The Carol Connection 1
December 7, 2024
Explore the region. Get involved in your community. Experience moments of joy.
Delivered Tuesdays & Thursdays
Hosted By Stephen Peithman
Saturday, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Rebroadcast Sunday, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
on Music Station
"On Connections we focus on links between works or composers, and music that shares a common theme or inspiration," explains host Stephen Peithman. "It all adds up to great stories and great music."
Stephen has been contributing shows since 1984, first with Musical Stages, and now, Connections--all in collaboration with Recording Engineer Mark Jones. More...
For more information on a program, click on the program's title below. A list of featured recordings is added once the program has aired.
December 7, 2024
December 14, 2024
December 21, 2024
The remarkable story of the connection between these two composers and their cello concertos.
The “Boston Six”—Arthur Foote, George Chadwick, Amy Beach, Edward MacDowell, Horatio Parker, and John Knowles Paine.
The forest in music by Wagner, Mahler, Strauss, Debussy, Orff, Britten, and more.
A salute to the pavane, from 16th century France to modern-day America
Five works inspired by the music, people and scenery of Italy
Shakespeare's Macbeth in works by Beethoven, Verdi, Strauss, Ibert, Walton, and more.
Another trip to the sea, with works by Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, Strauss, and more.
The Trojan War, in works by Purcell, Mozart, Berlioz, Debussy, Fauré, Offenbach and more.
An explortion of the sinfonietta, with works by Prokofiev, Janacek, Poulenc Villa-Lobos, and more
Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings and the Gymnopédie No. 1 by Erik Satie, plus music that has long been overshadowed by those famous pieces.