Delmarva Public Radio has plenty of music and fun to go with your family's Thanksgiving Feast this year.
Thanksgiving Day on WSCL, 89.5
11AM- Two special half hour programs of choral music and thoughtful refection from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on Music and the Spoken Word.
Noon- As families come together and give thanks, A Feast for the Ears helps set the atmosphere and provide deeper meaning to the Thanksgiving holiday. A Feast for the Ears reflects on the rich history and traditions of this well-loved American holiday and highlights music by American composers such as Aaron Copeland, Virgil Thomson, William Billings and Charles Ives, along with some undiscovered treasures by Rick Sowash and Mark O'Connor. Host Mark Perzel presents a melodic and intriguing exploration of Thanksgiving history, lore and roots in early European harvest festivals, as well as a thoughtful examination of the holiday's evolution and contemporary traditions.
2PM- Giving Thanks: A celebration of Fall, food, and gratitude.
Christopher Kimball, founder, editor, and publisher of Cook's Illustrated Magazine, and host of public television's most-watched cooking show, America's Test Kitchen. He'll take us to his Vermont farm for a New England Thanksgiving, and talk about the experiences for which he's most grateful.
Stephen Hough, world famous concert pianist, composer, prize-winning poet, and MacArthur genius. He'll share his wonderful essay "Thanksgiving for Thanksgiving" which he wrote for the London Telegraph, and we'll hear an excerpt from his favorite Thanksgiving author Willa Cather, plus his new Grieg album.
Also, Patrick Stewart reads autumn poems from John Keats and Antonio Vivaldi.
Friday, November 27th.
11AM- Kara Dahl Russell will have some special programming for you to enjoy.
1PM- Thanksgiving With Cantus. Cantus, one of the premiere men's vocal ensembles, talk with host Alison Young about the holiday, about sitting down with those we love and celebrating all the blessings in our lives. We're calling this year's special presentation, 'A Time for Family'.
2PM- A Pittsburgh Symphony Thanksgiving. In this Thanksgiving program, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performs Má Vlast, the six-part symphonic by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana. Má Vlast journeys through imagery from the composer's homeland to evoke imagery of landscapes, a wedding party, a hunt and even water nymphs.
and while we're at it- some Thanksgiving programming on WSDL, 90.7 as well!
Wednesday Nov. 25th at 9PM- The Show About...Thanksgiving. If your driving home (wherever that is) Wednesday evening, enjoy songs about home, giving thanks and, of course, eating.
Friday, November 27 at 9PM- On Vintage Country with Tom Pittman, Tom Pittman plays country songs about all those things left in your refrigerator and he'll have the top ten country songs of 1967.
