Released on: December 31, 2007, 8:35 am

Press Release Author: MIke Gauss / WCPE

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: Vassar and Jordan Will Present Their Top 2007 Classical
Recordings Picks

Press Release Body: WAKE FOREST, N.C. (December 31, 2007)-WCPE,
TheClassicalStation.org, Preview! hosts Deana Vassar and Paul Jordan announce the
station's January 6 broadcast will offer a recap of the best of 2007's classical
recordings. The program will air at 6 p.m. ET.

Over a dozen of the year's recordings will be featured, ranging in style from "High,
Bright, Light and Clear: The Glory of Baroque Brass" to "Masters and Commanders:
Music From Seafaring Film Classics." The artists will range from seasoned masters,
such as Leon Fleischer, to the newest generation of artists, including Xue Fei Yang.

"Some of the year's top picks are great 'goose bumps' tunes," say Vassar. "Many of
the recordings that we chose were also listener favorites."

Preview! is a weekly feature of WCPE that airs every Sunday evening from 6 p.m.-9
p.m. ET and presents the latest in classical recordings and upcoming classical music
events. WCPE can be heard worldwide, 24/7, via the Web in multiple streaming
formats, including the next generation IPv6. Visit
TheClassicalStation.org/internet.shtml to begin listening online.

WCPE's live broadcast of Great Classical Music, 24 Hours A Day can be accessed
around the globe in several ways; on-line streaming in multiple formats, local cable
television systems and traditional radio broadcasting. A complete list of the ways
WCPE is available with instructions for cable and satellite reception can be found
at TheClassicalStation.org/listen.shtml.

For more information on WCPE, visit TheClassicalStation.org.

About WCPE:
With a 29-year history, WCPE is a non-commercial, 100 percent listener-supported,
independent station dedicated to excellence in Great Classical Music, 24 Hours A
Day. Community-minded business underwriters and foundations are among the 150,000
listeners in the North Carolina broadcast area. General Manager Deborah S. Proctor's
leadership has enabled the WCPE community to include national and worldwide
listeners. Other radio stations and cable television systems can rebroadcast Great
Classical Music, 24 Hours A Day. WCPE is one of the first public broadcasters to
stream on the Internet. WCPE is heard worldwide on the Internet in multiple formats,
including the next generation IPv6. Because WCPE receives no tax-derived support,
the station conducts two on-air fundraising campaigns and two major mail-out
campaigns per year to raise needed operating funds. Quarter Notes, the WCPE Program
Guide, is published four times a year as a means to enhance appreciation and
understanding of classical music. It is distributed to station supporters and is
also available online at TheClassicalStation.org/guide. For more information, visit
TheClassicalStation.Org or call 1-800-556-5178.

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