October 2023
Reminders
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Content Conference
It was great to see so many of you at the PRPD Content Conference in Philadelphia! Thank you for swinging by the APM booth and for sharing your experiences and ideas in 1:1s and hallway conversations. While it is especially nice to connect in person, we are always happy to continue the conversation (or start a new one!), answer your questions or coordinate a meeting with our classical content partners. Reach out to your rep anytime.
In the meantime, the Conference Archive is posted on the PRPD website. There, you can revisit the general sessions, including the BBC’s Jatin Aythora’s The Rise of AI and What it Means for Public Media.
Programming News
C24 2023 Holiday Programming
C24 has lots of celebrating planned for the 2023 holiday season, beginning with Halloween and continuing through the end of December:
- Halloween, October 31st – Creepy Classics on C24
- Steve Seel hosts music for your Halloween (8-11pm CT)
- November 8-22nd: YourClassical’s Top Carols (working title, new name coming)
- Give your listeners a say by asking them to rank their favorite Christmas songs. We’ll tally the results and reveal them in our national broadcast special “as voted by you!” Voting details to be shared soon.
- Thanksgiving Eve and Day, November 22 & 23
- Festive music to celebrate family, feasting and the harvest
- Chanukah 2023 December 7-15
- From 3pm CT Thursday, December 7th through the 15th, Classical 24 celebrates Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, with a bit of special music on each day of the 8-day holiday.
- December 23rd – Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet with Mindy Ratner (4-6pm CT)
- Christmas Eve, December 24th – The Night Before Christmas
- Listen for this classic tale, complete with classical music and sound effects, narrated by C24 host, Lynne Warfel, at 6:01pm CT, and 9:01 pm CT (inside the news windows).
As in the past, Classical 24 will gradually increase Christmas programming following Thanksgiving. Here’s what you can expect:
- November 24 – December 3: 3-5 minutes of Christmas music per hour
- Week of December 4: 5-10 minutes of Christmas music per hour
- Week of December 11: 10-15 minutes of Christmas music per hour
- December 18 – 21: 50% Christmas programming
- December 22 – 25: Wall-to-wall Christmas music
More Holiday Programming from C24
Round out your holiday programming at no additional cost by taking advantage of these C24 bonus hours. Reach out to your Station Relations Representative for more information.
- Additional Holiday Programming included in your C24 affiliation
- C24 offers 8 additional hours of pre-recorded Christmas music hosted by Mindy Ratner. You may use these hours to best suit your needs. They will be posted on Content Depot Dec. 1, 2023.
- C24 affiliate stations airing any daypart of C24 are entitled to 20 additional C24 hours per quarter without charge. Many stations use this C24 bonus to supplement their holiday programming and offer staff time off during the holidays.
- Additional Holiday Programming available with your APM affiliation
- As a holiday gift to classical stations, C24 is available to all APM affiliates (regardless of whether you carry C24 or not) during the following periods:
- November 23-26th
- December 22-25th (100% holiday music)
- As a holiday gift to classical stations, C24 is available to all APM affiliates (regardless of whether you carry C24 or not) during the following periods:
October Classical Specials
Music for the Days of Awe: An Observance of the Jewish High Holidays
Available now – October 31, 2023
Reclaiming the Sound Waves: with Connor Chee – Encore
Available October 1 – November 30, 2023
My Journey, Yours: A Cantus Immigration Special
Available October 1 – November 30, 2023
Check out the full list of specials on our APM Distribution website. Sneak Peak
C24 recently invited harpist Ashley Jackson into the Maud Moon Weyerhauser recording studio to perform her arrangements of spirituals centered on the hopeful and healing energy of water. “Take me to the Water,” will be an APM special offered in 2024. In the meantime, you and your listeners can listen for these exclusive performances on the C24 stream.Pipedreams 40th Anniversary Concert
Last month, Pipedreams fans gathered at Benson Great Hall on the campus of Bethel University in Arden Hills, MN, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Pipedreams. Guests listened as host Michael Barone, alongside organists Aaron David Miller, Brenda Sevcik and Stephen Self, performed a festive concert of music for organ and orchestra, led by conductor William Eddins, featuring the hall’s 67-rank Blackinton pipe organ.
SymphonyCast
Coming up in the last few months of 2023,SymphonyCast will highlight performances by the Oslo Philharmonic with cellist Sol Gabetta, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra with violinist Randall Goosby, and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra.