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Lights,
Camera… Music! WWFM The Classical Network to Celebrate the Academy
Awards with Movie-Music Special Weekend
2-16-10
WEST
WINDSOR, NJ - WWFM The Classical Network will set the stage for Oscar
night with a weekend filled with music from the big screen March 5 through
March 7.
"Lights, Camera…Music!" will kick off Friday, March 5,
with a daylong, on-air tribute to the music of John Williams (Star Wars,
Harry Potter, Indiana Jones), Bernard Hermann (Psycho, North by Northwest)
and other composers behind the soundtracks of movie blockbusters. The
celebration will continue through Sunday as a "Theme Stream"
- an online-only program available via the station's Internet streaming.
The weekend's programming will include original music from film scores,
such as Gone with the Wind, Lawrence of Arabia and The Godfather, as well
as classical music masterpieces that have been immortalized in movies
such as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Fantasia. The Theme Stream will also
feature concert works by composers most often associated with film scores,
such as Erich Wolfgang Korngold (The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Sea
Hawk) and Miklos Rozsa (Spellbound, Ben-Hur).
"Over 80 years of sound motion pictures have yielded some of the
most memorable music of the past century. The popularity of film has had
the effect of introducing the general public not only to the power and
emotional richness of the symphony orchestra, but also, at times, to some
astoundingly complex and sophisticated compositional techniques. Audiences
tolerate in the movies what they might not feel comfortable listening
to in the concert hall," said WWFM weekend morning host Ross Amico.
"Composers like John Williams have done more for classical music
than many composers in the accepted pantheon. How many people who know
little or nothing about music embraced Jaws, Star Wars and E.T.?"
The event is the latest in The Classical Network's efforts to focus on
one-day celebrations centered around a theme, such as Beethoven's birthday
or Thanksgiving, as part of its member development strategy and to move
away from the standard week-long pledge drive that has been the usual
fundraising tool for public radio.
"These one-day musical celebrations are becoming favorites of our
members, because when WWFM's hosts unleash their rather formidable knowledge
and passion for classical music, the result is an incredible day of great
music," said WWFM General Manager Peter Fretwell. "Even though
this helps meet our budget, the focus remains on the music."
The Classical Network, operating out of Mercer County Community College,
began broadcasting in 1982 and has grown into a full time classical music
station serving New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania and portions of Delaware
and Maryland, as well as reaching listeners around the world through wwfm.org.
In the fall of 2008, the station launched Jazz on 2, a 24-hour jazz station
available on its HD channel 2.
For more information, contact David Osenberg at (609) 570-3702 or (215)
385-0257, or email info@wwfm.org.
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