Monday Morning Music for 10/19/09

THE VIOLA, IT'S NO JOKE!!!!!

Hear the beauty of this dark instrument and even some of the jokes about it. The violists you'll hear will convince you of the beauty of this "middle voice" including Pinchas Zuckerman, William Primrose, Patricia McCarty and Bennington's own Pamela Geannelis White. Pam was born here, played the piano & began to play the viola while in high school. Summers at Tanglewood and studies at Yale University and Boston University furthered her professional education. Among other groups, Pam played with the Boston Pops.

So remember if you are not in the WBTN listening area, you can tune in via the internet by going to WBTNAM.org and clicking on "Listen Live". So far we've heard from listeners in Ohio, Massachusetts, NYC, Savannah, Paris France and Krakow Poland. Let us know where you are listening. And remember...

Tune in and Just Listen,

Ida Faiella
Artistic Director, L'Ensemble Chamber Music Concerts

A viola shown from the front and the side

Monday Morning Music for 09/28/09

George Gershwin, American Composer and Pianist Extraordinaire

Born September 26, 1898 in New York, NY, We celebrate his music on Monday Morning Music with some songs you are sure to know such as Embraceable You and others which may be new to you such as When You Want'em, You Can't Get'em. When You've Got'em, You Don't Want'em. And we will play some of his own recordings for piano rolls. There will even be a L'Ensemble performance of The Man I Love by Ida Faiella and Joshua Rifkin from our London concerts.

Remember, whether you are jogging on the Savannah, bathing on the Battenkill, tap-dancing on the Tiber or singing on the Seine, you can tune in to Bennington's community radio station by going to wbtnam.org and click on Listen Live.

Just tune in and listen, 10:05 - 11:00 AM On air at WBTN 1370AM Online at wbtnam.org