Use any of these Funder Spot choices during your Classical Music Fundraising programming, and especially before or after playing a performance by Gil Shaham. Music Options for before or after the spot are listed below.

BEST PRACTICES: Choose the 2-3 spots you feel are the strongest and rotate them regularly and consistently throughout your fundraising campaign - at least once, every other hour. Using this OES strategy, your listeners will hear the most powerful messages enough times for them to resonate and inspire action.

Option 1: As a Self-Contained Spot

FUNDER MESSAGE RUNDOWN, TRANSCRIPT and TIMINGS

Music: Dvorak "Violin Sonatina in G major Op 100" III. Scherzo

Intro: Never assume anything: that's advice violinist Gil Shaham remembers every time he plays a concert with pianist Orli Shaham.

Gil Shaham Clip: "Very often, when Orli and I play concerts, people come back stage and they say, 'So, how...how did you two meet?' You know, we have the same last names, so people assume we're married. You know, and I usually say, 'Well Mom came back from the hospital one day and there was Orli.' (laughs)"

Outro: Gil Shaham and his sister Orli still play and record together, and their performances are heard on Public Radio thanks to your financial support. Please contribute today. (Text out at 0:45)

SUGGESTED LIVE HOST OUTRO
Please call (insert station phone number), or make your contribution online at (insert station web address). Like Gil and Orli Shaham (OR-lee Shah-Hahm), this is our chance to make great music together. Only through your financial support can (insert station name) continue to bring you the music and the musicians you enjoy. Please call now....

Music bed fades at 0:58

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Option 2: As a Self-Contained Spot With a Longer, Live Outro

FUNDER MESSAGE RUNDOWN, TRANSCRIPT and TIMINGS

Music: Dvorak "Violin Sonatina in G major Op 100" III. Scherzo

Intro: Never assume anything: that's advice violinist Gil Shaham remembers every time he plays a concert with pianist Orli Shaham.

Gil Shaham Clip: "Very often, when Orli and I play concerts, people come back stage and they say, 'So, how...how did you two meet?' You know, we have the same last names, so people assume we're married. You know, and I usually say, 'Well Mom came back from the hospital one day and there was Orli.' (laughs)" (Text out at 0:29)

SUGGESTED LIVE HOST OUTRO
Gil Shaham (Shah-Hahm) and his sister Orli (OR-lee) still play and record together, and their performances are heard on Public Radio thanks to your financial support. Please call (insert station phone number), or make your contribution online at (insert station web address). Like Gil and Orli Shaham, this is our chance to make great music together. Only through your financial support can (insert station name) continue to bring you the music and the musicians you enjoy. Please call now....

Music bed fades at 0:58

* * * * * * * * * *
Option 3: Clip Only -- You create and assemble the elements and text to your station's specifications, providing the live Intro, Outro and music bed based on the suggested texts and music listed above.

Gil Shaham Clip: "Very often, when Orli and I play concerts, people come back stage and they say, 'So, how...how did you two meet?' You know, we have the same last names, so people assume we're married. You know, and I usually say, 'Well Mom came back from the hospital one day and there was Orli.' (laughs)" (0:18)

(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.

Use any of these Funder Spot choices during your Classical Music Fundraising programming, and especially before or after playing a performance by Gil Shaham. Music Options for before or after the spot are listed below.

BEST PRACTICES: Choose the 2-3 spots you feel are the strongest and rotate them regularly and consistently throughout your fundraising campaign - at least once, every other hour. Using this OES strategy, your listeners will hear the most powerful messages enough times for them to resonate and inspire action.

Option 1: As a Self-Contained Spot

FUNDER MESSAGE RUNDOWN, TRANSCRIPT and TIMINGS

Music: Dvorak "Violin Sonatina in G major Op 100" III. Scherzo

Intro: Never assume anything: that's advice violinist Gil Shaham remembers every time he plays a concert with pianist Orli Shaham.

Gil Shaham Clip: "Very often, when Orli and I play concerts, people come back stage and they say, 'So, how...how did you two meet?' You know, we have the same last names, so people assume we're married. You know, and I usually say, 'Well Mom came back from the hospital one day and there was Orli.' (laughs)"

Outro: Gil Shaham and his sister Orli still play and record together, and their performances are heard on Public Radio thanks to your financial support. Please contribute today. (Text out at 0:45)

SUGGESTED LIVE HOST OUTRO
Please call (insert station phone number), or make your contribution online at (insert station web address). Like Gil and Orli Shaham (OR-lee Shah-Hahm), this is our chance to make great music together. Only through your financial support can (insert station name) continue to bring you the music and the musicians you enjoy. Please call now....

Music bed fades at 0:58

* * * * * * * * * * *
Option 2: As a Self-Contained Spot With a Longer, Live Outro

FUNDER MESSAGE RUNDOWN, TRANSCRIPT and TIMINGS

Music: Dvorak "Violin Sonatina in G major Op 100" III. Scherzo

Intro: Never assume anything: that's advice violinist Gil Shaham remembers every time he plays a concert with pianist Orli Shaham.

Gil Shaham Clip: "Very often, when Orli and I play concerts, people come back stage and they say, 'So, how...how did you two meet?' You know, we have the same last names, so people assume we're married. You know, and I usually say, 'Well Mom came back from the hospital one day and there was Orli.' (laughs)" (Text out at 0:29)

SUGGESTED LIVE HOST OUTRO
Gil Shaham (Shah-Hahm) and his sister Orli (OR-lee) still play and record together, and their performances are heard on Public Radio thanks to your financial support. Please call (insert station phone number), or make your contribution online at (insert station web address). Like Gil and Orli Shaham, this is our chance to make great music together. Only through your financial support can (insert station name) continue to bring you the music and the musicians you enjoy. Please call now....

Music bed fades at 0:58

* * * * * * * * * *
Option 3: Clip Only -- You create and assemble the elements and text to your station's specifications, providing the live Intro, Outro and music bed based on the suggested texts and music listed above.

Gil Shaham Clip: "Very often, when Orli and I play concerts, people come back stage and they say, 'So, how...how did you two meet?' You know, we have the same last names, so people assume we're married. You know, and I usually say, 'Well Mom came back from the hospital one day and there was Orli.' (laughs)" (0:18)

(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.

Use any of these Funder Spot choices during your Classical Music Fundraising programming, and especially before or after playing a performance by Gil Shaham. Music Options for before or after the spot are listed below.

BEST PRACTICES: Choose the 2-3 spots you feel are the strongest and rotate them regularly and consistently throughout your fundraising campaign - at least once, every other hour. Using this OES strategy, your listeners will hear the most powerful messages enough times for them to resonate and inspire action.

Option 1: As a Self-Contained Spot

FUNDER MESSAGE RUNDOWN, TRANSCRIPT and TIMINGS

Music: Dvorak "Violin Sonatina in G major Op 100" III. Scherzo

Intro: Never assume anything: that's advice violinist Gil Shaham remembers every time he plays a concert with pianist Orli Shaham.

Gil Shaham Clip: "Very often, when Orli and I play concerts, people come back stage and they say, 'So, how...how did you two meet?' You know, we have the same last names, so people assume we're married. You know, and I usually say, 'Well Mom came back from the hospital one day and there was Orli.' (laughs)"

Outro: Gil Shaham and his sister Orli still play and record together, and their performances are heard on Public Radio thanks to your financial support. Please contribute today. (Text out at 0:45)

SUGGESTED LIVE HOST OUTRO
Please call (insert station phone number), or make your contribution online at (insert station web address). Like Gil and Orli Shaham (OR-lee Shah-Hahm), this is our chance to make great music together. Only through your financial support can (insert station name) continue to bring you the music and the musicians you enjoy. Please call now....

Music bed fades at 0:58

* * * * * * * * * * *
Option 2: As a Self-Contained Spot With a Longer, Live Outro

FUNDER MESSAGE RUNDOWN, TRANSCRIPT and TIMINGS

Music: Dvorak "Violin Sonatina in G major Op 100" III. Scherzo

Intro: Never assume anything: that's advice violinist Gil Shaham remembers every time he plays a concert with pianist Orli Shaham.

Gil Shaham Clip: "Very often, when Orli and I play concerts, people come back stage and they say, 'So, how...how did you two meet?' You know, we have the same last names, so people assume we're married. You know, and I usually say, 'Well Mom came back from the hospital one day and there was Orli.' (laughs)" (Text out at 0:29)

SUGGESTED LIVE HOST OUTRO
Gil Shaham (Shah-Hahm) and his sister Orli (OR-lee) still play and record together, and their performances are heard on Public Radio thanks to your financial support. Please call (insert station phone number), or make your contribution online at (insert station web address). Like Gil and Orli Shaham, this is our chance to make great music together. Only through your financial support can (insert station name) continue to bring you the music and the musicians you enjoy. Please call now....

Music bed fades at 0:58

* * * * * * * * * *
Option 3: Clip Only -- You create and assemble the elements and text to your station's specifications, providing the live Intro, Outro and music bed based on the suggested texts and music listed above.

Gil Shaham Clip: "Very often, when Orli and I play concerts, people come back stage and they say, 'So, how...how did you two meet?' You know, we have the same last names, so people assume we're married. You know, and I usually say, 'Well Mom came back from the hospital one day and there was Orli.' (laughs)" (0:18)

(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.

Use any of these Funder Spot choices during your Classical Music Fundraising programming, and especially before or after playing a performance by Gil Shaham. Music Options for before or after the spot are listed below.

BEST PRACTICES: Choose the 2-3 spots you feel are the strongest and rotate them regularly and consistently throughout your fundraising campaign - at least once, every other hour. Using this OES strategy, your listeners will hear the most powerful messages enough times for them to resonate and inspire action.

Option 1: As a Self-Contained Spot

FUNDER MESSAGE RUNDOWN, TRANSCRIPT and TIMINGS

Music: Dvorak "Violin Sonatina in G major Op 100" III. Scherzo

Intro: Never assume anything: that's advice violinist Gil Shaham remembers every time he plays a concert with pianist Orli Shaham.

Gil Shaham Clip: "Very often, when Orli and I play concerts, people come back stage and they say, 'So, how...how did you two meet?' You know, we have the same last names, so people assume we're married. You know, and I usually say, 'Well Mom came back from the hospital one day and there was Orli.' (laughs)"

Outro: Gil Shaham and his sister Orli still play and record together, and their performances are heard on Public Radio thanks to your financial support. Please contribute today. (Text out at 0:45)

SUGGESTED LIVE HOST OUTRO
Please call (insert station phone number), or make your contribution online at (insert station web address). Like Gil and Orli Shaham (OR-lee Shah-Hahm), this is our chance to make great music together. Only through your financial support can (insert station name) continue to bring you the music and the musicians you enjoy. Please call now....

Music bed fades at 0:58

* * * * * * * * * * *
Option 2: As a Self-Contained Spot With a Longer, Live Outro

FUNDER MESSAGE RUNDOWN, TRANSCRIPT and TIMINGS

Music: Dvorak "Violin Sonatina in G major Op 100" III. Scherzo

Intro: Never assume anything: that's advice violinist Gil Shaham remembers every time he plays a concert with pianist Orli Shaham.

Gil Shaham Clip: "Very often, when Orli and I play concerts, people come back stage and they say, 'So, how...how did you two meet?' You know, we have the same last names, so people assume we're married. You know, and I usually say, 'Well Mom came back from the hospital one day and there was Orli.' (laughs)" (Text out at 0:29)

SUGGESTED LIVE HOST OUTRO
Gil Shaham (Shah-Hahm) and his sister Orli (OR-lee) still play and record together, and their performances are heard on Public Radio thanks to your financial support. Please call (insert station phone number), or make your contribution online at (insert station web address). Like Gil and Orli Shaham, this is our chance to make great music together. Only through your financial support can (insert station name) continue to bring you the music and the musicians you enjoy. Please call now....

Music bed fades at 0:58

* * * * * * * * * *
Option 3: Clip Only -- You create and assemble the elements and text to your station's specifications, providing the live Intro, Outro and music bed based on the suggested texts and music listed above.

Gil Shaham Clip: "Very often, when Orli and I play concerts, people come back stage and they say, 'So, how...how did you two meet?' You know, we have the same last names, so people assume we're married. You know, and I usually say, 'Well Mom came back from the hospital one day and there was Orli.' (laughs)" (0:18)

(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.