A musical treat for your Thursday morning: Ulysses String Quartet playing Germaine Tailleferre's String Quartet on Boston Public Radio, at the Boston Public Library. They'll be back again in February for a concert on Valentine's Day!
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Artist's rendering of how we felt on our way to the studio this morning 🥶
On #Christmas Eve, we're playing Blue Heron Vocal Ensemble's transcendent "Christmas in Medieval England" program on WCRB In Concert.
https://www.classicalwcrb.org/show/upcoming-in-concert-broadcasts/2023-12-14/blue-herons-christmas-in-medieval-england
So we got to wondering... what did Christmas in medieval England LOOK like?
Feasting, costumed revelry, treks through the snow . . . not so different from our own Christmas celebrations, turns out!
Pop(s) quiz: how much did a single Budweiser beer cost at #Boston Symphony Hall in 1973? How about the most expensive item on the concessions stand menu -- an entire bottle of Taittinger Brut La Française Champagne?
❄️ John Paul McGee
❄️ Handel and Haydn Society Youth Chorus Chamber Choir
❄️ Renaissance Men
❄️ Blue Heron
❄️ New England Brass Band
PLUS WCRB's Laura Carlo and Greg Ferrisi?! Pretty sure it doesn't get any more festive than that.
Register for the livestream >> https://www.wgbh.org/events/gbh-music-presents-a-holiday-celebration-2023
GBH Music Holiday Spectacular
Experience the magic of this season with <a href="https://www.wgbh.org/events/gbh-music-presents-a-holiday-celebration-2023"><i>GBH Music's Holiday Spectacular</i></a>, an enchanting evening featuring some of the best musical acts in Massachusetts. The event offers families a front-row seat to an unparalleled lineup of performers, including <a href="https://www.renmenmusic.com/">Renaissance Men</a>, a Boston-based ensemble of ten male voices known for their close-knit a cappella harmonies; <a href="https://www.blueheron.org/">Blue Heron</a>, a medieval vocal ensemble led by Scott Metcalfe which will bring audiences back to the sounds of the earliest holiday celebrations; pianist <a href="https://johnpaulmcgee.com/">John Paul McGee</a>, who will perform holiday favorites in his signature "Gospejazzical" genre; the angelic singers of the <a href="https://handelandhaydn.org/hhyc/">Handel and Haydn Youth Chorus Chamber Choir</a> led by conductor Alyson Greer Espinosa; and members of the triumphant and jubilant <a href="https://www.newenglandbrassband.org/">New England Brass Band</a> led by Music Director Mark Olson.<br/><br/>One of the most accessible events for families this season, <i>GBH Music's Holiday Spectacular</i>, invites music lovers to be part of a live studio production inside GBH's Calderwood Studio, which will glow with festive cheer, including a dramatic snowscape of light designed to herald the start of winter. Musical selections will transport listeners into an unforgettable journey into the holiday spirit with everything from traditional carols to new compositions, each capturing the harmony and passion of this special time of year. WCRB Classical 99.5's charismatic morning drive host, <a href="https://www.classicalwcrb.org/people/laura-carlo">Laura Carlo</a>, and afternoon drive host, <a href="https://www.classicalwcrb.org/people/greg-ferrisi">Greg Ferrisi</a>, will team up for the first time as the live presenters of this one-of-a-kind holiday experience. <br/><br/><b>This event is offered for both in-person and virtual guests. You have two ticket options:</b><br/><br/>The in-studio experience is taking place from 7:30 to 9pm ET is <b>SOLD OUT</b><br/><br/><a href="https://gbhevents.ticketbud.com/gbh-music-presents-a-holiday-celebration-virtual-8a87e5c1-918dd19f3741?_ga=2.92336472.415001248.1699275295-1540080072.1679321728" target="_blank" link-data="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000185-c6c5-d3da-a3fd-e7dfb2df0000","_type":"ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20"},"cms.content.publishDate":1699473880853,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000189-d5da-da40-adad-d5ff278e0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.content.updateDate":1699473880853,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000189-d5da-da40-adad-d5ff278e0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.directory.paths":[],"anchorable.showAnchor":false,"link":{"target":"NEW","attributes":[],"attachSourceUrl":false,"url":"https://gbhevents.ticketbud.com/gbh-music-presents-a-holiday-celebration-virtual-8a87e5c1-918dd19f3741?_ga=2.92336472.415001248.1699275295-1540080072.1679321728","cms.directory.paths":[],"_id":"0000018b-b089-d361-a3bf-bac95f900000","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"0000018b-b089-d361-a3bf-bac95f860000","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}"><b>Join the virtual event, from 7:30-9pm ET</b>.</a> This event is free, but registration is required. <br/><br/> <br/>Photo credit: A scene from the GBH’s 2018 Holiday Concert in Calderwood Studio (Meredith Nierman)<br/><br/>The event is sponsored by the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund and The Boston Foundation.<br/><bsp-image data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000185-c6c5-d3da-a3fd-e7dfb2df0000","_type":"ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20"},"cms.content.publishDate":1700508004393,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000189-d5da-da40-adad-d5ff278e0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.content.updateDate":1700508004393,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000189-d5da-da40-adad-d5ff278e0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.directory.paths":[],"anchorable.showAnchor":false,"image":{"_ref":"0000018b-ee2c-d1dd-abdb-effe15ae0000","_type":"4da1a812-2b2b-36a7-a321-fea9c9594cb9"},"link":{"target":"NEW","attributes":[],"attachSourceUrl":false,"url":"https://curealz.org/giving/donate/","cms.directory.paths":[],"_id":"0000018b-ee2b-d1dd-abdb-effffd600000","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"theme.gbh-theme-falcon.:core:enhancement:Enhancement.hbs.enhancementAlignment":null,"theme.gbh-theme-falcon.:core:figure:Figure.hbs._template":null,"theme.gbh-theme-falcon.:core:figure:Figure.hbs.imageEnhancementSize":null,"_id":"0000018b-ee2b-d1dd-abdb-effffd500000","_type":"23ac712d-8839-31ed-81b0-4bf6cfff37a2"}">Cure Alzheimer's Skinny logo.png (2280x322, AR: 7.080745341614906)</bsp-image><bsp-image data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000185-c6c5-d3da-a3fd-e7dfb2df0000","_type":"ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20"},"cms.content.publishDate":1700508156420,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000189-d5da-da40-adad-d5ff278e0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.content.updateDate":1700508156420,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000189-d5da-da40-adad-d5ff278e0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.directory.paths":[],"anchorable.showAnchor":false,"image":{"_ref":"0000018b-ee2d-d1d8-af9f-eead2f4a0000","_type":"4da1a812-2b2b-36a7-a321-fea9c9594cb9"},"link":{"target":"NEW","attributes":[],"attachSourceUrl":false,"url":"https://www.tbf.org","cms.directory.paths":[],"_id":"0000018b-ee2e-d1dd-abdb-effeed960000","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"theme.gbh-theme-falcon.:core:enhancement:Enhancement.hbs.enhancementAlignment":null,"theme.gbh-theme-falcon.:core:figure:Figure.hbs._template":null,"theme.gbh-theme-falcon.:core:figure:Figure.hbs.imageEnhancementSize":null,"_id":"0000018b-ee2e-d1dd-abdb-effeed860000","_type":"23ac712d-8839-31ed-81b0-4bf6cfff37a2"}">The Boston Foundation Skinny logo.png (3540x854, AR: 4.14519906323185)</bsp-image>
BINGO! We love the holidays and we especially love #HolidayMusic. Celebrate the season to the fullest with us and fill out our bingo card!
Curious about what else we have in store for your #holidays? Check here >> https://www.classicalwcrb.org/2023-11-30/joy-and-serenity-for-the-holidays-on-wcrb
It's the last day of our winter membership drive, and we'd like to take a moment to share a few of the lovely, kind comments some of our listeners have sent in along with their donations. These comments are truly so meaningful to us --- plus they let us know we have friends in faraway places and of all ages.
If you're able, you can still give by calling 888-995-9272 or visiting us at classical.org. As always, thank you, and thanks for listening!
Sure, we love #TheNutcracker NOW, but was it always a hit?
...Not exactly.
CRB's afternoon-host-by-day, cartoonist-by-night Greg Ferrisi has the story:
https://www.classicalwcrb.org/blog/2023-11-21/tchaikovskys-turkey-gobbles-on-plus-a-mini-comic-just-for-you
Hey #Fediverse! It's been a minute... at CRB we've been busy with #Thanksgiving prep! But rather than chopping, frying, steaming, baking, and roasting, we're lining up blocks of great music to keep your holiday weekend running smoooooth.
Join us for 4x1 Weekend -- 4 in a row by 1 composer -- and hear more of what you love, all weekend long! Here's how to listen: https://www.classicalwcrb.org/ways-to-listen