New Classical Music Show Exclusively Spotlights the Old Masters
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LOS ANGELES - Californer -- The Earl Ofari Hutchinson Classical Composers & Compositions Show 6:00 to 8:00 PM PDT Wednesdays on KTYM Radio Los Angeles www.ktymgospel.net, and Facebook Livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/earl.o.hutchinson

"The old masters from Bach to Shostakovich span many decades of classical music," says Earl Ofari Hutchinson," Their influence on all aspects, styles, and modes of Western and non-traditional music is well-established." However, Hutchinson notes that the appreciation of their works has in recent years taken a significant nosedive in radio and even concert hall playing time and thus interest.

This is reflected in three unfortunate trends. One is the continuing demise of music stations that program exclusively classical music. The second is the trend to program more contemporary music than classical music on stations that program classical music. Then there are the increased costs to attend classical music concert performances.

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"It's the first two trends that are the most problematic," says Hutchinson, "that contribute most to the inability to continue to expand interest in the works of the prominent classical composers of the past. That's particularly problematic when attracting more young people to listen to and appreciate classical music. This requires continuous exposure to the music on the air and in concert venues.

"The thinking among many in the classical music world is that by 'modernizing' classical music, this will generate interest and attract younger audiences to the concert halls," observes Hutchinson, "In most instances, this has not been the case."

The Earl Ofari Hutchinson Classical Composers & Compositions Show is a program that provides the novice listener with an easy-to-understand assessment of the style, structure, and intent of the major classical works. He combines that with amusing, exciting, and in some cases, little-known factoids about the composers and their works. The music will be continuous spiced with a laser look at the conductors and the featured works.
It's a show that reminds us that the old in classical music is still very much the new.