The CoffeeHouse Classical

Happy Holidays from the CoffeeHouse! For this year's holiday special, we are joined by friend of the show Emily Kerski to offer you bracket style showdown of the very best holiday tunes. Play along at home with our brackets found on Facebook or Instagram (linked below) and listen along with our Spotify playlist.

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7fqWeqlHMqdKFIndKr3GRi?si=7c22b5149fa744ed

Facebook post with brackets: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0Ez4nVErqSxP5NbeK3F5H1WaCkJWECBAGSEPjVX1UKwBVoq1MaUZki7C5ZYet2yLcl&id=100051831981871&mibextid=Nif5oz

Check out the US Army Band's holiday performance here: https://youtu.be/61wBErIPefE

Music:

https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker_(suite),_Op.71a_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr)

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

We know you know this tune, but how much to you know about the name sake, the humble jingle bell? We'll ring in the holiday season and again give you some fun facts to share around a holiday dinner table. Be sure to like and share with a friend!

Happy 4th of July- this week we're looking at some authentic American music in the form of a folksong. Have fun, be safe, and like and share this episode with a friend!

Music:

https://www.music.af.mil/Multimedia/Music/Public-Domain-Music/

https://imslp.org/wiki/Shenandoah_(Alink%2C_Bert)

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In an effort to spread some holiday cheer, this week we bring you a holiday special that looks at some beloved carols of the season in a new light. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday time. And you can help spread the cheer by giving this episode a like, and sharing with your friends and family!

Music:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker_(suite),_Op.71a_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr)

It's getting to be the time of year where sparkling lights adorn green trees set against a background of snow. Join us for a cozy episode this week about Lypunov and his take on Russian Christmas music!

Music:

https://imslp.org/wiki/F%C3%AAtes_de_No%C3%ABl%2C_Op.41_(Lyapunov%2C_Sergey)

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Happy April Fool's day to you! Throughout our many episodes, we've amassed quite a backlog of good goofs from our recording sessions. We're sharing a select few here for your pleasure. We hope it brings a smile to your face today!

Tune in This Sunday for our next regularly scheduled episode! 

Music:

https://imslp.org/wiki/String_Quintet_in_E_major%2C_G.275_(Boccherini%2C_Luigi)

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https://imslp.org/wiki/String_Quintet_in_E_major%2C_G.275_(Boccherini%2C_Luigi)

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Let's wrap up 2018 the right way with holiday trivia to share at your New Year's Eve party! We'll tell you why you are obligated to sing Auld Lang Syne at the start of every new year! 

Thanks for a great 2018! Please share us with a friend or two so 2019 can be even better!

Music:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Auld_Lang_Syne_New_Year%27s_Eve.ogg

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en

http://freemusicarchive.org/curator/FMA/blog/Some_Auld_Lang_Synes_For_You

 

Why should you go to a holiday concert? Why do we even have holiday concerts? We'll explore these questions and more on this week's episode! Happy Holidays, everyone!

And tune back on MONDAY DECEMBER 31st for our final episode of 2018!

Music:

https://imslp.org/wiki/The_First_Nowell_(Rondeau%2C_Michel)

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https://imslp.org/wiki/Carol_of_the_Bells_(Leontovych%2C_Mykola)

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker_(suite)%2C_Op.71a_(Tchaikovsky%2C_Pyotr)

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We have an early Christmas present for you, our dear listeners: a holiday special about everyone's go-to classical holiday music, The Nutcracker! We hope everyone has a happy holiday season. We're going to take a little break ourselves and will return to you on January 14, 2018.

Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker_(suite),_Op.71a_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr)

You'll need some good walking shoes this week as we march into the history of John Philip Sousa! It's a spectacular display of patriotic spirit to help celebrate the 4th of July weekend.

Music: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
https://musopen.org/music/43799-the-gladiator/
https://musopen.org/music/43828-stars-and-stripes-forever/
https://musopen.org/music/43792-the-stars-and-stripes-forever/
https://musopen.org/music/43789-sabre-and-spurs/
http://imslp.org/wiki/El_Capitan_March_(Sousa,_John_Philip)
http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Honored_Dead_(Sousa%2C_John_Philip)