Join host Barb Heller on Sunday mornings from 7 to 9 for a wide variety of classical music, ranging from Spanish guitar and ragtime piano to ballet and Broadway scores.

At 7 and 8 am you can hear NPR news. At 7:30 am I'll bring you news headlines from the Associated Press, sports scores and headlines, and a look at the weather forecast. Join me at 8:30 for the Community Calendar, a good look at what's happening around the North Country, followed by our weekend regional news feature. Just before 9 Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss the natural world on Natural Selections. However you enjoy your Sunday mornings I hope you'll invite me to join you by tuning in to FM in the Morning. News, weather, sports, great classical music—just add hot coffee and a window seat.

By the way—for something completely different—check out my flip side on String Fever—two hours of bluegrass and acoustic music, every Thursday afternoon from 3-5. Is there a piece of music you'd like to hear on the show? You can email your request from this web page. Happy listening, and I'll see you on the radio!

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Classical Music

Music Patron Betty Freeman Dies

January 6, 2009 | NPR· Friend and patron to several generations of composers and artists, Freeman was the catalyst behind the opera Nixon in China by John Adams, as well as pieces by John Cage, Harry Partch, Thomas Ades, Philip Glass and dozens of others.

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Cincinnati Symphony's Uncommon Mahler

January 6, 2009 | NPR· Gustav Mahler's larger-than-life symphonies have become orchestra staples. With that in mind, conductor Paavo Jarvi and the Cincinnati Symphony programmed three of Mahler's lesser-known orchestral works. The result is a fresh take on the music of the monumental but troubled genius.

 

Bold Beginnings: The Art Of The Opening Notes

January 5, 2009 | NPR· You never get a second chance at a first impression, the old adage goes. At the start of the new year, Rob Kapilow describes how it works for composers, who want to set a certain tone from the very opening notes of their works.

 

Baltimore Symphony Trains Disadvantaged Kids

January 3, 2009 | NPR· Modeled after a successful program in Venezuela, the Baltimore Symphony's OrchKids program aims to build an orchestra and enrich young lives. BSO conductor Marin Alsop contributed funding, passing along $100,000 from her MacArthur "genius grant."

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The Deal of a Lifetime: Gounod's 'Faust'

January 2, 2009 | NPR· The legendary deal with the devil comes to life, as the brilliant soprano Angela Gheorghiu stars as Marguerite in the Vienna State Opera's production of Gounod's Faust, with tenor Roberto Alagna in the title role.

 

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