KMFA Classical 89.5, Austin's Home for the Holidays is presented by ABC Home & Commerical Services with additional support by I Live Here I Give Here, Loewy Law Firm, Jackson Walker, Prosperity Bank, Estes Audiology, Dr. Simone Scumpia of Austin Thyroid and Endocrinology, Terry McDaniel & Company Investment Counsel, Greater Austin YMCA, and Velocity Credit Union.
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KMFA'S 12 DAYS OF GIVEAWAYS
DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO WIN TICKETS TO 12 BIG EVENTS OVER 12 BIG DAYS
Click the image above for more information about KMFA's 12 Days of Giveaways taking place December 13-24, presented by ABC Home & Commercial Services
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SHOP LOCAL WITH OUR FAVORITE THINGS HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
CHECK OUT OUR FAVORITE GIFTS TO GIVE AND SOME GIFTS THAT GIVE BACK!
Click the image above to check out KMFA's Favorite Things Holiday Gift Guide featruing local faves + gifts with a purpose presented by Prosperity Bank
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HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE
CELEBRATE WITH THE SOUNDS OF THE SEASON ON KMFA!
*Please note that this list will continue to be updated and is subject to change. To receive up-to-date playlists in your inbox each morning, subscribe to our Daily Playlist at kmfa.org/signup or check back here for the latest information.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26 (FIRST DAY OF KWANZAA)
6:00 p.m. | The Ballad of the Brown King (Encore Presentation)
Dr. Louise Toppin, a preeminent performer and scholar specializing in the concert repertoire of African American composers, presents the world premiere recording of Margaret Bonds’s The Ballad of the Brown King (Avie Records, 2018). With a libretto by Langston Hughes, this Christmas cantata focuses on Balthazar, the dark-skinned king who journeyed to Bethlehem to witness the birth of Jesus Christ. This gorgeous work is beautifully interpreted by New York City-based The Dessoff Choirs and Orchestra, soloists soprano Laquita Mitchell, mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford and tenor Noah Stewart, with Malcolm J. Merriweather at the podium.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29
6:00 p.m. | Gateways Radio with Garrett McQueen
The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra is a 125+ member ensemble of musicians of African descent under the leadership of conductor Anthony Parnther. Gateways Radio features exceptional compositions and exquisite performances, celebrating the Gateways Music Festival’s mission of connecting and supporting classical musicians of African descent and serving as a source of inspiration, enlightenment, and engagement for communities—especially communities underrepresented in classical music.
9:00 p.m. | Classical Americana with Lara Downes
What’s the defining sound of American classical music? What people, stories, sights and sounds throughout American history built our unique classical tradition, and where does it go from here? On the premiere season of Classical Americana, iconoclastic pianist Lara Downes drives you down the highways and byways of American music, with roadside discoveries and detours to the crossroads where musical traditions merge and transform.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 1 (NEW YEAR'S DAY)
7:00 p.m. | Minnesota Symphony Orchestra New Year's Special
Ring in the new year with the Minnesota Orchestra! The program opens with Bernstein’s animated Overture to Candide. Awadagin Pratt performs the Minnesota premiere of Jessie Montgomery’s Rounds for Piano and Orchestra, a work written for him. A New Year’s celebration wouldn’t be complete without adventure and passion, and the Orchestra brings that in multitudes in Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s beloved Scheherazade.
*Please note that this list will continue to be updatedand is subject to change. To receive up-to-date playlists in your inbox each morning, subscribe to our Daily Playlist at kmfa.org/signup or check back here for the latest information.
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