Last Night of the BBC Proms, September 7th
Last Night of the Proms is coming up, Saturday, September 7th! Join us as Marin Alsop becomes the first female conductor of the Last Night of the Proms, and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and violinist Nigel Kennedy join the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Symphony Chorus in a concert that runs from Rossini and Handel arias to a mass sing-along.
• WHAT: APM’s Last Night of the Proms, hosted by Brian Newhouse
• WHEN: available Saturday, September 7th, 2013
• For complete artist and program listings, please visit the APM Stations website
New this year: in order to allow stations greater scheduling flexibility, the air window for Last Night of the Proms has been extended by a full day. That means you can bring this musical event to your listeners on the night of Saturday, September 7th or anytime on Sunday, September 8th. Here are the details:
• NOTE: There will not be a live version this year.
• The broadcast will be 2 Hours, 59 minutes long.
• There will be three floating (:60) ID breaks.
• The concert will be post-produced on Saturday, September 7th and made available to stations as a file transfer in seven segments (4 show segments, 3 internal breaks). Files will be delivered to station receivers during the 7pm (ET) hour in time for an 8pm (ET) broadcast.
• The air window for The Last Night of the Proms will close at 3:00am EDT, Monday, September 9th.
PROMOS AND QUESTIONS:
• Program rundown, CutIDs and audio promos (:30) will be available in ContentDepot on Friday, August 23rd, 2013. Custom promo requests will be gladly fulfilled after you contact your APM station relations representative.
Please note: the ContentDepot page for Last Night of the Proms will be published the week of August 5th.
APM has your ticket to Salzburg’s The Mozart Festival
This is the authentic Mozart, presented like nowhere else. For The Mozart Festival, artists and thousands of visitors from around the world have come to Salzburg, city of Mozart’s birth, to celebrate Mozart. APM’s coverage is an extraordinary radio experience: artists introduce their performances in backstage clips; short location-recorded features tour the Mozarteum Foundation’s priceless collections; and most of all, Mozart’s genius is heard in world-class performances of his music. More than a traditional proscenium concert presentation, these programs are rich with a sense of place, people, and history. Available for broadcast beginning September 1st, this series is produced by Houston Public Radio. Free to APM affiliates and available in Content Depot.
Special Event: The Mozart Festival 2013
Series Length: 4 programs, plus Special Bonus: Johann Christian Bach’s “Lucio Silla”
Program Length: 59:00 (“Lucio Silla” is 3:16:00)
Availability: September 1, 2013 – January 31, 2014
Rights: 2 broadcasts plus 1 repeat per episode within 7 days
Discover more about The Mozart Festival on the APM Stations website
Performance Today’s Piano Puzzler is there when you want it
Just a reminder that PT’s Piano Puzzler is available as a stand-alone feature, in addition to being a part of Performance Today. At 11 minutes long, the Piano Puzzler Encore can be easily programmed into any day-part (including morning and evening drive time), giving your station another opportunity to engage your audience with this popular show segment.
This free, 11-minute feature will be available each Wednesday for one week (Wednesday to Wednesday) from the Content Depot, complete with a rundown that includes talking point suggestions for on-air use. Just look for “The Piano Puzzler Encore” in the Content Depot.
If you have any questions about these or any other Classical programs from American Public Media, please feel free to contact either Brad Althoff, Managing Producer — National Classical Programs, at: 651-290-1345 or balthoff@americanpublicmedia.org; or your Station Relations Representative.