{"id":34461,"date":"2014-11-25T16:18:11","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T20:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=34461"},"modified":"2022-09-28T10:37:23","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T14:37:23","slug":"listen-to-holidays-in-the-heartland-on-dayton-public-radio-this-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2014\/11\/25\/listen-to-holidays-in-the-heartland-on-dayton-public-radio-this-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen to ‘Holidays in the Heartland’ on Dayton Public Radio this Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Holidays<\/a>

Wright State\u2019s \u201cHolidays in the Heartland\u201d concert, , organized by the School of Music, will be rebroadcast by Dayton Public Radio on Thanksgiving.<\/p><\/div>\n

Wright State\u2019s popular \u201cHolidays in the Heartland\u201d concert will be rebroadcast by\u00a0Dayton Public Radio on Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

The concert, organized by the School of Music<\/a>, can be heard locally on 88.1 FM or 89.9 FM and online at discoverclassical.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A Miami Valley tradition for nearly 20 years, \u201cHolidays in the Heartland\u201d was presented Nov. 2 in the Schuster Performing Arts Center in downtown Dayton.<\/p>\n

The concert kicked off the holiday season, honored veterans and remembered World War I, as part of \u201cA Long, Long Way: Echoes of the Great War<\/a>,\u201d a yearlong project organized by Wright State\u2019s Ohio Center of Excellence in Collaborative Education, Leadership and Innovation in the Arts (CELIA).<\/p>\n

The centerpiece of \u201cHolidays in the Heartland\u201d was a selection of popular songs and classical music from World War I interspersed with commentary from Paul Lockhart, Ph.D., professor of history and CELIA Senior Fellow.<\/p>\n

The concert also included a performance of Maurice Ravel\u2019s “Piano Trio” by music faculty members; Gustav Holst\u2019s \u201cJupiter, the Bringer of Jollity\u201d by the Wright State Chamber Orchestra; and songs from the American Revolution, the Civil War and the end of the 19th century, as well as patriotic tunes honoring military veterans.<\/p>\n

The concert featured Wright State\u2019s nationally recognized choirs, the Collegiate Chorale and Chamber Orchestra, and the Kettering Children\u2019s Choir. Shaun Yu, president and CEO of Dayton Public Radio, hosted the concert.<\/p>\n

\u201cHolidays in the Heartland\u201d was presented by CELIA, the School of Music and the College of Liberal Arts and sponsored by Dayton Public Radio.<\/p>\n

More programs in \u201cA Long, Long Way\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cA Long, Long Way: Echoes of the Great War\u201d features several other major events in 2015:
\n\u2022 March 9\u201314: Distinguished Visiting Artist Keith Lockhart, conductor of the Boston Pops and the BBC Concert Orchestra
\n\u2022 March 13\u201314: Britten\u2019s \u201cWar Requiem,\u201d with guest conductor Keith Lockhart, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Wright State Choirs, Kettering Children\u2019s Chorus and guest soloists
\n\u2022 April 24: \u201cPoetry and Music Concert,\u201d classical music inspired by World War I<\/p>\n

View the complete schedule at wright.edu\/WWI<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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