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00:00 Classic-All Through The Night
06:00 Saturday Morning Music with Jan Brown
08:30 What's On In Music with Maureen Meers
09:30 Landmarks with Barrie Brockwell
Beethoven, L. Overture to Fidelio, op 72 (1814).
Mahler, G. Songs of a wayfarer (1883).
Ravel, M. Piano concerto for the left hand (1931).
Stravinsky, I. Ebony concerto (1945).
Mozart, W. Mass in D minor, K626, [Requiem] (1791).
11:30 Select Your Classics with George Segal
13:00 Jazz Then And Now with Michael Cooper
14:00 Listeners' Choice with Christina MacGuinness
15:30 Coffee Break with Christina MacGuinness
Falla, M. de Nights in the gardens of Spain (1907-16).
16:00 Music That’s Band with Owen Fisher
Bernstein, L. Overture to West Side Story.
Sousa, J.P. The national game.
Lake, M. Old timers’ waltz.
Sousa, J.P. March: El capitan.
Porter, C. Rosalie; In the still of the night; You’d be so easy to love; It’s so lovely; I’ve got you under my skin; My heart belongs to daddy; Yes, I love you (arr. Robert Bennett).
Streeter, C. The United States Army Band march.
Warren, G. God of our fathers.
Medley. The yellow rose of Texas; Marching through Georgia; I wish I were in Dixie; Swanee River; Yankee Doodle.
Foster, S. Jeanie with the light brown hair.
Rodgers, R. The Guadalcanal march, from Victory at sea.
17:00 A French Flirtation with Julie Simonds
Saint-Saëns, C. Allegro appassionato, op 43 (1875).
Satie, E. The diva of the empire; Let’s go, Chechette; I want you, from Three café-concert songs (1904).
Debussy, C. String quartet in G minor, op 10 (1893).
Ravel, M. Concert rhapsody: Tzigane (1924).
18:00 Fellowship Of Australian Composers with Julie Simonds
19:00 The Magic Of Musicals: Musicals Without Words with Randolph Magri-Overend
Loewe, F. Suite from My fair lady (1956).
Suite from Gigi (1958).
Schönberg, C-M. Suite from Les misérables (1980).
20:00 Live And Local: 2MBS Presents with Phil Vendy
Josquin Desprez. Ave Maria.
Victoria, T. de Ave Maria.
Stravinsky, I. Ave Maria.
Blavet, M. A selection of duets.
Charpentier, M-A. Te Deum (c1690).
Rossini, G. Sonata no 1 in G for violin, cello and bass (1804).
Ravel, M. Trio in A minor for violin, cello and piano (1914).
21:30 Opera Highlights with Phil Vendy
Adam, A. Grand air: de vos nobles aïeux, from Si j’étais roi (1852).
Mozart, W. Non più andrai; Hai già vinta la causa! from The marriage of Figaro, K492 (1786).
Verdi, G. Miserere; Di quella pira, from Il trovatore (1853).
22:00 Saturday Night At Home with Pat Hopper
Ravel, M. Le tombeau de Couperin (1918).
Bach, C.P.E. Flute concerto in E flat, Wq165 (1765).
Dvorák, A. Piano quintet in A, op 5 (1872).
Berlioz, H. Harold in Italy (1834).
   
THE GALANT BASSOON

CD of the Week: THE GALANT BASSOON 

Matthew Wilkie, Neal Peres Da Costa, Kees Boersma
This CD includes a generous selection of chamber pieces by J.S. Bach, Telemann and C.P.E. Bach.
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Book and Record Bazaar

The 2MBS-FM Book and Record Bazaar returns to Ku-ring-gai Town Hall, 1186 Pacific Highway, Pymble, on Friday 10 to Monday 13 July. Doors are open daily from 9am until 5pm.
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2MBS Concert Reviews

Concert Reviews

2MBS-FM has a team of discerning and knowledgeable writers regularily attending concerts and performances in Sydney's classical music and performing arts scene, including Stephen Hough and Tokyo String Quartet.
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Fiji Music appreciation course

2009 Music Appreciation Course in Fiji

Discovering Music is a course which will help you to enjoy music even more than you do now. Course leader Mike Smith offers a basic guide through the world of Baroque, Classical, Romantic and beyond in a series of lively and informative workshops.
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Lyndon Terracini

Opera Australia announces new Artistic Director

Lyndon Terracini has accepted the position of Artistic Director of Opera Australia, commencing in October 2009. The appointment has been made after a four-month international search following the death of Music Director Richard Hickox in November 2008.
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From the pages of Fine Music

In August the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra returns to Sydney for a fifth annual season, performing Schubert symphonies and Beethoven’s last three piano concertos with guest pianist American virtuoso Nicholas Angelich. Phil Vendy catches up with chief conductor and artistic director Sebastian Lang-Lessing.
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Fine Lines

Catch the latest performances

Powered by Fine Lines a fortnightly e-newsletter highlighting current performances and events in Sydney.  
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Stormy MondayRhythm on the Radio T-shirts

Stormy Monday’s Rhythm on the Radio T–shirt features 40s blues legend Roy Brown, best known for his 1947 hit Good Rockin’ Tonight, later recorded by Elvis Presley. Available in 4 sizes: Small, Medium, Large and Extra Large. White on Black or Black on White.
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Tamara Anna Cislowska - In Concert

Tamara Anna Cislowska - In Concert!

Internationally-acclaimed pianist Tamara Anna Cislowska performs Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven on a brand new CD recorded by 2MBS-FM.
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Chopin Tour 2010

2010 - Chopin 200th anniversary music tour 

The year 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the great composer, Frédéric Chopin. To celebrate this man’s outstanding contribution to classical music and to acknowledge his own mastery of the piano, we invite you to join this musical study tour in his homeland, Poland, and his adopted country, France.
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2MBS-FM wins CBAA Award

Congratulations to Pet's Choice, winner of 'Best Program/Content Initiative' at the CBAA National Awards 2008. The award recognises an outstanding initiative in programming or media content. Pet's Choice can be heard at 2pm on 29 August and 31 October 2009.
 
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