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Virtuoso Voices: Funders - Awadagin Pratt (Classical Music is Constant)

Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm): Funders
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Length: 00:00:35

For your Fundraising campaign, pianist Awadagin Pratt relates how classical music is, and has always been, a constant presence in our lives. Use this 35 second clip as a fundraising message during your classical music fundraising programming. Click Listen (stream) above to hear it. Scroll down to read the Funder transcript and the Suggested Host Outro. Read the full description.

Awadaginpratt_small  Use this Funder Spot during your Classical Music Fundraising, and especially before or after playing any performance by pianist Awadagin Pratt. Music Options: any of Awadagin Pratt's 4 Bach recordings on EMI Classics and the Brahms Ballades on EMI Classics (55025) Other options are available at arkivmusic.com.

CLIP TRANSCRIPT "There's one thing about classical music that is undeniable. It is a constant in our lives. This is pianist Awadagin Pratt. Think about it. We've enjoyed classical music in the past - for some of us, since we were kids. It provides us pleasure today, and it's going to be something we'll enjoy tomorrow and long into the future. Classical music is a constant presence in our lives thanks to Public Radio. You can keep that presence strong by providing your financial support. Only through your support, can Public Radio keep classical music a constant in your life. Please make a contribution, and thank you."

SUGGESTED HOST OUTRO Please call (insert station phone number), or make your contribution on line at (insert station web address). Classical music is a constant presence in our lives thanks to (insert station name). Keep that presence strong by providing your financial support. Please make a contribution now by calling....

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

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WHAT IS VIRTUOSO VOICES?

Virtuoso Voices(tm) is an interview clip service for classical music stations, presenting today's preeminent classical music performers, conductors and composers talking in 15 to 35 second sound bites.

These topical and evergreen clips enable announcers to bring an additional insider's perspective to the music they introduce and play on their shifts.

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

VIRTUOSO VOICES

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

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

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Piece Description

 Use this Funder Spot during your Classical Music Fundraising, and especially before or after playing any performance by pianist Awadagin Pratt. Music Options: any of Awadagin Pratt's 4 Bach recordings on EMI Classics and the Brahms Ballades on EMI Classics (55025) Other options are available at arkivmusic.com.

CLIP TRANSCRIPT "There's one thing about classical music that is undeniable. It is a constant in our lives. This is pianist Awadagin Pratt. Think about it. We've enjoyed classical music in the past - for some of us, since we were kids. It provides us pleasure today, and it's going to be something we'll enjoy tomorrow and long into the future. Classical music is a constant presence in our lives thanks to Public Radio. You can keep that presence strong by providing your financial support. Only through your support, can Public Radio keep classical music a constant in your life. Please make a contribution, and thank you."

SUGGESTED HOST OUTRO Please call (insert station phone number), or make your contribution on line at (insert station web address). Classical music is a constant presence in our lives thanks to (insert station name). Keep that presence strong by providing your financial support. Please make a contribution now by calling....

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

*****************************************

WHAT IS VIRTUOSO VOICES?

Virtuoso Voices(tm) is an interview clip service for classical music stations, presenting today's preeminent classical music performers, conductors and composers talking in 15 to 35 second sound bites.

These topical and evergreen clips enable announcers to bring an additional insider's perspective to the music they introduce and play on their shifts.

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

VIRTUOSO VOICES

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

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

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http://www.virtuosovoices.org