Use this clip  during your Classical Music Fundraising programming, and especially before or after playing any performance by Joshua Bell. Music options include tracks from "Joshua Bell: Voices of the Violin" (Sony Classical 1SK97779) and "Joshua Bell: Romance of the Violin" (Sony Classical 87894). Additional Joshua Bell recording information is available at http://joshuabell.com/

SUGGESTED HOST INTRO: Violinist Joshua Bell makes his living playing the violin - and a good living at that. But, like most musicians, he never thinks of playing the violin as just a job.

CLIP TRANSCRIPT "As far as I'm concerned, you know, any piece of great music you can look at as being religious because it brings you what religion is supposed to bring to you, that's a glimpse of something heavenly. And for me music is my religion, you know, in that it brings me that element of awe and beauty that people look to religion for."

SUGGESTED HOST OUTRO: Violinist Joshua Bell on the power of music, and the power of music in his life. That's something we can all probably relate to in our own way. Let's hear Joshua Bell play (insert music title and additional performers).

(To download a .txt file of this suggested copy, look under the "Additional Files" for this piece.)

WHAT IS VIRTUOSO VOICES™?

Virtuoso Voices™ is a performer interview service that provides short interview segments to radio stations, their websites and other online platforms.

Virtuoso Voices provides stations with a new strategy for presenting classical music on the radio by directly involving the performer in the introduction of the music.  These topical and evergreen clips enable announcers to bring an additional insider's perspective to the music they introduce and play on their shifts.

Program content is taken from interviews with internationally recognized classical music performers, such as Gil Shaham, Yo-Yo Ma, Marin Alsop, Lorin Maazel, Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn and Michael Tilson Thomas.

For more information and to see additional ways to use these clips, please visit our website, www.virtuosovoices.org.


Virtuoso Voices™ Fundraising Service

Virtuoso Voices(tm) is also Public Radio's primary source for classical music fundraising messages.

Please visit the fundraising page of our website for examples and further information.  www.virtuosovoices.org/fundraising.


VIRTUOSO VOICES

"Classical Music's Virtuosos Want a Word with Your Listeners."

Virtuoso Voices is a trademark of Listener Directed Productions, Inc.

Use this clip  during your Classical Music Fundraising programming, and especially before or after playing any performance by Joshua Bell. Music options include tracks from "Joshua Bell: Voices of the Violin" (Sony Classical 1SK97779) and "Joshua Bell: Romance of the Violin" (Sony Classical 87894). Additional Joshua Bell recording information is available at http://joshuabell.com/

SUGGESTED HOST INTRO: Violinist Joshua Bell makes his living playing the violin - and a good living at that. But, like most musicians, he never thinks of playing the violin as just a job.

CLIP TRANSCRIPT "As far as I'm concerned, you know, any piece of great music you can look at as being religious because it brings you what religion is supposed to bring to you, that's a glimpse of something heavenly. And for me music is my religion, you know, in that it brings me that element of awe and beauty that people look to religion for."

SUGGESTED HOST OUTRO: Violinist Joshua Bell on the power of music, and the power of music in his life. That's something we can all probably relate to in our own way. Let's hear Joshua Bell play (insert music title and additional performers).

(To download a .txt file of this suggested copy, look under the "Additional Files" for this piece.)

WHAT IS VIRTUOSO VOICES™?

Virtuoso Voices™ is a performer interview service that provides short interview segments to radio stations, their websites and other online platforms.

Virtuoso Voices provides stations with a new strategy for presenting classical music on the radio by directly involving the performer in the introduction of the music.  These topical and evergreen clips enable announcers to bring an additional insider's perspective to the music they introduce and play on their shifts.

Program content is taken from interviews with internationally recognized classical music performers, such as Gil Shaham, Yo-Yo Ma, Marin Alsop, Lorin Maazel, Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn and Michael Tilson Thomas.

For more information and to see additional ways to use these clips, please visit our website, www.virtuosovoices.org.


Virtuoso Voices™ Fundraising Service

Virtuoso Voices(tm) is also Public Radio's primary source for classical music fundraising messages.

Please visit the fundraising page of our website for examples and further information.  www.virtuosovoices.org/fundraising.


VIRTUOSO VOICES

"Classical Music's Virtuosos Want a Word with Your Listeners."

Virtuoso Voices is a trademark of Listener Directed Productions, Inc.