December 3: "La Damnation de Faust" encore Met presentation in HD

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Encore Presentation of "La Damnation de Faust" will be shown at the Joplin Hollywood-Northstar 14 Theaters at 7:00PM on December 3. We have limited free passes for supporters* of 88.7KXMS.


*(A "KXMS supporter" is defined as anyone contributing $35 or more to the Klassix Society in the past 12 months.)

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December 6 at 10:00AM: "Tristan und Isolde" by Richard Wagner.

December 20: "Thais" Next Met Opera Live in HD
Presentations in Joplin!

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Jules Massenet's "Thais" (New Production) will be shown at the Joplin Hollywood-Northstar 14 Theaters at 11:00AM on December 20.



If you attended any of this season's HD Live broadcasts in Joplin, what did you think? We will post your comments on the LISTENER COMMENTS page. Also, if you are a KXMS supporter*, we have some free passes to all of the upcoming HD Live productions and their encore presentations.

*(A "KXMS supporter" is defined as anyone contributing $35 or more to the Klassix Society in the past 12 months.)

Klassix Society Board Seeks New Members

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Would you like to serve on the board of directors of the Klassix Society? The Klassix Society serves to promote classical music in the Joplin area and 88.7KXMS Radio in particular. If you have some time to donate to the cause of classical music, the next big project is the annual spring fundraising food and wine buffet in support of 88.7KXMS. The first step to board appointment is to e-mail the Klassix Society/Friends of KXMS at the link below.





We have a limited supply of Christmas CDs for our supporters*, if you would like a free copy of "Rejoice and Be Merry!" with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir as a thank-you gift.


*(A "KXMS supporter" is defined as anyone contributing $35 or more to the Klassix Society in the past 12 months.)

Birthdays in Musical History for December 3:

1729  Composer Padre Antonio Soler
1865  Composer Gustav Jenner
1881  Composer Henry Fillmore
1883  Composer Anton Webern
1896  Composer Boleslaw Szabelski
1898  Composer Lev Konstantinovich Knipper
1908  Composer Halsey Stevens
1911  Composer Nino Rota
1914  Composer Irving Fine
( 87 )  Soprano Phyllis Curtin
1936  Pianist John Arpin
( 70 )  Composer Jose Serebrier
( 62 )  Mezzo-Soprano Marjana Lipovsek
( 38 )  Cellist Matt Haimovitz


Deaths in Musical History for December 3:

1866  Composer Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda ( 65 )
1876  Composer Hermann Goetz ( 35 )
1941  Composer Christian Sinding ( 85 )
1942  Composer Wilhelm Peterson-Berger ( 75 )
1978  Composer William Grant Still ( 83 )



. . . from the 88.7KXMS DateBook (linked to Wikipedia)

Michael Tilson Thomas is the 2008 Recipient of the Karl Haas Prize for Music Education

Michael is host of the 8-part radio series,"The MTT Files", distributed by American Public Media

MTT Factoid...

• MTT has been Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony since 1995



• Former Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra



• At one time, Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic



• MTT is only the 4th recipient of the Karl Haas Prize for Music Education

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"Southern Serenade" is our vehicle for the survey of new classical recordings. The day's musical birthdays and deaths are culled from the 88.7KXMS Datebook, and we have a visit by author/humorist Garrison Keillor, host of "The Writer's Almanac."

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Classical Genius Composer Biographies

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The biography of over fifty-five classical music composers, from Bach to Schoenberg, as heard on Southern Serenade

San Francisco Symphony Kids Fun with Music Site

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Make your own tune with "The Composerizer"

>> more klassix not just for kids

A Christmas Movie Recommendation from KXMS

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Composer Hugo Friedhofer and arranger Jerome Moross beautifully scored our favorite Christmas film, "The Bishop's Wife" (1948). This Turner Classic Movies Christmas gift is appearing on the TCM channel three more times this month: Dec 10, 11:30PM; Dec 19, 8:00PM; and Dec 24, 6:00PM. We think it is every bit as moving as "It's A Wonderful Life", and it even features 'Zuzu Bailey'! The Mitchell Boychoir's version of Noel ("O Sing To God") by Charles Gounod is one of the most touching segments of the film.