Klarinet Archive - Posting 000939.txt from 2002/11

From: The Ciompi Family <deal5@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] music in the "oui" hours
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 18:08:40 -0500

Dear James,
"music through the night" is a pick -up from Raleigh, N.C.'s classical
station - WPTF. It's mostly harmless music. I wish they would be more creative
at 3:00 A.M. I could use a dose of Scriabin, Koechlin or Volpe at that hour.
Thanks for sharing the Schickele web site.

Arturo

James Hobby wrote:

> The Nashville (TN) station, WPLN, went through a phase where they would play
> parts of works. I think there may have been an outcry from the listeners,
> because they've, for the most part, abandoned it, playing full works, again.
> On rare occasions -- usually on the hour going to NPR news, somebody didn't
> calculate quite correctly and the end of something is snipped, but on the
> whole, they really do a very good job. It's good that they do a decent job,
> because they are the only classical station anywhere in the area. One minor
> but irritating problem is that they are on the same frequency (FM90.3) as
> the NPR station in North Alabama. When I go to one of the southern coutines
> to work, the signal flips back and forth between the two stations, and on
> the NPR feeds, they're about 2 seconds out of sync. Very confusing.
>
> The primary announcers are Harry Fennell, Will Griffin, and Nina Cardona. (I
> think that's how the last name is spelled.) They all seem to have a
> well-rooted knowedge base. Occasionally they'll announce a Haydn symphony
> and the engineer plays Rite of Spring, or some such, after which the
> announcer says, "Somehow I don't think that was Haydn."
>
> One thing I'm curious about is apparently they're retransmitting a satellite
> feed of something called Music Through the Night. It's listed in their
> schedule as (from Channel 24.) It's none of the regulars. It runs from 10p
> to 5a. It may have been a costcutting measure.
>
> We get a nice mix on the weekend of non-music programs: Car Talk, What D'ya
> Know?, Fine Print, (books) Thistle & Shamrock, Wait, Wait Don't tell me,
> Garrison Keiller, Schickele Mix, etc. We also get Bluegrass Breakdown,
> which I think should be transferred to one of the s***kicker stations that
> infest the area. BTW, someone asked about who (or what) was Schickele. A
> while back, I stumbled on his website, and it's as funny as his music.
> Found the link, and it's still active: http://www.schickele.com/ for anyone
> who needs a laugh.
>
> That's it for Middle Tennessee. <g>
>
> Jim Hobby
>
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