Use any of these Funder Spot choices during your classical music fundraising programming, and especially before or after playing any 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 Bed: Kreisler "Liebesleid" Intro: Classical music is how violinist Gil Shaham makes his living, but playing violin is more than just a job.

Gil Shaham Clip: "There's something about music that I find just very fulfilling, very rewarding on a very primal level. I always seek it, I always look for it, you know when I see a movie or when I see a show I always listen for the music and that's just part of who I am and I think maybe that's true for everybody. So I think maybe, yeah, there's something very basic and very human about this art that we're all part of."

Outro: The art of classical music on Public Radio is made possible by your financial support. Please contribute today. (Text out at 0:50.)

SUGGESTED LIVE HOST OUTRO
Please call (insert station phone number), or make your contribution online at (insert station website address). We are all a part of the classical music you hear on (insert station name). The station provides the music you enjoy, and you provide the financial support that pays for the music you value. Let's all make great music together. Please call now.

Music bed fades at 0:59

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

FUNDER MESSAGE RUNDOWN, TRANSCRIPT and TIMINGS

Music Bed: Kreisler "Liebesleid" Intro: Classical music is how violinist Gil Shaham makes his living, but playing violin is more than just a job.

Gil Shaham Clip: "There's something about music that I find just very fulfilling, very rewarding on a very primal level. I always seek it, I always look for it, you know when I see a movie or when I see a show I always listen for the music and that's just part of who I am and I think maybe that's true for everybody. So I think maybe, yeah, there's something very basic and very human about this art that we're all part of." (Text out at 0:38.)

SUGGESTED LIVE HOST OUTRO
The art of classical music on (insert station name) is made possible thanks to your financial support. Please contribute today by calling (insert station phone number), or make your contribution online at (insert station web address). We are all a part of classical music you hear on (insert station name). The station provides the music you enjoy, and you provide the financial support that pays for the music you value. Let's all make great music together. Please call now.

Music bed fades at 0:59

* * * * * * * * * *
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 bed listed above.

Gil Shaham Clip: "There's something about music that I find just very fulfilling, very rewarding on a very primal level, and that's just part of who I am and I think maybe that's true for everybody. So I think maybe, yeah, there's something very basic and very human about this art that we're all part of." (0:28)

(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 any 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 Bed: Kreisler "Liebesleid" Intro: Classical music is how violinist Gil Shaham makes his living, but playing violin is more than just a job.

Gil Shaham Clip: "There's something about music that I find just very fulfilling, very rewarding on a very primal level. I always seek it, I always look for it, you know when I see a movie or when I see a show I always listen for the music and that's just part of who I am and I think maybe that's true for everybody. So I think maybe, yeah, there's something very basic and very human about this art that we're all part of."

Outro: The art of classical music on Public Radio is made possible by your financial support. Please contribute today. (Text out at 0:50.)

SUGGESTED LIVE HOST OUTRO
Please call (insert station phone number), or make your contribution online at (insert station website address). We are all a part of the classical music you hear on (insert station name). The station provides the music you enjoy, and you provide the financial support that pays for the music you value. Let's all make great music together. Please call now.

Music bed fades at 0:59

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

FUNDER MESSAGE RUNDOWN, TRANSCRIPT and TIMINGS

Music Bed: Kreisler "Liebesleid" Intro: Classical music is how violinist Gil Shaham makes his living, but playing violin is more than just a job.

Gil Shaham Clip: "There's something about music that I find just very fulfilling, very rewarding on a very primal level. I always seek it, I always look for it, you know when I see a movie or when I see a show I always listen for the music and that's just part of who I am and I think maybe that's true for everybody. So I think maybe, yeah, there's something very basic and very human about this art that we're all part of." (Text out at 0:38.)

SUGGESTED LIVE HOST OUTRO
The art of classical music on (insert station name) is made possible thanks to your financial support. Please contribute today by calling (insert station phone number), or make your contribution online at (insert station web address). We are all a part of classical music you hear on (insert station name). The station provides the music you enjoy, and you provide the financial support that pays for the music you value. Let's all make great music together. Please call now.

Music bed fades at 0:59

* * * * * * * * * *
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 bed listed above.

Gil Shaham Clip: "There's something about music that I find just very fulfilling, very rewarding on a very primal level, and that's just part of who I am and I think maybe that's true for everybody. So I think maybe, yeah, there's something very basic and very human about this art that we're all part of." (0:28)

(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 any 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 Bed: Kreisler "Liebesleid" Intro: Classical music is how violinist Gil Shaham makes his living, but playing violin is more than just a job.

Gil Shaham Clip: "There's something about music that I find just very fulfilling, very rewarding on a very primal level. I always seek it, I always look for it, you know when I see a movie or when I see a show I always listen for the music and that's just part of who I am and I think maybe that's true for everybody. So I think maybe, yeah, there's something very basic and very human about this art that we're all part of."

Outro: The art of classical music on Public Radio is made possible by your financial support. Please contribute today. (Text out at 0:50.)

SUGGESTED LIVE HOST OUTRO
Please call (insert station phone number), or make your contribution online at (insert station website address). We are all a part of the classical music you hear on (insert station name). The station provides the music you enjoy, and you provide the financial support that pays for the music you value. Let's all make great music together. Please call now.

Music bed fades at 0:59

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

FUNDER MESSAGE RUNDOWN, TRANSCRIPT and TIMINGS

Music Bed: Kreisler "Liebesleid" Intro: Classical music is how violinist Gil Shaham makes his living, but playing violin is more than just a job.

Gil Shaham Clip: "There's something about music that I find just very fulfilling, very rewarding on a very primal level. I always seek it, I always look for it, you know when I see a movie or when I see a show I always listen for the music and that's just part of who I am and I think maybe that's true for everybody. So I think maybe, yeah, there's something very basic and very human about this art that we're all part of." (Text out at 0:38.)

SUGGESTED LIVE HOST OUTRO
The art of classical music on (insert station name) is made possible thanks to your financial support. Please contribute today by calling (insert station phone number), or make your contribution online at (insert station web address). We are all a part of classical music you hear on (insert station name). The station provides the music you enjoy, and you provide the financial support that pays for the music you value. Let's all make great music together. Please call now.

Music bed fades at 0:59

* * * * * * * * * *
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 bed listed above.

Gil Shaham Clip: "There's something about music that I find just very fulfilling, very rewarding on a very primal level, and that's just part of who I am and I think maybe that's true for everybody. So I think maybe, yeah, there's something very basic and very human about this art that we're all part of." (0:28)

(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 any 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 Bed: Kreisler "Liebesleid" Intro: Classical music is how violinist Gil Shaham makes his living, but playing violin is more than just a job.

Gil Shaham Clip: "There's something about music that I find just very fulfilling, very rewarding on a very primal level. I always seek it, I always look for it, you know when I see a movie or when I see a show I always listen for the music and that's just part of who I am and I think maybe that's true for everybody. So I think maybe, yeah, there's something very basic and very human about this art that we're all part of."

Outro: The art of classical music on Public Radio is made possible by your financial support. Please contribute today. (Text out at 0:50.)

SUGGESTED LIVE HOST OUTRO
Please call (insert station phone number), or make your contribution online at (insert station website address). We are all a part of the classical music you hear on (insert station name). The station provides the music you enjoy, and you provide the financial support that pays for the music you value. Let's all make great music together. Please call now.

Music bed fades at 0:59

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

FUNDER MESSAGE RUNDOWN, TRANSCRIPT and TIMINGS

Music Bed: Kreisler "Liebesleid" Intro: Classical music is how violinist Gil Shaham makes his living, but playing violin is more than just a job.

Gil Shaham Clip: "There's something about music that I find just very fulfilling, very rewarding on a very primal level. I always seek it, I always look for it, you know when I see a movie or when I see a show I always listen for the music and that's just part of who I am and I think maybe that's true for everybody. So I think maybe, yeah, there's something very basic and very human about this art that we're all part of." (Text out at 0:38.)

SUGGESTED LIVE HOST OUTRO
The art of classical music on (insert station name) is made possible thanks to your financial support. Please contribute today by calling (insert station phone number), or make your contribution online at (insert station web address). We are all a part of classical music you hear on (insert station name). The station provides the music you enjoy, and you provide the financial support that pays for the music you value. Let's all make great music together. Please call now.

Music bed fades at 0:59

* * * * * * * * * *
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 bed listed above.

Gil Shaham Clip: "There's something about music that I find just very fulfilling, very rewarding on a very primal level, and that's just part of who I am and I think maybe that's true for everybody. So I think maybe, yeah, there's something very basic and very human about this art that we're all part of." (0:28)

(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.