and yes, this year's Marathon will run actually 25 hours.

Please make sure you submit only works from 2012 and 2013. The marathon will consist of music from the entire 21st century however many selections from 2000 to 2011 have already been chosen, and yes, enough to fill many marathons.
If you submit a selection from 2012 or 2013 and it is not used during the marathon it may be used on a later broadcast.
This call for recordings was designed to give composers a chance to submit their most recent works that they would be interested in being broadcast.

Feel free also to send recordings of works written earlier than 2012 for use in the future on a regular edition of "Classical Discoveries."

Only recordings on CD (no MP3’s, no downloads) will be accepted and must be received by Marvin no later than Saturday, December 13, 2013. The maximum length of each work submitted should be no more than 15 minutes.

For instructions go to the following link: VIVA 21ST CENTURY PLUS

Art work:  Flute - by Azerbaijani Artis Namig Mammadov

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 from 5:30 till 11:00am

Classical Discoveries will present the 17th Annual and the 1st of it's 2013 Christmas Trilogy:

CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD

In this edittion you will hear:
A Baby is Born - Christmas Carol Suite for women's choir and string quartet (2011) by Polish composer, Miłosz Bembinow (1978- )
Christmas Past, Christmas Present by English composer, Judith Bingham (1952- )
The Christmas Gospel after St. Luke by Swiss composer, Adolf Brunner (1901-1992)
Magnificat by Lebanese composer, Soeur Marie Keyrouz (1963- )
Missa brevis by Czech composer, Jiří Pavlica (1953- )
Christmas Bell Songs by Latvian composer, Selga Mence (1953- )
Den heliga natten (Holy Night) Christmas Oratorio by Swedish composer, Hilding Rosenberg (1892-1985)
plus music by Christoph Bernhard, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, Marcel Dupre, Alan Hovhaness, Cristobal de Morales, Giuseppe Valentini and many others

Playlist 12-11-2013.
You can listen to this program till 12-29-2013 on the MP3 Archives page

On Additional Edition of Classical Discoveries

Monday, December 16, 2013 from 5:30 till 11:00am

Classical Discoveries will present 2nd program of it's Christmas Trilogy and the 8th Annual program devoted to music for the holiday season by American composers

CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA

Wednesday, December 18, 2013 from 5:30am till 1:00pm

Note the extended length.

Classical Discoveries will present 3rd program of it's annual Christmas Trilogy

A MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE CHRISTMAS - PART 1

In this program you will hear lesser known selections of early music celebrating the holiday, as well as some of Marvin's favorite works.

On additional Edition of Classical Discoveries

Monday, December 23, 2013from 8:30 till 11:00am

Classical Discoveries will present additional program of it's annual Christmas Trilogy :

A MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE CHRISTMAS - PART 2

In this additional program you will hear lesser known selections of early music celebrating the holiday, as well as some of Marvin's favorite works.

Thursday, December 26, 2013 from 1:00 till 5:00pm

please note this program will air during the afternoon

On this first day of Kwanzaa, 2013, Classical Discoveries will present a special program in memory of the first black president of the Republic of South Africa featuring music of South African composers.

MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO NELSON MANDELA

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start - Saturday, December 28, 2013 - 2:00pm

end -   Sunday, December 29, 2013 - 3:00pm

Classical Discoveries 11th Annual program devoted entirely to music composed in the 21st century and it's 7th* 24-hour Marathon
* This year's Marathon will run actually 25 hours

VIVA 21ST CENTURY

24-HOUR PLUS - INTERNATIONAL EDITION - LIVE WPRB RADIO BROADCAST

Part 1

This program will begin at 2:00pm on Saturday, December 28, 2012 - ends: Sunday, December 29, 2012 - 3:00pm

Approximately 80 - 90 composers will have their works aired during this marathon. Here is a list of some of the composers whose music you will hear : Vivian Adelberg Rudow (USA), Peter Breiner (Slovakia), Seán Clancy (Ireland), Carson Cooman (USA), Michael Gandolfi (USA), Philippe Hersant (France), Vladimir Godar (Slovakia), Mikołaj Górecki (Poland), Bronius Kutavicius (Lithuania), Michel Lysight (Belgium), Cindy McTee (USA), Mark Winges (USA), Stanisław Moryto (Poland), John Musto (USA), Lorenzo Palomo (Spain), Kevin Puts (USA), Thierry Pécou (French), Alexander Raskatov (Russia), Andrew Rudin (USA), Alex Shapiro (USA), Dobrinka Tabakova (Bulgaria), Yoichi Togawa (Japan), David Toub (USA), Toivo Tulev (Estonia), Mark-Anthony Turnage (England), Peeter Vähi (Estonia), Nigel Westlake (Australia) and many more.

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Part 2 of the program will air January 08, 2014 from 5:30 till 11:00am

Wednesday, January 01, 2014 from 5:30 till 1pm

Note the extended length

Classical Discoveries will present the 17th Annual program:

SHALL WE DANCE

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

Friday, January 03, 2014 from 5:30 till 8:30am

TREASURES OF EARLY MUSIC

Program will be announced

Wednesday, January 08, 2014 from 5:30 till 11:00am

VIVA 21ST CENTURY

INTERNATIONAL EDITION - LIVE WPRB RADIO BROADCAST

Part 2

More details to come

Wednesday, December 04, 2013 from 5:30 till 11:00am

In this edition you will hear:
Sonata Ostinata by Slovak composer, Peter Breiner (1957- )
Symphony No. 4, "In the Shadow of No Towers" (2012) by Arab-American composer,   Mohammed Fairouz (1985- )
Synched (2010) by American composer, Cristina Spinei (1984- )
Sanctus by Lithuanian composer, Giedrius Svilainis (1972- )
Speranza (2012) by English composer, Mark-Anthony Turnage (1960- )
Concerto for Piano, String Orchestra and Timpani by Russian composer, Galina Ustvolskaya (1919-2006)
plus music by:
Bryce Dessner, Lou Harrison, Somei Satoh, Raminta Serksnyte, Antonio Scandello and others

Playlist 12-04-2013.
You can listen to this program till 12-22-2013 on the MP3 Archives page

Classical Discoveries will present it's 17th Annual program celebrating the Thanksgiving Holiday with music of composers of the American Continent titled:

MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS

In this edition you will hear:
Concerto for Clarinet, Op. 15 (2001) by Argentinian composer, Eduardo Alonso-Crespo (1956- )
Symphonic Set, Op. 17 by American composer, Henry Cowell (1897-1965)
Concertino for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra by Brazilian composer, Radames Gnattali (1906-1988)
Song of Songs(2002) by Canadian composer, Sid Robinovitch (1948- )
A Sephardic Rhapsody, Op. 95 by American composer, Arnold Rosner (1945-2013)
Lux Lucis (2003) by American composer, Karen P. Thomas (1957- )
Symphony no. 1 by American composer, Gideon Waldrop (1919-2000)
plus music by:
Stephen Chatman, Mary Ellen Childs, Doug Lofstrom, Marcela Rodriguez, Roberto Sierra, Hale Smith, and others

Playlist 11-27-2013.
You can listen to this program till 12-15-2013 on the MP3 Archives page

Wednesday, November 20, 2013  from 5:30 till 11:00am

The music of American composer, Arnold Rosner (1945-2013) who passed away last week on his 68th birthday, will be featured on this edition of the program.  The composer was a guest twice (in 1999 and August 19, 2009). In addition, "Classical Discoveries" presented a 60th Birthday Tribute on November 03, 2005.
Included during this memorial tribute will be the following works by the composer:
Magnificat, Op. 72
Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor, "Sonata Eterea," Op. 69
String Quartet No. 4, Op. 56
Symphony No. 5, "Missa sine Cantoribus super Salve Regina," Op. 57 
Symphony No. 8, "Trinity,"Op. 84

The program will also include music by:
John Cage, Alan Hovhaness, Pawel Lukaszewski, Elizabeth Raum, Sir John Tavener (in the composer's memory), Jan Dismas Zelenka and others

Playlist 11-20-2013.
You can listen to this program till 12-08-2013 on the MP3 Archives page

a special presentation of CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES

Classical Discoveries pays tribute to animals and presents a special program titled:
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

Works on this program will be inspired by all kinds of creatures that we share our earth with and their patron St. Francis.

On this edition of Classical Discoveries you will hear:
Five Frogs by American composer, Jenni Brandon (1977- )
Favole by Italian composer, Elisabetta Brusa(1954- )
Three Fun Fables by American composer, Daniel Dorff (1956- )
Thurber's Dogs by American composer, Peter Schickele (1935- )
Swan Flight by Estonian comoposer, Veljo Tormis(1930- )
Coyote Dreams bt American composer, Michael Udow (1949- )
Ode to Birds and Rainbow by Japanese composer, Takashi Yoshimatsu (1953- )
plus music by Daniel Lentz, Etienne Moulinie, Elena Ruehr, Alec Wilder and many, many others

Playlist 11-13-2013.
You can listen to this program till 12-01-2013 on the MP3 Archives page

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