Word: haydn
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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RADIO: Going beyond headlines and Haydn...
...innovative news programs like Morning Edition and All Things Considered, with plenty of commercial-free classical music in between. But no longer. Washington-based NPR, which is celebrating its 20th year, is adding more sounds of fun -- and even a little fluff -- to its successful duet of headlines and Haydn. For example, the private, not-for- profit network last month introduced Heat, a late-night mix of news, music and guests, to attract younger listeners, already a growing part of the network's audience. "NPR is not a preserve for the humor impaired," says Heat senior producer Steve Rathe...
...popular and classical forms, it brings life to both genres," says Bolcom, 51. "By making them touch, something fresh, new and organic grows. I like the traditional and the newest culture coexisting in the same piece. The classical masters had that possibility -- Haydn is full of pop tunes -- and I want...