Think you have what it takes to Beat Beethoven?

April 21, 2024 Then mark your calendars for April 21, 2024! Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor generally takes about 31-35 minutes to play, depending on the conductor and orchestra. A 5K is 3.10 miles.Our annual “Beat Beethoven 5K” is a fundraising event for Classic 107.3, the Voice for the Arts in St. Louis. Everyone who registers before the deadline will receive an event t-shirt and a finisher’s medal (plus on-air radio shout-outs if you “beat Beethoven”)! Kids under 18 receive a registration discount.If running/walking is not for you, please consider supporting the event with a donation! Click here to donate. Registration is

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Coming up at 7pm, Inside Classical Guitar features Unusual Combos with Guitar. W. Mark Akin begins this episode with a tango by Isaac Albéniz on the newly released Tango to the Cor album performed by Cally Banham Con English horn with Mark himself on guitar. Learn more and order the CD at www.callybanham.com/order-cds.html

Find previous episodes of Inside Classical Guitar from St. Louis Classical Guitar at stlclassicalguitar.org/inside-classical-guitar

Tune in at 107.3FM or 96.3HD2, stream online at classic1073.org, on audacy.com,📱with the Classic 107.3 app, or wherever else you find your radio content.

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Coming up at 6pm weekdays on Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Each summer in Vermont, the sign that greets everyone coming to the Marlboro Music is “Caution: Musicians at Play.” Artistic director Mitsuko Uchida explained to Bill that Marlboro, founded in 1951, has a historic link that goes back directly to composers of the Second Viennese School, to Brahms, and all the way to Mozart and Haydn. Exploring Music’s summer visit reminded us of Mozart’s spirit when he dedicated six quartets to Papa Haydn: “Please… receive them kindly and be to them a father, guide, and friend!” Listen for this spirit of entrusting and sharing chamber music with this multi-generational family of Marlboro Music.

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The Playlist – Station News – https://mailchi.mp/classic1073.org/the-playlist-april-22-2024 Thanks for joining us to beat Beethoven! Interviews this week feature the Saint Louis Philharmonic, Blue Strawberry, the Regional Arts Commission, and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Plus, area concert events and great local programs! Discover what's happening on the Voice for the Arts in St. Louis!

Indulge in an enchanting evening presented by the St Louis Civic Orchestra St. Louis Civic Orchestra and Artistic Director Dr. Barry Ford on Saturday, April 27. For more information visit www.stlco.org.

Coming up at 5pm, Julie Schuster takes the POV of "God, I Love Shakespeare". Take an Aisle Seat as Julie features music about Shakespeare and his works in celebration of his baptismal day (April 26, 1564). Hear songs from Something Rotten, the NYC Public Works performance of Twelfth Night, and Two Gentlemen of Verona; a soliloquy (yes, that one) performed by Andrew Scott; and music that Hector Berlioz wrote about King Lear.

Tune in to Classic 107.3 – Radio Arts Foundation at 107.3FM or 96.3HD2, stream online at classic1073.org,📱with the Classic 107.3 app, or wherever else you find your radio content. #classic1073 #aisleseatwithjulieschuster