We present to you our new spring and summer Classical specials from APM Presents! This quarter we have an exciting selection of diverse specials for you and your listeners, including a new special from Imani Winds!
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Classical
A Passion for Bach and Coltrane with Imani Winds
- Broadcast Window: March 29, 2024 – April 30, 2024
- Duration: Two hours
- Description: Jeff Scott’s new Grammy winning oratorio is full of inspiration from two giants of music – Johann Sebastian Bach and John Coltrane. Passion for Bach and Coltrane with Imani Winds is an innovative and surprising confluence of classical and jazz. Scott is the founding horn player of Imani Winds, and along with the Harlem Jazz Quartet, jazz soloists, and spoken word by AB Spellman, Passion for Bach and Coltrane offers an intimate perspective on Imani Wind’s most personal recording in their 25 year history.
Folk Classics Across the Globe from YourClassical
- Broadcast Window: May 1, 2024 – May 31, 2024
- Duration: One hour
- Description: An hour special featuring never-before recorded folk tunes from three contrasting countries and cultures: Iran, Venezuela and Ukraine/Russia. These tunes have been composed and/or arranged by composers from these locations, two of which are currently living. They will also be performed by professional musicians from the respective countries/cultures. Exploring the intersection of folk and classical music, while also placing the spotlight on present-day communities.
Fur, Feathers and Flutes
- Broadcast Window: May 1, 2024 – May 31, 2024
- Duration: One hour
- Description: We all know that Classical music can calm us – and our pets! We also know that there’s a special connection we have with our pets. Do our pets have a special connection with Classical music? We think so! On Fur, Feathers and Flutes, you’ll hear stories of composers who loved their pets along with music inspired by their furry friends. You’ll also meet an opera-loving parrot, curious Classical-loving cats, and you’ll hear how Classical music helps train canines, as we celebrate the love we have for our special companions and their connection to music on Fur, Feathers and Flutes!
Proud to Be
- Broadcast Window: May 31, 2024 – June 30, 2024
- Duration: One hour
- Description: Pride Month is a wonderful time to celebrate our unique identities and to reflect on how pride and authenticity show up in our lives. We asked classical musicians in the LGBTQIA community about their thoughts on Pride. The answers we got were incredibly diverse and thought-provoking. This one-hour special brings all of those thoughts to you punctuated with music performed, conducted or composed by these featured artists.
Take Me to the Water – Encore
- Broadcast Window: May 31, 2024 – June 30, 2024
- Duration: One hour
- Description: A one-hour special, hosted by Vernon Neal, focusing on harpist Ashley Jackson’s program Take Me to the Water recorded at American Public Medias studios. Take Me to the Water, is an immersive audio experience that touches on themes from African mythology, the antebellum spiritual tradition and water’s transportive, transmogrifying nature. This will be an encore from February 2024