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NPT Music Monthly December 2009

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Written by Joe Pagetta
Monday, 30 November 2009
We know Nashville is a great music town, and sometimes we want to shout it out to the world -- "there's SOOOO much going on here! More than you even know!" That's what makes our biannual production of Christmas at Belmont so dear to our hearts. Produced by NPT locally and taped at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, the show is broadcast to PBS stations throughout the nation. It's a chance for Nashville to take the national stage and showcase the amazing talent being brewed right here in Music City. This year's special, which airs on Wednesday, December 23 at 7:00 p.m. and again locally on December 24 at 9:00 p.m., will be hosted by the incomparable multi-Grammy award winner Trisha Yearwood. Yearwood will be joined by more than 400 student voices, the Belmont School of Music faculty and the Nashville Children's Choir for a holiday program of traditional carols, classical masterworks, world music and light-hearted seasonal favorites. Other notable holiday programming this month includes the venerable Radio City Christmas Spectacular Starring the Rockettes (Wednesday, December 2, 7:00 p.m.); the locally produced Christmas with the Annie Moses Band (Wednesday, April 9, 8:30 p.m.); Trans-Siberia Orchestra: Ghosts of Christmas Eve (Thursday, December 10, 7:00 p.m.); and Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir featuring Brian Stokes Mitchell and Edward Hermann (Wednesday, December 16, 7:00 p.m.). Outside of holiday programming, there's plenty of music shows this month to get you excited. One show in particular that I'm looking forward to is Nashville's own Janis Ian, Live from Grand Center on Tuesday, December 8 at 8:30 p.m. (rebroadcast Thursday, December 10 at 10:30 p.m.). Ian has had extraordinary career since composing her breakthrough hit "Society's Child" at the age of 15 in the late 1960s. The show will air as part of our special December membership drive, and during the breaks, yours truly will be chatting with Ian about her career, the Grand Center show and more. Plus, you'll have a special opportunity to join Ian at an intimate living room concert right here at NPT in January. Be sure to tune in! Liza's at the Palace, Sinatra's at Carnegie Hall and rock and roll takes over the Ed Sullivan Show ... it's another great month of music programming on NPT. Tuesday, December 1, 2009 7:00-9:00 - Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart Celtic Woman vocalists Lisa Kelly, Chloe Agnew, Lynn Hilary and Alex Sharpe, with violinist Mairead Nesbitt, perform at Ireland's historic Powerscourt House and Gardens. 9:00-9:30 - Another Planet: Star Wars in Concert This program offers a sneak peek at the exciting multi-media concert touring the country that features the music of the Star Wars films. 9:30-10:00 - Another Planet: Star Wars in Concert ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wednesday, December 2, 2009 7:00-8:30 - Sinatra at Carnegie Hall In 1980, Frank Sinatra performed a two-week engagement at Carnegie Hall, which at the time set a record for the venue by selling out each show in just one day. 8:30-10:00 - The Radio City Christmas Spectacular Starring the Rockettes An annual tradition since 1933, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular showcases the signature precision dance style of the world-famous Rockettes. 10:30-12:30 a.m. - Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart See Tuesday, December 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursday, December 3, 2009 10:30-12:00 midnight - Radio City Christmas Spectacular Starring the Rockettes See Wednesday, December 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friday, December 4, 2009 10:30-12:00 midnight - Liza's at The Palace The iconic Liza Minnelli gives her all at the Las Vegas MGM Grand. Her set includes "New York, New York," "Maybe This Time," "Teach Me Tonight," "Palace Medley" and a tribute to her godmother, singer-dancer Kay Thompson. A fantastic performance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday, December 5, 2009 6:00-6:30 - Another Planet: Star Wars in Concert 6:30-7:00 - Another Planet: Star Wars in Concert 7:00-8:30 - Victor Borge: 100 Years of Music & Laughter! Rita Rudner narrates this unparalleled collection of Victor Borge's funniest and most memorable skits. 8:30-10:30 - Ed Sullivan's Rock and Roll Classics - The 60s From The Beatles' American television debut to the Doors' infamous one-time-only appearance, this special features full-length music performances from the show during the span of 1963-1968. 10:30-12:30 a.m. - Ed Sullivan's Rock and Roll Classics - The 60s ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday, December 6, 2009 12:30-2:30 - Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart 2:30-5:30 - Doo Wop 50 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Monday, December 7, 2009 7:00-8:00 - He Touched Me: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley Elvis Presley's love of gospel music is showcased in this touching documentary that features rarely seen performance clips. 10:30-1:30 a.m. - Doo Wop 50 Doo Wop performers from the late 1950s and early 1960s reunite to sing their hits. Jerry Butler hosts. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tuesday, December 8, 2009 8:30-10:00 - Janis Ian Live from Grand Center Legendary singer songwriter Janis Ian performs songs from her 40-year career in this beautifully crafted concert. 10:30-12:00 - Sinatra at Carnegie Hall ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wednesday, December 9, 2009 7:00-8:30 - Beautiful World with Jim Brickman Brickman, along with special guests, performs songs that marry gorgeous piano music with crossover classical. 8:30-10:00 - Christmas with the Annie Moses Band Six siblings, all classically trained musicians, offer a fresh fusion of sounds, incorporating pop, jazz, bluegrass and classical. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursday, December 10, 2009 7:00-8:00 - Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Ghosts of Christmas Eve The late Ossie Davis narrates a fantasy trip through the magic of Christmas, with musical performances by Jewel, Michael Crawford and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. 8:00-10:00 - Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli and David Foster: My Christmas David Foster joins superstar tenor Andrea Bocelli for a new Christmas concert of seasonal favorites, with appearances by many special guests. 10:30-12:00 midnight - Janis Ian Live from Grand Center See Tuesday, December 8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friday, December 11, 2009 10:30-12:00 midnight - Beautiful World with Jim Brickman See Wednesday, December 9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday, December 12, 2009 6:00-7:00 - Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Ghosts of Christmas Eve 7:00-8:30 - Johnny Mathis - Wonderful, Wonderful! A Gold 50th Anniversary Ever-popular recording star Johnny Mathis celebrates his 50th anniversary in show business with a hit-filled concert from Atlantic City. 8:30-11:00 - Doo Wop 50 Doo Wop performers from the late 1950s and early 1960s reunite to sing their hits. Jerry Butler hosts. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday, December 13, 2009 7:00-8:30 - David Garrett: Live in Berlin Virtuoso violinist David Garrett performs music ranging from Mozart to Metallica in an eclectic concert. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wednesday, December 16, 2009 7:00-8:00 - Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Brian Stokes Mitchell and Edward Hermann Tony Award-winner Brian Stokes Mitchell joins the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square in a magnificent Christmas celebration. 8:00-10:00 - Great Performances at the Met: Tosca Karita Mattila stars in her first Met performance of the title role of Puccini's opera. James Levine conducts. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday, December 19, 2009 11:00-12:00 midnight - Austin City Limits: Kings of Leon/Roky Erickson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Monday, December 21, 2009 8:00-10:00 - Great Performances: Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker Reset during the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exhibition, this production of the beloved Nutcracker features the dazzling Maria Kochetkova and Davit Karapetyan. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wednesday, December 23, 2009 7:00-8:00 - Christmas at Belmont Three-time Grammy Award winner and Belmont University alumna Trisha Yearwood hosts a holiday program of traditional carols, classical masterworks, world music and light-hearted seasonal favorites. 8:00-10:00 - Great Performances: La Boheme - The Movie. Sensational Russian soprano Anna Netrebko and dashing Mexican tenor Rolando Villazón sing the doomed lovers in Giacomo Puccini's enduring 1896 blockbuster. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursday, December 24, 2009 8:00-9:00 - Faith Hill: Joy to the World: A Soundstage Special Faith Hill presents favorites from her holiday album, Joy to the World. 9:00-10:00 - Christmas at Belmont See Wednesday, December 23 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friday, December 25, 2009 11:00-12:00 midnight - Soundstage: Death Cab for Cutie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday, December 26, 2009 11:00-12:00 midnight - Austin City Limits: The Arcade Fire ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wednesday, December 30, 2009 8:00-10:00 - P.O.V.: Patti Smith: Dream of Life. A remarkable plunge into the life, art, memories and philosophical reflections of the legendary rocker, poet and artist. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursday, December 31, 2009 8:00-10:00 - Live from Lincoln Center: New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Hampson, Gershwin, Copland & Broadway. This glamorous evening features Gershwin's beloved "An American in Paris," Copland's "Appalachian Spring Suite" and selections from various Broadway musicals. 10:00-1:00 - Great Performances: Garrison Keillor's New Year's Eve Special. Happy Holidays, Joe Pagetta
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