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Great Composers Month | WKAR Radio Special

Stacy Hoxsey/WKAR-MSU
Host Jody Knol

Weekdays | Hourly - Starting at 9am | Every weekday in August, join WKAR Radio Classical Hosts Jody Knol and Jamie Paisely as they present a musical biography of classical's best composers.  

Aug. 1-2

J.S. Bach and J. Brahms 

Aug. 5-9

P. Tchaikovsky, W.A. Mozart, A. Beach, E. Elgar, and R.Wagner

Aug. 12-16

J.Sibelius, the minimalist, A. Dvorak, C. Debussy, and the Mendelssohns 

Aug. 26-30

L. Bernstein, G.F. Handel, the Schumanns, film composers, and A. Copland 

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