Let music ease you into a new day .You’ll hear hourly headlines and a musical quiz at 6:40 a.m.
The mystery piece theme?
The American Revolution
A new Kens Burns documentary airs this week on WXXI-TV. It’s a six-part series that examines how America’s founding turned the world upside-down. How much do you know about the American Revolution?
Monday,November17
Wake to game music from Hero of Time alongside a Haydn symphony.
Tuesday,November18
You’ll hear the sound of an instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin in 1761, the glass harmonica.
Wednesday,November19
Start the day with an overture by James Hewitt, a composer who played an important role in the early American musical scene.
Thursday,November20
Brooklyn Rider violinist Colin Jacobsen wrote a theme song of sorts for the group. It’s called "Ascending Bird," and you’ll love his arrangement of a Persian folk song that goes back thousands of years.
Friday,November21
Happy Friday! Enoy the Telos Trio in Fresh Wind for Our Sails, a colorful, evocative composition by Cary Ratcliff inspired by a century of peace and justice work in Rochester.
Let music ease you into a new day. You’ll hear hourly headlines and a musical quiz at 6:40 a.m. The mystery piece theme?
