A Tribute to Liberty and Honor America

Friday, July 4 at Noon and 12:30 p.m.

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra present two half-hour specials of music for Independence Day airing back-to-back on Friday, July 4 beginning at 12 noon.

A Tribute to Liberty airs Friday, July 4 at Noon on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1.
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra present a half-hour special of music for Independence Day including Cohan favorites like Yankee Doodle Dandy, Give My Regards to Broadway, and You’re a Grand Old Flag. The program also includes The House I Live In, The Last Full Meaure of Devotion, This Is My Country and more.

Honor America airs Friday, July 4 at 12:30 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1.
Recorded in Chautauqua, NY, Honor America features the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra performing music for Independence Day including America the Beautiful, The Pledge of Allegiance, God Bless America, The Battle Hymn of the Republic and more.

For more information, visit www.mormontabernaclechoir.org.

Backstage Pass: Two Men and a Baby Grand

Monday, July 14 at 1 p.m.

Joe Werner, Principal Keyboard and Personnel Manager for the RPO, and Michael Landrum, Roberts Wesleyan pianist, join host Julia Figueras on Backstage Pass for an all-French program for Piano Four-Hands. Two Men and a Baby Grand celebrates the recent donation of the studio piano from underwriter Glattly Pianoforte.

An active recitalist and orchestral soloist, Mr. Werner has performed with the RPO in concerto repertoire ranging from Bach to Barber. One of the busiest collaborative pianists in Rochester, he performs regularly with a host of Eastman School of Music Artist Faculty members and RPO soloists. He has recorded on the Columbia, Vanguard, NEXUS, Musical Heritage Society and Naxos labels. He also teaches piano and chamber music at the Hochstein Music School.

A native of Augusta, Georgia, Mr. Landrum is Professor of Music and Film Studies at Roberts Wesleyan College. In 1976, Mr. Landrum won first prize in the J. S. Bach International Competition for Pianists in Washington, D. C. Mr. Landrum has appeared as guest recitalist at Nazareth College, at SUNY Geneseo, and at the Jewish Community Center, and has performed frequently at Roberts Wesleyan College and on the Live from Hochstein series. He made his debut in 1998 with the Buffalo Philharmonic, and has been featured in several concerts with the Society for Chamber Music in Rochester.

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Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

Mondays at 8 p.m.

As one of the great American orchestras, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra aspires to be an institution driven by a culture of confidence, adventure, excellence, and success. In that same spirit, award-winning producer Brenda Tremblay presents the music with enthusiasm and intelligence. In addition to great classical music, WXXI host and producer Brenda Tremblay offers intimate and offbeat interviews with RPO music director Christopher Seaman. Extended conversations about the concerts are available as free podcasts at wxxi.org. WXXI is proud to present radio concerts from the 2007-2008 season of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.

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