Caption: Joshua Bell
Joshua Bell 

Fundraising Voices: Produced Un-Hosted Funders - Joshua Bell (Partnership)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Length: :59

For your On-Air Fundraising: Think of this as a mini-fundraising "time-out" (or drop-in) to insert a little bit of musical insight, radio-craft, and humor into your on-air fundraising sound. This drop-in features violinist Joshua Bell talking about satisfying musical partnerships. A Suggested Live Outro is provided to help you create a natural connection to the value and importance of classical music on Public Radio. Scroll down to read the complete rundown, transcript, Suggested Host Outro text and music bed information. Read the full description.

Joshua_bell_3_small Use this Un-hosted Funder Spot as a drop-in during your classical music fundraising programming, and especially before or after playing almost any performance by violinist Joshua Bell.  Music Options for before or after the spot are listed below.

BEST PRACTICES for the Un-Hosted Funders and Produced Funder Spots:  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. 


UN-HOSTED FUNDER RUNDOWN, TRANSCRIPT and TIMINGS

(Spot Begins with Music: Bernstein/Corigliano:  Make Our Garden Grow.)

Joshua Bell Transcript:
"You live and die on every note, and sometimes, when you do have a group that's just really on the edge and really involved in every note, it's such a wonderful feeling and they're involved even in the rehearsals - you know, making suggestions and really taking a real interest in everything they do and not just doing their jobs.  So, it's, they're a great partnership for me."

(Music)

"I’m violinist Joshua Bell.  Let's all make great music together."  (Text out at 0:43.)

SUGGESTED LIVE HOST OUTRO
(Insert station name) is a partnership between you and the station.  We value the active role you play as a listener, friend and advocate.  We appreciate your financial support that helps us all make great music together.  Please call (insert station phone number) or contribute online at (insert station web address).

* * * * * * * * * * *

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

*Music Suggestions for before or after the spot:  JB's latest recording is Vivaldi's Four Seasons and the "Devil's Trill" Sonata by Tartini (Sony 711013).  Other options include multiple tracks on "Voices of the Violin" (Sony 97779) and "Romance of the Violin" (Sony 93699).  Bernstein/Corigliano's "Make Our Garden Grow" is on Sony 89358, 707416 and 77136.  His complete discography is available at arkivmusic.com.

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.

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Piece Description

Use this Un-hosted Funder Spot as a drop-in during your classical music fundraising programming, and especially before or after playing almost any performance by violinist Joshua Bell.  Music Options for before or after the spot are listed below.

BEST PRACTICES for the Un-Hosted Funders and Produced Funder Spots:  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. 


UN-HOSTED FUNDER RUNDOWN, TRANSCRIPT and TIMINGS

(Spot Begins with Music: Bernstein/Corigliano:  Make Our Garden Grow.)

Joshua Bell Transcript:
"You live and die on every note, and sometimes, when you do have a group that's just really on the edge and really involved in every note, it's such a wonderful feeling and they're involved even in the rehearsals - you know, making suggestions and really taking a real interest in everything they do and not just doing their jobs.  So, it's, they're a great partnership for me."

(Music)

"I’m violinist Joshua Bell.  Let's all make great music together."  (Text out at 0:43.)

SUGGESTED LIVE HOST OUTRO
(Insert station name) is a partnership between you and the station.  We value the active role you play as a listener, friend and advocate.  We appreciate your financial support that helps us all make great music together.  Please call (insert station phone number) or contribute online at (insert station web address).

* * * * * * * * * * *

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

*Music Suggestions for before or after the spot:  JB's latest recording is Vivaldi's Four Seasons and the "Devil's Trill" Sonata by Tartini (Sony 711013).  Other options include multiple tracks on "Voices of the Violin" (Sony 97779) and "Romance of the Violin" (Sony 93699).  Bernstein/Corigliano's "Make Our Garden Grow" is on Sony 89358, 707416 and 77136.  His complete discography is available at arkivmusic.com.

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.

Additional Files

Additional Credits

This clip is also available on the Virtuoso Voices February 2009 CD.

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

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