Classical APM Monthly – September 2024

C24 Holiday Programming Preview

Thanksgiving 2024
Thanksgiving Eve and Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27 & 28 – C24 will program festive music to celebrate family, feasting and harvest themes.

Christmas 2024
As in the past, Classical 24 will gradually increase Christmas programming throughout December.

  • Nov 29 – Dec 6: 3-5 minutes of Christmas music per hour
  • Dec 7-13: 5-10 minutes of Christmas music per hour
  • Dec 14-18: 10-15 minutes of Christmas music per hour
  • Dec 19-21: 50% Christmas programming
  • Dec 21: 4pm-6pm CT The Nutcracker ballet with Mindy Ratner
  • Dec 22-25: 100% Christmas programming
  • Dec 24 (Christmas Eve): 6:01pm CT and 9:01 pm CT “The Night Before Christmas,” complete with classical music and sound effects, narrated by C24 host, Lynne Warfel, inside the news holes.

Chanukah 2024
Wednesday, Dec. 25 – Thursday, Jan. 2: Classical 24 celebrates each day of Chanukah with a bit of music to celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights throughout the Chanukah.

ADDITIONAL HOURS of Holiday Music from C24

All APM affiliates: 8 Hours of Christmas Music
C24 is offering 8 hours of Christmas music hosted by Mindy Ratner. Stations may use these hours to best suit their needs. These evergreen hours will be posted on Content Depot Dec. 1, 2024.

C24 affiliates: 20 Bonus hours at no charge
Remember that if you subscribe to any day part of C24, you are entitled to 20 additional C24 hours per quarter without charge. Many stations use this C24 bonus during the holidays.

Contact your APM Station Relations Rep if you have questions about C24 holiday use.

APM Presents: September Specials

  • Music for the Days of Awe
    Available September 27 – October 31, 2024
    Host Mindy Ratner guides us in a musical observance of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, known in Hebrew as Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe.
  • Folk Classics Across the Globe (Encore)
    Available now – September 30, 2024
    Newly recorded versions of folk songs from cultures typically on the fringes of the classical canon.
  • Fur, Feathers and Flutes (Encore)
    Available now – September 30, 2024
    A light-hearted look into the relationship between our pets and music.
  • I Hear America Singing (Encore)
    August 23 – September 30, 2024
    Join Cantus for a joyful examination of the role work has played in our lives in years past and how work might evolve into the future.

Visit our APM Presents webpage for more information on these specials perfect for the summer!

C24 Host News

In October, C24 afternoon drivetime host Jeff Esworthy will retire, changing his status from a full-time host to on-call.

For nearly 30 years, Jeff has kept listeners company sharing his love of classical music including several of those years hosting Music Through the Night. Jeff has been an essential voice on YourClassical with his commitment to his craft, humor, and his deep knowledge of the classical repertoire.

We are so grateful to Jeff and his work with C24. We are also happy that he will be staying with us as an on-call host so that listeners may still occasionally hear him. You may send your congratulations to your Station Relations Rep and we’ll pass them along to Jeff. His last day on air as a full-time host will be October 30th. YourClassical.org will also celebrate him in an article that will be available in October with a more in-depth look at Jeff and his time with C24.

Steve Staruch, a familiar voice, will be the interim afternoon drive host.

SymphonyCast

Coming up on SymphonyCast in September, it’s a wrap to two months of the world’s greatest classical music festival–the BBC Proms! Highlights include Anthony McGill and Mozart’s emotional Clarinet Concerto, the inimitable Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Schoenberg’s Violin Concerto, and an end-of-season party like no other: the Last Night of the Proms! (more below)

Pipedreams

PIPEDREAMS Program #2346 (9/2/24) celebrates the 200th birthday of Anton Bruckner with “A Big Bruckner Bicentennial Bash” featuring transcriptions of movements form his symphonies plus new works commissioned by soloist Hansjörg Albrecht.

PIPEDREAMS Program #2347 (9/9/24) honors the memory of the late, lauded Canadian musician Rachel Laurin (1961-2023), with concert performances and composer comments…Remembering Rachel.

PIPEDREAMS Program #2348 (9/16/24) preludes the upcoming Canadian International Organ Competition (October 17-27) with highlights from the final round and gala awards concert of the 2021 competition and festival.

PIPEDREAMS Program #2349 (9/23/24) honors the centenary of the death of celebrated Irish-English composer Charles Villiers Stanford with a cross-section of his organ and choral music…The Stanford Standard.

Also, check out Pipedreams new video content – visit their Facebook Page or visit YourClassical.org to watch, learn, and listen!

BBC Proms 2024

Proms on C24: C24’s programming will air BBC Proms selections every weekday at 10 am and 10 pm starting on August 19 and running through September 27th. Some hours will contain multiple selections from either the same program or different programs, depending on timing and programmatic elements. We’re delighted to share this beloved annual event with your listeners!

Proms on SymphonyCast: Beginning with the August 5th program and ending with The Last Night of the Proms on the September 30th program, SymphonyCast will once again broadcast the BBC Proms. A full list with dates and details is available here. These programs are available to ALL APM affiliates regardless of your SymphonyCast subscription status. We hope you’ll take advantage of this much-anticipated annual gift to your listeners.

Welcome Additions

  • KHCC (Witchita, KS) – Rhapsody in Black
  • KWRV (Sun Valley, ID) – Performance Today Weekend