2011 Special Holiday Programs
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 Dec. 18: Welcome Christmas! 2011 with VocalEssence |
 Dec. 19 & 24: La Nochebuena with the Rose Ensemble |
 Dec. 20: Madrigalia 2011 |
 Dec. 22 & 24: Music of the Baroque |
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 Dec. 24: Festival of 9 Lessons and Carols from King’s College |
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 Dec. 24: KCME’s Christmas Messiah |
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 Dec. 25: Amahl and the Night Visitors |
 Jan. 1: New Year’s Day from Vienna, 2012 |
Sponsorship Opportunities are Available
To sponsor any of these exquisite Holiday Programs on KCME, please contact Tom White at 719-578-5263 or radiosales@kcme.org.
Hanukkah: Festival of Lights
Saturday, Dec. 17, 8-9 p.m. | Monday, Dec. 26, 8-9 p.m.
Join Rabbi Howard Hirsch, founder of the Center for Christian-Jewish Dialogue, for an evening of stories and song: Hanukkah: Festival of Lights. KCME presents an encore airing of Festival of Lights on Monday, December 26 at 8 p.m.
Sponsored By:
The Mizel Museum of Denver
Welcome Christmas! 2011 with VocalEssence
Sunday, Dec. 18, 7-8 p.m.
Described as “one of the irreplaceable music ensembles of our time” by the National Endowment of the Arts, Minneapolis-based VocalEssence has collaborated with iconic composer Aaron Copland, gospel group Sweet Honey in the Rock, and is a frequent guest on NPR’s homespun Prairie Home Companion. This brilliantly versatile choir hails the Christmas season with an hour of traditional and modern carols directed by Philip Brunelle.
La Nochebuena with the Rose Ensemble
Monday, Dec. 19, 8-9 p.m. | Saturday, Dec. 24, 9-10 p.m.
The highly-acclaimed Rose Ensemble travels to Renaissance Spain for a celebration of folk songs, lively dances and regal choral music celebrating Christmas Eve, La Nochebuena. KCME listeners have two opportunities to hear this joyous trip back in time: Monday, December 19 at 8:00 pm and Christmas Eve at 9:00 pm.
Madrigalia 2011
Tuesday, Dec. 20, 8-9 p.m.
From the Downtown United Presbyterian Church in Rochester, NY, Madrigalia presents A Day Full of Grace, an eclectic program replete with angel choirs, adoring shepherds and shining stars.
Music of the Baroque
Thursday, Dec. 22, 8-10 p.m. | Saturday, Dec. 24, 6-8 p.m.
Spend an evening wrapping presents accompanied by regal fanfares and angelic singing as Peter Van de Graaf hosts Music of the Baroque from downtown Chicago, a 16th and 17th century extravaganza of brass and choral music presented by nearly 60 world-class musicians. You’ll have another chance to hear this majestic concert on Christmas Eve at 6 p.m.
Chanticleer Christmas 2011
Friday, Dec. 23, 8-9 p.m.
If you have never heard San Francisco-based Chanticleer, tune in December 23 at 8pm and wonder how these twelve men cover such a boundless spectrum of vocal colors and ranges. Grammy-award winning Chanticleer presents a Christmas program spanning from medieval English carols and chants to modern arrangements of classic holiday melodies.
Sponsored By:
Patsy’s Candies
Springs Bridal & Ballroom
Festival of 9 Lessons and Carols Live from King’s College
Saturday, Dec. 24, 8-10 a.m.
It’s probably too late to book a trip across the pond for Ye Olde English Yuletide. But KCME is delighted to whisk you away this Christmas Eve for a morning Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols broadcast live from King’s College in Cambridge at 8 a.m.
Sponsored By:
UPS Store - Bon Center
Daughters of the British Empire
Brother Heinrich’s Christmas
Saturday, Dec. 24, 4 p.m.
Steal away from your busy Christmas Eve preparations at tea-time and enjoy a quick treat from John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers: Brother Heinrich’s Christmas, a charming fable of a monk, a helpful donkey and a familiar Christmas tune.
KCME’s Christmas Messiah
Saturday, Dec. 24, 8-9 p.m.
It’s how we began our first broadcast over 30 years ago on Christmas Eve, and it’s our Christmas Eve tradition every year. Please join KCME at 8 p.m. for the Christmas portion of Handel’s magical masterpiece, Messiah.
St. Olaf Christmas Festival 2011
Sunday, Dec. 25, 3-5 p.m.
At 3:00 on Christmas Day, join KCME for one of the oldest holiday music celebrations in the United States. Since 1912, the choirs and orchestra of St. Olaf College have presented a joyous Christmas festival which features more than 500 student musicians.
Sponsored By:
Thin Air Theatre Company
Amahl and the Night Visitors
Sunday, Dec. 25, 7-8 p.m.
After Christmas dinner, gather around the radio to laugh, weep and marvel over a classic performance of Gian Carlo Menotti’s poignant tale of a special child and his Christmas miracle.
New Year’s Day from Vienna, 2012
Sunday, Jan. 1, 9-11 a.m.
Is 9:00 in the morning too early to pop open the champagne? Not if it’s New Year’s Day and you’re on Austrian time! Pour an early glass of bubbly (or maybe your favorite hangover remedy?) and ring in 2012 with waltzes, marches and oodles of strudel and schlagobers from the Family Strauss with this live broadcast straight from Vienna.
Sponsored By:
Clausen Books
Sponsorship Opportunities are Available
To sponsor any of these exquisite Holiday Programs on KCME, please contact Tom White at 719-578-5263 or radiosales@kcme.org.