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Thursday, November 26, 2009
Earth Eats: Thanksgiving Special
10:00 – 11:00am
Earth Eats Thanksgiving is a program of planning and preparing a terrific thanksgiving meal with turkey, other courses, and some vegetarian options. Host Annie Corrigan and renowned chef Daniel Orr indulge in some fine cooking, and some very “foody” musical interludes with very special friends.
The Splendid Table: “Turkey Confidential”
11:00am – 1pm
Help is on the way for Thanksgiving cooks, kitchen helpers and dinner guests on this, the biggest cooking day of the year. Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of The Splendid Table®, will be available to answer listener questions with wit, expertise and laughter throughout the live, two-hour program. Joining Lynne during this Thanksgiving ‘triage’ are Cook's Illustrated's Christopher Kimball, road food warriors Jane and Michael Stern and wine entrepreneur Joshua Wesson. Call 800-537-5252 if you have a question.
Giving Thanks: A Celebration of Fall, Food and Gratitude
1:00 – 3:00pm
Giving Thanks is a music-and-stories celebration of Thanksgiving. Host John Birge creates a thoughtful, contemporary reflection on the meaning of the holiday that's perfect for families as they gather at the table to share common blessings.
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Friday, December 11, 2009
Chanukah in Story and Song
3:00 – 4:00pm
"Chanukah in Story and Song" is a unique holiday program narrated by Leonard Nimoy and sung by the acclaimed vocal sextet The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble. This delightfully engaging program presents 25 eclectic selections, from the Ladino songs of the Spanish Jews and Yiddish melodies of Eastern Europe to modern Israeli tunes and the ensemble's original version of "I Have a Little Dreydle."
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Monday, December 14, 2009
Lexington Bach Choir: Christmas Cantata
8:00pm – 10:00pm
Director Marlon Hurst leads the group in a performance of Bach’s Christmas Cantata 40, “Darzu ist erschiennen der Sohn Gottes” and his Missa in F, as well as music of Palestrina, Mozart, Hillier and others. Recorded live by WEKU on November 15th at the Presbyterian Church of Danville.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
The Paul Winter Solstice Concert
1:00 – 3:00pm
This holiday tradition is a dynamic musical celebration in the extraordinary acoustics of the world’s largest Gothic cathedral - New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine - highlight the music of the Winter Consort with Gospel singer Theresa Thomason, Brazilian singer/guitarist Renato Braz, and woodwind master Paul McCandless. Hosted byJohn Schaefer.
Monday, December 21, 2009
St. Olaf Christmas Festival
10:00 – Noon
A cherished tradition for nearly a century, the St. Olaf Christmas Festival is not a mere concert, it's a spiritual journey. You'll hear familiar carols, choral motets and hymns guiding us from the expectation of Advent, to that holiest of moments when Christ was born in a lowly stable, to the arrival twelve days later of the Three Kings from the East. Brian Newhouse hosts this annual holiday tradition.
Christmas with Morehouse and Spellman Glee Clubs
12:00 – 1:00pm
One of the great holiday traditions in America, the choirs of Morehouse and Spelman Colleges -- two of the most prestigious historically black institutions in the nation -- get together to present a spine-tingling concert program. Korva Coleman hosts.
Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra: Messiah
8:00 – 10:00pm
In this annual holiday tradition, the orchestra is joined by the Lexington Singers. Jefferson Johnson is the guest conductor. Recorded live by WEKU on December 11th.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Carols and Choirs: An NPR Christmas
10:00 – 11:00am
Hear musicians from around the world in NPR's performance studio as they share special holiday moments. Join host Lisa Simeone for ancient harmonies from Trio Medieval, traditional carols from the Riga Dom Boys Choir, and a rarely heard Christmas song by Sibelius, straight from Finland's YL Choir. The Pittsburgh Brass unpacks a pair of 500-pound bells to ring in the holiday, and the members of Trio Voronezh tune up a balalaika or two.
A Harpist Christmas
11:00 – Noon
Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis celebrates the season with treasures of Christmas music for the harp, spotlighting this heavenly instrument. Joining Kondonassis for this program is Joshua Smith on flute and Cynthia Phelps on viola.
A Chanticleer Christmas
12:00 – 1:00pm
The prolific male chorus celebrates the mystery and wonder of Christmas with traditional and best-loved Christmas songs from Gregorian chant to Gospel. The San Francisco-based chorus is recognized worldwide for its brilliant technique and musicality.
Cantus: All is Calm
8:00 – 9:00am
Cantus, one of America's most accomplished male choirs, and Theater Latté Da have created a profoundly moving new work of musical radio theater. This work is an uplifting musical drama about the surprising 1914 World War I Christmas truce. All is Calm tells both sides of the story as men who had been trying to kill each other in the fields of France spontaneously put down their guns, walked across no-man’s land and sang together.
Welcome Christmas
9:00 – 10:00pm
This lively musical program is a perennial broadcast favorite featuring the Minneapolis-based ensemble, VocalEssence, led by the visionary Philip Brunelle.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
NPR’s Tinsel Tales
10:00 – 11:00am
This program features stories from the NPR archives that touch on the meaning of Christmas. David Sedaris, Bailey White, John Henry Faulk -- these and other NPR voices, past and present, tell stories of the season. Hosted by Lynn Neary.
Christmas with the Philadelphia Singers
11:00 – Noon
A One-hour performance of traditional and contemporary holiday music by the much-loved Philadelphia Singers.
Echoes of Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers
Noon – 1:00pm
The Dale Warland Singers signature holiday concert featuring moving selections of choral classics celebrating Christmas. Dale Warland and host Brian Newhouse create a very special Christmas musical treat.
A Carolina Christmas
8:00 – 10:00pm
A Carolina Christmas is a festive celebration of the Appalachian folk traditions and other styles native to the Carolinas with grammy-winning artist Kathy Mattea, the Carolinas’ choral ensemble, VOX, and the Baroque/Celtic trio, The Beggar Boys. Hosted by WDAV’s Jennifer Foster, you’ll hear African-American spirituals, folk favorites, Celtic jigs, and even the Biltmore’s renowned 1916 E.M. Skinner organ in fresh, evocative performances of music for the season.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
A Festival of 9 Lessons and Carols (Live)
10:00 – 11:30am
Hosted by Michael Barone, this is a live, 90-minute stereo music and spoken-word broadcast from the chapel of King's College in Cambridge, England. The 30-voice King's College Choir performs the legendary Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols service of Biblical readings and music.
WEKU Music Selections
11:30 – Noon
Welcome Christmas (repeat)
Noon – 1:00pm
NPR’s Christmas around the Country
1:00 – 2:00pm
The best of classical holiday music from coast to coast. NPR takes you from churches to concert halls to auditoriums to town halls all across the nation in search of performances that express the best of the holiday season. Lisa Simeone hosts.
Cantus: All is Calm (repeat)
2:00 – 3:00pm
St. Olaf Christmas Festival(repeat)
8:00 – 10:00pm
Friday, December 25, 2009
Carolina Christmas (repeat)
10:00 – Noon
Jonathan Winter’s A Christmas Carol
Noon – 1:00pm
Master comedian Jonathan Winters presents a distinctive reading of Dickens' holiday classic, with a special performing edition prepared by Dickens for his own presentations.
Hosted by NPR's Lisa Simione.
Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra: Messiah (repeat)
1:00 – 3:00pm
Lessons and Carols from Washington National Cathedral
3:00 – 4:00pm
Join host Robert Aubry Davis and the choirs of the Washington National Cathedral for the annual broadcast of the Christmas service from the Nation’s Capitol.
A Chanticleer Christmas (repeat)
8:00 – 9:00pm
Echoes of Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers (repeat)
9:00 – 10:00pm
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Christ Church Cathedral: Messiah
3:00 – 5:00pm
Join WEKU for a unique performance of Handel’s Messiah featuring a historically correct ensemble and a period size orchestra. Recorded live on December 4th from Lexington’s Christ Church Cathedral
The Paul Winter Solstice Concert (repeat)
8:00 – 10:00pm
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Sunday, December 27, 2009
A Season’s Griot 2009
10:00 – 11:00am
A Season's Griot captures the tales and traditions of African-American and African peoples. Hosted by Madafo Lloyd Wilson, this year's program features stories told to, for and about children.
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December 31, 2009 – January 1, 2010
NPR’s Toast of the Nation
8:00pm – 5:00am
Count down to 2010 this New Year's Eve with live jazz on Toast of the Nation. Party with live music from coast to coast, Toast of the Nation presents live music with four midnights!
New Year’s Day Concert from Vienna (live)
11:00am – 1:00pm
Join us on New Year's Day 2010, for a sparkling celebration, live from the Golden Hall at the Musikverein in Vienna. The Vienna Philharmonic presents its annual New Year’s Day from Vienna, including your favorite waltzes and polkas, and so much more.
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