Thanksgiving
is this Thursday and WGUC is offering a few special programs filled with
beautiful music to accompany the holiday. Turn your radios to 90.9 while
cooking dinner or visiting with family and friends. You can also listen online
at wguc.org, via the WGUC app or your smart speaker. Here’s a list of what to
expect:
Wednesday,
November 27, 7 p.m.
Every Good
Thing: This Thanksgiving, host Andrea Blain and classical music fans from
around the country take time to give thanks and celebrate one of life's most
meaningful gifts: music. Audiences will hear listeners from across the U.S.
share stories about their favorite classical music pieces.
Thursday,
November 28, 10 a.m.
Feast for the
Ears: Traditional music and American composers take center stage as host Mark
Perzel presents a warm, heartfelt celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday. It’s
the perfect accompaniment for your Thanksgiving morning activities.
Thursday,
November 28, 6 p.m.
Giving Thanks:
Great American writers will grace us this Thanksgiving, 2019. Giving Thanks
remembers poet Mary Oliver as she reads poems of gratitude and nature. Walt
Whitman stops by to celebrate Thanksgiving and his 200th birthday, and we'll
set a place at the table for New Yorker writer, best-selling author, humorist,
and turkey aficionado Adam Gopnik. Hosted by John Birge.
What’s
your favorite music for this season? Do you prefer something folksy like
Stephen Foster’s Old Folks at
Home
or
perhaps a jubilant march like John Philip Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever. Maybe you’re
an Aaron Copland fan or perhaps Cole Porter or Duke Ellington. Whatever your
taste, we hope you’ll join us in counting blessings and sharing in our
country’s rich musical history.
