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A Harpist's Christmas with Yolanda Kondonassis

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America’s premiere harpist, Yolanda Kondonassis, celebrates the season with treasures of Christmas harp music. Yolanda has custom-created this program for American Public Media listeners, spotlighting her heavenly instrument alone and with Joshua Smith, flute and Cynthia Phelps, viola—two of America’s top professionals.

Audio Sample:

Host:

Fred Child

Producer:

Suzanne Schaffer

Program Length:

59:00

ContentDepot:

Dec. 5 at 9am ET

Broadcast Rights:

Affiliate stations may carry this program two times before January 11, 2009. The program must be carried in its entirety. No excerpting is permitted. Simulcast streaming rights are available for this program. Prior to carrying this program, stations must contact their American Public Media Station Relations Representative.

Fees: See Program Fees page

 

Program Web Site:
http://americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org/programs/harp_xmas/

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Program Playlist:

Plainsong, arr. Yolanda Kondonassis: O Come, O Come Emmanuel

André Jolivet: Pastorales de Noël

J.S. Bach, arr. Charles Gounod: Ave Maria

Antonio Vivaldi: Largo from Winter of The Four Seasons

Traditional Provençal Carol, arr. Kondonassis: Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella

Traditional Spanish Folk Carol, arr. Kondonassis: O Sleep, My Pretty Baby

Traditional French Carol, arr. Carlos Salzedo: Short Fantasy on a Neapolitan Carol

English melody, arr. Kondonassis: Coventry Carol

Traditional: Greensleeves

Traditional: Sleepers Awake

Traditional: Sheep May Safely Graze

Lewis Redner, arr. Salzedo: O Little Town of Bethlehem

Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

American Folk Carol, arr. Salzedo: I Wonder As I Wander

Traditional French-English Carol, arr. Kondonassis: Angels We Have Heard On High

Traditional English Carol: Masters In This Hall

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Timings & Cues:

Total program time = 00:59:00

00:00 INCUE: "I'm Fred Child. Welcome to A Harpist's Christmas…"
30:59 OUTCUE: …from American Public Media

30:59 Floating break (:59)

31:59 INCUE: (Music) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen "…Welcome back…"
59:00 OUTCUE: APM LOGO
END

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Promotional Materials

On-air promos: In Content Depot

 

Promotional press release:
Download customizable press release

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