Thanksgiving
is over and for many, thoughts are now turned to the holiday season. Be sure to
make 90.9 WGUC part of your holiday festivities – we have a carefully-selected
assortment of programs for the Hanukkah and Christmas seasons. We kick things
off with Advent Voices on December 3 at 8pm.
What
are some of your favorite holiday or winter pieces of music? One of mine
happens to be Frederick Delius’ “Sleigh Ride.” Something about the sound of
sleigh bells always gets me into that picturesque-winter mindset.
Delius
originally wrote “Sleigh Ride” in 1887 as a piano piece that he first performed
for his friend and fellow composer, Edvard Grieg. He later orchestrated it, but
then set it aside. It wasn’t until years following the composer’s death that it
was re-discovered and added to standard holiday repertory.
