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MUSIC FOR THE 2002 HOLIDAY SEASON
Wisconsin Public Radio's special holiday music programming will be heard on stations of the
NPR News and Classical Music Network.
| Thur, December 19th |
8-9pm |
Madrigalia's Christmas with Harp and Voice |
| The chamber choir Madrigalia and Barbara Dechario, harpist of the Rochester Philharmonic, present new arrangements of traditional carols from Britian, the Americas, the Basque region, Canada and Australa |
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| Sun, December 22nd |
Noon-2pm |
Handel's Messiah |
Music From Wisconsin - a performance of the Wausau Lyric Choir
CLICK HERE for Norman Gilliland's notes on this seasonal tradition |
| Sun, December 22nd |
7-8pm |
A Christmas Celtic Sojourn |
| Host Brian O'Donovan presents Celtic songs, stories and poems, deriving from the Solstice celebrations meant to drive out the dark and hasten the coming of spring |
| Mon, December 23rd |
7:30-9pm |
St. Olaf Christmas Festival |
| Rsin' With Healing In His Wings is the theme of this latest staging of the festival. Now in its 91st year, the New York Times calls the St. Olaf Festival "one of the world's notable events in the holiday season |
| Tue, December 24th |
9-10:30am |
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols |
| The live broadcast from King's College Chapel in Cambridge, England. This annual event, based on a liturgy created in 1918, weaves together scripture and song and is hosted by Michael Barone |
| Tue, December 24th |
1-2pm |
Echoes of Christmas |
| Hosted by Lynn Warfel-Holt; this year's performance by the Dale Warland Singers focuses on music of our time, including pieces of Frankd Ferko and Dave Brubeck |
| Tue, December 24th |
2-3pm |
Prince of Peace: Concordia College Concert |
| From Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, a "Christmas Gift to the Midwest" that includes Bernstein's Chichester Psalms and gentle prayers of Berger and Lauridsen |
| Tue, December 24th |
8-9pm |
Welcome Christmas! |
| Philip Brunelle's Plymouth Music Series has a new name - VocalEssence - and a new program of works from the Americas and the British Isles, including winners of the ensemble's annual Christmas Carol Contest |
| Wed, December 25th |
1-3pm |
Music of the Baroque Christmas |
| Brass and choral music of the 16th and 17th centuries by composers such as Gabrieli, Monteverdi and Praetorius |
| Wed, December 25th |
6-7:30pm |
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols |
| rebroadcast of yesterday's live program from King's College in Cambridge, England |
| Sun, December 29th |
12-2pm |
Milestones |
| Wisconsin Public Radio's Music Staff remember composers, performers and significant musical events of 2002 |
| Wed, January 1st |
10am |
New Year's Day from Vienna 2003 |
| The Vienna Philharmonic, broadcast live from Golden Hall of the Musikverein |
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