Compact Discoveries 17PE: Music for Halloween
Series: Compact Discoveries
From: Fred Flaxman
Length: 00:52:50
Host Fred Flaxman attempts to scare listeners into contributing to their local public radio station during their Fall membership drives. Music includes "Fossils" from "The Carnival of the Animals" and "Danse macabre" by Saint-Sa?ns; "A Night on Bald Mountain" by Mussorgsky; and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Dukas. There are five segments, four of which are designed to be followed by local cutaways for stations to give local phone numbers and pledge information. Track 1 is 15:16; track 2, 12:46; track 3, 18:24; track 4, 5:07; and track 5, 1:17. Complete script/playlist available here and at www.compactdiscoveries.com.
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Host Fred Flaxman attempts to scare listeners into contributing to their local public radio station during their Fall membership drives. Music includes "Fossils" from "The Carnival of the Animals" and "Danse macabre" by Saint-Sa?ns; "A Night on Bald Mountain" by Mussorgsky; and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Dukas. There are five segments, four of which are designed to be followed by local cutaways for stations to give local phone numbers and pledge information. Track 1 is 15:16; track 2, 12:46; track 3, 18:24; track 4, 5:07; and track 5, 1:17. Complete script/playlist available here and at www.compactdiscoveries.com.
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