As part of our Classical 15 effort meant to introduce children to the joys of classical music through grandparents, parents, teachers and other caring adults, Classical MPR hosted a big classical music gift-a-thon on Dec. 27 during our all-day Classical Kids Dedication Celebration. Listen now to the wonderful music you requested and dedicated.
9 a.m. hour
LISTEN Dedication Celebration - 9 a.m. hour
Work: Aaron Copland — Fanfare for the Common Man
Dedicatee: Tommy and Wally
Dedicator: Rose Kennealy Karas
Work: Peter Tchaikovsky — Nutcracker: March of the Toy Soliders
Dedicatee: Violet
Dedicator: Kathleen Kearney
Work: Claude Debussy — Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)
Dedicatee: Dahlia
Dedicator: Lara Winter
Work: Johann Sebastian Bach — Jesu, joy of man's desiring
Dedicatee: Luis and Enrique; Kendall
Dedicator: Antonio Uguet; Jane Wright
Work: Richard Eilenberg — Nordic Reindeer Letters
Dedicatee: Tristan
Dedicator: Harlequin Dove
Work: Antonio Vivaldi — Four Seasons: Winter
Dedicatee: Jaxon and Evelyn
Dedicator: Barbara Brunzell
Work: Howard Blake — The Snowman: Walking in the Air
Dedicatee: June
Dedicator: Fern Albertson
Work: Ralph Vaughan Williams — English Folk Song Suite
Dedicatee: Margaret
Dedicator: Jennifer Cary
Work: Hector Berlioz — Beatrice and Benedict: Overture
Dedicatee: Josephine, Roland and Beatrice
Dedicator: Katie and Jake Ganfield
Work: Edvard Grieg — Peer Gynt: In The Hall Of The Mountain King
Dedicatee: Tommy
Dedicator: Molly Malik
10 a.m. hour
LISTEN Dedication Celebration - 10 a.m. hour
Work: George Frideric Handel — Messiah: Worthy is the Lamb; Amen
Dedicatee: Arianna, Alivia, Jeremiah, Gabriel, Rhett, Knox, Nora and Clara
Dedicator: Carrie Kohlmann
Work: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Clarinet Concerto: 2nd movement
Dedicatee: Trygve
Dedicator: Steve Trandem
Work: Franz Schubert — Schwanengesang, Book 1: Standchen (Serenade)
Dedicatee: Aiden
Dedicator: Elise Bombaro
Work: Johann Pachelbel — Canon and Gigue
Dedicatee: Ava; Anna; Robby
Dedicator: Kristi Liu; LouAnn Stoen; Teresa Swenson
Work:Peter Tchaikovsky — The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers
Dedicatee: Alexandra; Kyla and Audrey
Dedicator: Diana Olson; Julia Tkachenko
Work: Gioacchino Rossini — Il barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville): Overture
Dedicatee: Mikaela
Dedicator: Maggie and Alec Sonsteby
Work: John Williams — Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Hedwig's Theme
Dedicatee: Olive
Dedicator: Lucy Osojnicki
Work: Igor Stravinsky — The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Finale
Dedicatee: Eloise and Julia
Dedicator: Jacqueline Stahlmann
11 a.m. hour
LISTEN Dedication Celebration - 11 a.m. hour
Work: George Frideric Handel — Messiah: For unto us a child is born
Dedicatee: Henry
Dedicator: Dale Svendsen
Work: Anton Arensky — Suite No. 5 for Two Pianos "Children's Suite"
Dedicatee: Lauren and Anna
Dedicator: Ellen Breyer
Work: Sergei Prokofiev — Lieutenant Kije: Troika
Dedicatee: The young singers of the Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs from all over the Twin Cities
Dedicator: Audrey Riddle
Work: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Dedicatee: My 10 great-grand nieces and nephews
Dedicator: Sue Ellen Zagrabelny
Work: Katherine K. Davis — The Little Drummer Boy
Dedicatee: Ethan
Dedicator: Jennifer Engler
Work: Maurice Ravel — Bolero
Dedicatee: Max and Luca
Dedicator: Brenda Kopp
Noon hour
LISTEN Dedication Celebration - noon hour
Work: Johann Sebastian Bach — Cello Suite No. 1
Dedicatee: Marley; My granddaughter
Dedicator: Kristina Tester; Anne Scherer
Work: Adolphe Adam — O Holy Night
Dedicatee: Rory
Dedicator: Christian Opp
Work: Franz Joseph Haydn — Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"
Dedicatee: Noah and Anna
Dedicator: Cindy Engelkes
Work: Gustav Holst — The Planets: Jupiter
Dedicatee: Thomas and John
Dedicator: Mary Hubbard
1 p.m. hour
LISTEN Dedication Celebration - 1 p.m. hour
Work: Ludwig van Beethoven — Fur Elise
Dedicatee: Elise
Dedicator: Peggy Denham
Work: Sergei Prokofiev — Peter and the Wolf
Dedicatee: Ethan
Dedicator: Helen Leslie
Work: Camille Saint-Saens — Carnival of the Animals
Dedicatee: Helen; Liam
Dedicator: Tara Young; Jean Esbensen
2 p.m. hour
LISTEN Dedication Celebration - 2 p.m. hour
Work: Antonin Dvorak — Humoresque No. 7
Dedicatee: Lars; Eleanor and Max
Dedicator: Dene Woods; Astrid Knott Johnson
Work: Jean Sibelius — Finlandia Hymn
Dedicatee: Olivia, Isabelle, Britta, Oscar, Elsa, Ashlyn and Alexa
Dedicator: Eileen Kjorstad
Work: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
Dedicatee: The children who live at DCCH Center for Children & Families
Dedicator: Amy Pelicano
Work: Peter Tchaikovsky — The Nutcracker: Russian Dance
Dedicatee: Ema; The four and five year old's of Incarnation Preschool; Beck
Dedicator: Katherine Winter; Kate Smith; Christo Peters
Work: Jacques Offenbach — Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture
Dedicatee: Theodora
Dedicator: Payton Powell
Work: Arturo Marquez — Danzon No. 2
Dedicatee: Mena
Dedicator: Janis Pini
3 p.m. hour
LISTEN Dedication Celebration - 3 p.m. hour
Work: Claude Debussy — Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)
Dedicatee: Aidan
Dedicator: Patrick Moody
Work: Antonin Dvorak — Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": Largo
Dedicatee: Greta Thunberg
Dedicator: Mary Stimson
Work: Johann Sebastian Bach — Concerto for Two Violins
Dedicatee: Atticus
Dedicator: Jan Sigmund
Work: Peter Tchaikovsky — The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Snowflakes
Dedicatee: Magnolia
Dedicator: Constance Gruen
Work: Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight"
Dedicatee: Luke
Dedicator: Julie Miller
4 p.m. hour
LISTEN Dedication Celebration - 4 p.m. hour
Work: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Don Giovanni: Minuet
Dedicatee: Cleo
Dedicator: Phil Anderson
Work: Emmanuel Chabrier — Espana
Dedicatee: Owen
Dedicator: Denny Woods
Work: Benjamin Britten — Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Dedicatee: Felix
Dedicator: Ruth Marshall
Work: Frederic Chopin — Etude No. 11 "Winter Wind"
Dedicatee: Remy
Dedicator: Rachel Kitchens
Work: Aram Khachaturian — Gayane: Sabre Dance
Dedicatee: Henry
Dedicator: Tara Young
Work: Paul Dukas — The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Dedicatee: Gabriel; Ozkar
Dedicator: Chris and Chris Jordan; Jon Bauer
5 p.m. hour
LISTEN Dedication Celebration - 5 p.m. hour
Work: Gerald Finzi — Five Bagatelles
Dedicatee: Irene
Dedicator: Karen Erickson
Work: Dmitri Shostakovich — Piano Concerto No. 2
Dedicatee: Rafael
Dedicator: Lara Hanson
Work: Gioacchino Rossini — William Tell: Overture
Dedicatee: Henry
Dedicator: Donna Ahrens
Work: John Williams — Star Wars: Main Theme
Dedicatee: Oskar
Dedicator: Amy Colon
6 p.m. hour
LISTEN Dedication Celebration - 6 p.m. hour
Work: Peter Tchaikovsky — The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Dedicatee: Penny
Dedicator: Katherine Winter
Work: Max Bruch — Scottish Fantasy
Dedicatee: Andrew
Dedicator: Remo Vagnoni
Work: Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 4th movement
Dedicatee: Tom
Dedicator: Stephanie Opstad
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