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On October 24, MSU College of Music Dean James Forger was WKAR 90.5 Classical guest host.

Dean Forger shared many of his personal favorite recordings with co-host Peter Whorf. His list included a number of works that you can hear on upcoming MSU College of Music Concerts. Check the list below for date and location.

Richard Strauss:
Wind Serenade op 7
MSU Wind Symphony/Thursday, October 25, at 7:30 p.m., Wharton Center

Claude Debussy:
La Mer
MSU Symphony Orchestra/Friday, October 26, at 8 p.m., Wharton Center

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Symphony #35 "Haffner"
MSU Symphony Orchestra/Friday, October 26, at 8 p.m., Wharton Center

Scott Joplin
Maple Leaf Rag
West Circle Series/Sunday, October 28, 3 p.m. and Monday, October 29, 7:30 p.m., Cook Recital Hall (also heard Solace: A Mexican Serenade, Easy Winners)

J.S. Bach:
Goldberg Variations
(recording by MSU College of Music Assistant Professor Minsoo Sohn)

John Anthony Lennon:
Distance Within Me
(recording by MSU College of Music Dean James Forger and Professor Deborah Moriarity)

Sergei Rachmaninov:
Symphonic Dances

Astor Piazzola:
History of the Tango
West Circle Series/Sunday, October 28, at 3 p.m.; Monday, October 29, at 7:30 p.m., Cook Recital Hall

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