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CD Spotlight
The inside scoop on the best classical albums we have heard recently.The hosts at WXXI Classical are always looking for exciting new albums to highlight and classics that deserve to be brought back. The CD Spotlight connects you with some of our favorites.

CD Spotlight: Panoramas, Flute Music of the Philippines

Classical 91.5 WXXO-FM | By Mona Seghatoleslami
Published February 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM EST

On the album Panoramas, flutist Norman Menzales reflects on his Filipino heritage through a series of chamber ensemble collaborations.

There are so many wonderful things to discover and explore in this album, featuring several musicians who studied here in Rochester at the Eastman School of Music and are still connected to our community.

Read more about this album online (and in print) in CITY Magazine: 'Panoramas: Flute Music of the Philippines' and stay tuned to hear this music featured over the next few weeks on WXXI Classical.

Here's just a small sample - "Pinoy Reverie" by guitarist/composer (and long-ago WXXI Classical intern) Sungmin Shin:

Mona Seghatoleslami
Mona Seghatoleslami is the Music Director, host and producer on WXXI Classical 91.5 FM weekdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. She also hosts the lunchtime concert series Live From Hochstein Wednesdays at 12:10 p.m., interviews musicians, produces special programs, and works on any project she can find that helps connect people and music in our community through WXXI.
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