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A retired Penn State Altoona professor was recently named Pennsylvania Heritage Musician of the Year, an award for preserving folk music heritage.
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Friday, September 26 at 11:00 a.m. and Monday, September 29 at 8:00 p.m., “Music for the High Holidays” is a special for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The show includes traditional and composed music from Jewish liturgy, including violinist Itzhak Perlman in a performance of “Kol Nidre.” Host Naomi Lewin also explains a bit about the Jewish new year and its traditions.
Every Monday, poet Marjorie Maddox will read a poem from a contemporary Pennsylvania poet. Listen Monday mornings at 7:45 and Monday afternoons at 4:44, beginning September 15.
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