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Holiday Fireside Chat

December 23, 2022, 8:00 pm

Celebrate the holidays on Sounds Classical as hosts Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael share reflective musical memories near the fireside. Some of their radio colleagues join the conversation throughout the program filled with classical and non-classical sounds to warm your heart this season.

Playlist

Hugh Martin: “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
Frank Sinatra

Herbert Howells: Long, Long Ago
The Rudolfus Choir: Ralph Allwood, conductor

Traditional English: “The Cherry-Tree Carol”
Joan Baez

George Frideric Handel: Chorus, “For unto us a child is born” from Messiah
Les Arts Florissants: William Christie, conductor

Michael Praetorius: “Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen”
Chanticleer

Jonny Greenwood: “House of Woodcock” from Phantom Thread
London Contemporary Orchestra: Robert Ames, conductor

Steve Allen: “Gravy Waltz”
Herb Ellis

Gian Carlo Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors Orchestral Suite
Atlanta Symphony: Robert Shaw, conductor

George Frideric Handel: Messiah Chorus, “Hallelujah”
Gabrieli Consort and Players: Paul McCreesh, conductor

Guests Featured
Marilyn Rea Beyer, Oliver Camacho, Keegan Morris, George Preston, Adela Skowronski, and Jan Weller

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Sounds Classical is made possible, in part by, Sylvia Furner and the members of the WFMT Fine Arts Circle.

Meet the Hosts

LaRob K. Rafael joined the WFMT announcing staff in 2020 as a fill-in host and became WFMT’s full-time weekend morning host and producer in Fall of 2021. A Bass-Baritone from the DMV area (Maryland), LaRob has been involved with music since childhood and is a graduate of DePaul University, where he studied Vocal Performance. He has since gone on to work with arts organizations including Lyric Opera of Chicago, La Caccina (a professional women’s ensemble), Black Opera Alliance, Black Administrators of Opera, and Sphinx Organization to name a few. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of Hearing in Color and combines his experience and research to change the predominantly white, European, male classical canon.

Kristina Lynn is a producer and host at WFMT, presenting both Sounds Classical with LaRob K. Rafael, and Evening Music on Friday nights. She has hosted live performances and artist interviews with the Rush Hour Concerts and has done voiceover work for the WFMT Radio Network. With an easygoing approach, Kristina aims to welcome all types of listeners to classical music and explore the art form from a 21st-century perspective. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree specializing in Trumpet Performance from DePaul University. Before announcing at WFMT, she has previously worked in radio production at both WFMT and at WQXR in New York.

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