Thursday, September 4, at 7:00 pm, and Sunday, September 7, at 1:00 pm
This week From the Top comes to you from its home base, Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory of Music. Among the musical highlights will be a Mozart trio on piano, clarinet and viola, a 2000 MTNA Competition winner, and a set of piano playing siblings.
Friday, September 5, at 3:00 pm
Host Mike Savage is joined by Public Service Commission Chairman Robert Baker, Secretary of State Cathy Cox and John Smith, head of the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs. Georgia Gazette Consumer Call-In, 1-866-RADIO-GA.
Saturday, September 6, at 1:30 pm
Floyd: Cold Sassy Tree
The Houston Grand Opera performs the world premiere of this new opera, based on a poignantly comic novel by Georgia author Olive Ann Burns.
Saturday, September 6, at 8:00 pm
Harry O'Donoghue hosts this locally produced Celtic music program. Playlists are available at the Green Island archive page.
Thursday, September 11, at 7:00 pm, and Sunday, September 14, at 1:00 pm
This week on From the Top, special guest artist soprano Dawn Upshaw displays her well-earned reputation as one of the most generous musicians of her generation. She performs with a flutist from Haddonfield, New Jersey, a 17-year-old baritone from Cornwall, New York, and a violinist from Wyandanch, New York, and endures a little good-natured criticism from one of the young performers as well. Listeners also hear a solo performance by a 15-year-old pianist from Princeton, New Jersey.
Friday, September 12, at 8:00 pm
Jazz musicians gather at the legendary Birdland Jazz Club to say "Happy Birthday" to Marian McPartland. Charles Osgood hosts young talents like Norah Jones, Ravi Coltrane, and Jason Moran, along with jazz masters Clark Terry, Phil Woods, and Dr. Billy Taylor. Also vocalists including Tony Bennett, Nneena Freelon, Barbara Carroll, and Karrin Allyson. And Marian McPartland herself plays alongside some of her favorite musicians, young and old.
(Pre-empts first two hours of The Jazz Spot)
Saturday, September 13, at 1:30 pm
Verdi: Nabucco
The Houston Grand Opera performs this "period spectacle" set in ancient Jerusalem and Babylon during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar (Nabucco).
Saturday, September 13, at 8:00 pm
Harry O'Donoghue hosts this locally produced Celtic music program. Playlists are available at the Green Island archive page.
Saturday, September 13, at 9:00 pm
Dick Wallace hosts this locally produced folk show. Playlists are available at the Music Americana archive page.
Thursday, September 18, at 7:00 pm, and Sunday, September 21, at 1:00 pm
This week's From the Top features outstanding musicians from 14 to 18 years old, including a young violist playing the powerful second movement of the Walton Concerto, and Ravel's Piano Trio performed by a wonderfully dynamic teenage chamber ensemble. We also invite a young pianist to play a round of our newest musical game, "Left Hand Challenge!"
Friday, September 19, at 8:00 pm
On December 9, 1964, saxophonist John Coltrane and his quartet recorded a four-part jazz suite, A Love Supreme, which made an immediate impact and has become an enduring classic. This special program takes a fresh look at this seminal work.
(Pre-empts first two hours of The Jazz Spot)
Saturday, September 20, at 1:30 pm
Barber: Vanessa
The Washington Opera performs this tale of a love triangle among an aunt, a niece, and the son of an old lover.
Saturday, September 20, at 8:00 pm
Harry O'Donoghue hosts this locally produced Celtic music program. Playlists are available at the Green Island archive page.
Wednesday, September 24, at 1:00 pm
Lifeline to Health can be heard the fourth Wednesday of each month and features interactive call-in segments, health and fitness news, and feature stories on timely health issues particularly as they relate to ethnic minorities and medically under-served populations in Georgia. Hosted by Carol Snype Crawford, Executive Director of Georgia's Office of Minority Health, Lifeline to Health encourages listeners to reduce health risks and become active in improving and maintaining their health. The call-in number is 1-866-RADIO GA (866-723-4642). For more information, visit the Lifeline to Health website.
(Pre-empts third hour of Midday Music)
Thursday, September 25, at 7:00 pm
This special program, narrated by Leonard Nimoy, presents the major prayers of Rosh Hashanah, illuminating the deeper structure of the liturgy. The music, performed by the Western Wind Vocal Ensemble, guest cantors, and a shofar player, is drawn from a wide variety of Jewish traditions, including ancient chants and folk melodies, 19th-century compositions by Lewandowski and Kaminsky, and contemporary compositions and arrangements by Helfman, Secunda, and Levine.
(Pre-empts From the Top, which will be heard Sunday at 1:00 pm)
Friday, September 26, at 3:00 pm
An occasional series designed to increase public awareness of issues of national and global importance. This program features a conversation with former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn.
(Pre-empts Georgia Gazette)
Saturday, September 27, at 1:30 pm
Verdi: Aïda
The Washington Opera in an innovative production of the story of the Egyptian slave Aïda.
Saturday, September 27, at 8:00 pm
Harry O'Donoghue hosts this locally produced Celtic music program. Playlists are available at the Green Island archive page.
Saturday, September 27, at 9:00 pm
Dick Wallace hosts this locally produced folk show. Playlists are available at the Music Americana archive page.
Sunday, September 28, at 1:00 pm
This week's edition of From the Top features the Pittsburgh Symphony along with three talented young musicians. They perform classic works, as well as a new composition by an 11-year-old composer with the Pittsburgh Symphony.
Sunday, September 28, at 8:00 pm
This month's program features Pine Mountain author Michael Bishop to talk and take calls about his novel Ancient of Days, the story of a prehistoric man found wandering in a Georgia orchard. The last surviving member of an African protohuman species believed extinct for two million years, Adam, as he is named, is an artist and poet whose honesty and deep spirituality bring him into conflict with the modern world. We'll also discuss "The Road Leads Back," Michael's contribution to After O'Connor: Stories from Contemporary Georgia, a new short story collection from the University of Georgia Press. The toll-free number to call is 1-866-RADIO-GA (1-866-723-4642).
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