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Clockers

Posted at 7:29 on Friday, September 13th 2013

Have you ever wondered why our newscasts from NPR begin at one minute past the hour, instead of straight up like most other things on radio and TV? It's because the newscasts are designed to be embedded into whatever else NPR (or local stations) may have on the air. A show begins with a one-minute segment teasing what's coming up later, and then there's a break for news. It's all part of a very complicated clock system that is not broken down into 60 (or even 12) neat divisions. You'll find the details here.

Community Concerts

Twice each week, Classical 90.5 broadcasts its Community Concerts series, which presents classical music performances recorded live at venues throughout southern Arizona. Ted Prichard hosts.

Community Concerts broadcasts are made possible in part with the support of a National Endowment for the Arts challenge grant funded locally by a contribution from the Holsclaw Foundation.

Sunday, March 9 at 3:00 p.m. and Thursday, March 13 at 9:00 p.m.
Eric Holtan conducts the Tucson Chamber Artists and the SABS Chamber Orchestra in a performance of Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, performed at Grace St. Paul's Episcopal Church on August 18, 2013. Thea Lobo sings the role of Dido, Kathryn Mueller is Belinda and Seth Kershisnik takes performs the role of Aeneas.

Sunday, March 16 at 3:00 p.m. and Thursday, March 20 at 9:00 p.m.
Each year, the Tucson Philharmonia Youth Orchestra hosts a performance featuring its Scholarship Competition finalists. The 2014 concert was held on February 2nd in the Catalina Foothills High School auditorium with Suzette Battan conducting. On the program are works by Lalo, Saint-Saens, Dvorak, Kabalevsky, Prokofiev and others. The scholarship recipients are revealed at the conclusion of the recital.