Program Name : Saturday Music Hall
Date Of Broadcast : July 26, 2008
Host Producer : Marguerite Munsche

1. Auburn (WA) Symphony O, Stewart Kershaw; David Di Fiore, organist - First Symphony Op. 42 for organ and orchestra - CD Les Amoureux de l'orgue - - Felix-Alexandre Guilmant - Ambassador ARC 1019 -

2. Karita Mattila, soprano; Ilmo Ranta, piano - Kullan murunen/Thou art a nugget of gold - CD From the Heart of Finland - - Oskar Merikanto - Ondine ODE-892-2 -

3. Philharmonia O, Sir John Barbirolli - Partita for Orchestra - LP - - Sir William Walton - Angel 35681 -

4. Karita Mattila, soprano; Ilmo Ranta, piano - Suvilaulu/Summer Song - CD From the Heart of Finland - - Yrjo Kilpinen - Ondine ODE-892-2 -

5. Helsinki Philharmonic O, Leif Segerstam - Summer Night Waltz Op. 1 - CD Land of a Thousand Lakes - - Oskar Merikanto - Ondine ODE-932-2 -

6. Georgia State String Quartet - Eight Quartet Miniatures, based on Georgian folk songs - CD - - Sulkhan Tsintsadze - Sony SMK 66363 -

7. Tampere Philharmonic O, Tuomas Ollila - Two Pieces for Orchestra - CD Land of a Thousand Lakes - - Aare Merikanto - Ondine ODE-932-2 -

8. Karita Mattila, soprano; Ilmo Ranta, piano - Laksin mina kesayona/A Wandering on a Summer's Eve - CD From the Heart of Finland - - folk song, arr. Ralf Gothoni - Ondine ODE-892-2 -

9. unidentified orchestra - Thank you for being a friend - CD - - Gold - Peter's Music Factory PMF 91.050 2 CD Dutch recording -

Montana Public Radio producer Marguerite Munsche brings a lifetime of behind-the-scenes knowledge about classical conductors, composers, and performers to her Saturday Music Hall programs. Each week after the opera, Saturday Music Hall brings listeners both orchestral and chamber music performances.