Pacifica Radio Classical Music Show Exclusively Spotlights the Old MastersBy: The Hutchinson Report "The old masters from Bach to Shostakovich span many decades of classical music," says Hutchinson," This is reflected in three unfortunate trends. One is the continuing demise of music stations that program exclusively classical music. The second is the trend to program more contemporary music than classical music on stations that program classical music. Then there are the increased costs to attend classical music concert performances. "It's the first two trends that are the most problematic," "The thinking among many in the classical music world is that by 'modernizing' classical music, this will generate interest and attract younger audiences to the concert halls," observes Hutchinson, "In most instances, this has not been the case." Classical Conductors & Composers with Earl Ofari Hutchinson is a program that provides the novice listener with an easy-to-understand assessment of the style, structure, and intent of the major classical works. He combines that with amusing, exciting, and in some cases, little-known factoids about the composers and their works. The music will be continuous for the hour, spiced with a laser look at the conductors and the featured works. "One other feature of the show, says Hutchinson, will be periodic listener-call- Author of Beethoven and Me: A Beginners Guide to Classical Music Beethoven and Me: A Beginner's Guide to Classical Music: Hutchinson, Earl Ofari: 9780692508176: Beethoven and Me-Classical Music Lovers Forum https://www.facebook.com/ End
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