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May
1, 2008
IN
THIS ISSUE
- Holocaust
Memorial Day
- From
the Top
- Little
Shop of Horrors
- Classical
Radio at the Blog
- Listener
Focus Group
- Spring
Into Arts
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Tell
Us What you Think
WDAV will be conducting a Listener Focus Group on Saturday, May 10th
from 2 – 4 pm. Join us for coffee, cookies, and conversation
about classical music with fellow listeners and the WDAV staff. Reservations
are required; so if you’d like to participate, call 704-894-8990
during regular business hours, or email
us. If you can't make it, click
here to leave comments.
This
Weekend on WDAV
Reel
Music - Sat, 2 p.m.
Carolina
Live - Sat, 3 p.m.
Brundibár - Sat, 6 p.m.
World
of Opera - Sat, 7 p.m.
SymphonyCast
- Sun, 2 p.m.
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here to visit our Listen Online page, or try one of the quick
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Holocaust
Memorial Day – Special Program
 WDAV
airs Hans Krása's children's opera Brundibár
in recognition of Holocaust Memorial Day. Brundibár,
a fairy tale of innocence triumphing over evil, was
performed by the children of the World War II Terezin
concentration camp. The broadcast features interviews
with a survivor who sang in the opera and with award-winning
playwright Tony Kushner who wrote the English libretto.
Airs Saturday, 5/3 at 6 p.m.
A
local talent takes it From the Top
 This
week From the Top will feature 17-year-old
clarinetist Qiudi Zhang from Omaha, Nebraska, recent
recipient of a a $10,000 Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist
Award. Through the generosity of the Jack Kent Cooke
Foundation, From the Top identifies
and awards scholarships to 25 deserving young musicians
each year. Qiudi is a senior at the arts boarding school,
North Carolina School for the Arts in Winston-Salem,
where she studies with Igor Begelman. At NCSA Qiudi
performs with both her school symphony orchestra and
wind ensemble. Tune in Saturday, May 3 at 5p.m.
Featured
Event - Spring Into Arts – Downtown Concord
 Join
WDAV in downtown Concord this Saturday for their annual
Spring Into Arts Festival. On hand
will be lots of great music, food and vendors displaying
great art and pottery. Festival details can be found
at our events
calendar – stop by the WDAV tent to sign up
for prizes and say hello to staff.
Little
Shop of Horrors at Theatre Charlotte
 WDAV
is pleased to be a season sponsor of Theatre Charlotte.
Their season finale is starting this week and promises
to be a lot of fun. Little Shop of Horrors
is a musical send-up of sci-fi films with great music
and lots of laughs. Register by Friday at the Contest
Page to win a pair of tickets to the May 9th performance.
The
Future of Classical Radio
 At
the WDAV blog,
Classical Musings, Program Director Frank Dominguez
writes about the future of Classical Radio and the choices
some radio stations are making to attract new listeners.
Check it out and post your comments at WDAV’s
blog.
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