WCPE Celebrates Thanksgiving

WCPE Celebrates Thanksgiving

TheClassicalStation.org Hosts New World Weekend

Wake Forest, N.C. (Vocus) November 18, 2009 — WCPE’s Assistant Music Director Kenneth Bradshaw announces a New World Weekend to celebrate the American holiday of Thanksgiving. The station will air Great Classical Music with American themes and by American composers.

“Join us for Thanksgiving Day,” says Bradshaw. “It represents the cultural diversity of America. This is the beginning of a New World Weekend! Here’s a musical feast for your holiday.”

26 THU O’CONNOR Fanfare for the Volunteer;

DELIUS In a Summer Garden;

GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue;

WILLIAMS Song for World Peace;

27 FRI 9am-10pm ALL REQUEST FRIDAY;

10pm BARBER Violin Concerto: Andante;

28 SAT 10am BEACH Dreams of Columbine;

2pm GROFE Grand Canyon Suite;

3pm SCHUMAN New England Triptych;

5pm GERSHWIN An American in Paris;

29 SUN 2pm BARBER Adagio for Strings;

3pm CARPENTER Skyscrapers;

5pm DVORAK New World Symphony.

(All times ET.)

Throughout the weekend the music of American composer Aaron Copland will be featured. There will be performances of the following pieces by this Native Maestro;

An Outdoor Overture, The Tender Land, Billy the Kid Ballet Suite and Appalachian Spring.

WCPE’s 24/7 live broadcast of Great Classical Music can be accessed around the globe in several ways; on-line streaming in multiple formats, including IPv6, local cable television systems and traditional radio broadcasting. A complete list of the ways WCPE is available with instructions for cable and satellite reception can be found at: http://theclassicalstation.org/listen.shtml.

About WCPE:

With a 31 plus year history, WCPE is a non-commercial, 100 percent listener-supported, independent station dedicated to excellence in Great Classical Music broadcasting. Community-minded business underwriters and foundations are among the 150,000 listeners in the North Carolina broadcast area. General Manager Deborah S. Proctor’s leadership has enabled the WCPE community to include national and worldwide listeners. Other radio stations and cable television systems can rebroadcast Great Classical Music. WCPE is one of the first public broadcasters to stream on the Internet. WCPE is heard worldwide on the Internet in multiple formats, including the next generation IPv6. Because WCPE receives no tax-derived support, the station conducts two on-air fundraising campaigns and two major mail-out campaigns per year to raise needed operating funds. Quarter Notes, the WCPE Program Guide, is published four times a year as a means to enhance appreciation and understanding of classical music. It is distributed to station supporters and is also available online at TheClassicalStation.org/guide (www.TheClassicalStation.org/guide). For more information, visit TheClassicalStation.Org (www.TheClassicalStation.Org) or call 1-800-556-5178.

Media Contact:

Curtis Brothers

800/556-5178

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