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Celebrate Thanksgiving with Classic FM!
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November 18, 2024
Give thanks this season with the timeless tunes of Classic FM—your perfect Thanksgiving soundtrack!
Thursday, November 28 from 2-7 p.m.
2 p.m.: Bountiful Harvest Music from Harmonia
We’re celebrating the harvest season. From pumpkins and cool breezes to the more spiritual aspects of remembrance and mortality, we’ve got bushels of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century tunes to put you in an autumn mood.
3 p.m.: This Land: Thanksgiving with The American Sound
This land, the physical land called the United States of America, is home to people of a wide range of ethnicities, cultures, races, creeds and genders. This Thanksgiving Day join host Jennifer Hambrick for a musical celebration of the diversity of this land – the varied natural topographies and biospheres, and the many communities that make this land exceptionally rich. Produced by WOSU Public Media
4 p.m.: Every Good Thing
This Thanksgiving, host Andrea Blain and classical music fans from around the country take time to give thanks and celebrate one of life’s most meaningful gifts: music. Audiences will hear listeners from across the U.S. share stories about their favorite classical music pieces.
5 p.m.: Thanksgiving from The King of Instruments
In this week of giving thanks, we hear some musical selections to help celebrate the season, both from newer composers such as Carson Cooman, Edwin Childs, Aaron David Miller, and Dan Locklair, as well as from established talents like Edwin Lemare and Sigfrid Karg-Elert.
6 p.m.: Songs of Thanks with Cantus
Join us for “Songs of Thanks,” an innovative new production by Cantus, presented exclusively by Minnesota Public Radio. Through their signature narrative programming, the acclaimed octet will weave together stories and songs celebrating gratitude and community. Don’t miss this special broadcast, designed to uplift the human spirit and honor the season.
