Released on: March 19, 2008, 10:31 am

Press Release Author: Mike Gauss/WCPE

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: Andrew Manze will be interviewed on March 23, 2008, between
6-9 p.m. The interview will be based on his unique performance style, as well as,
his upcoming performance at Duke University.

Press Release Body: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Mike Gauss
919.232.5008
Mike@articulon.com


WCPE Preview! Features Andrew Manze and the Helsingborg Symphony
Interview with the Conductor to Air Sunday, March 23


WAKE FOREST, N.C. (March 19, 2008)-TheClassicalStation.org announces today that its
weekly program, Preview!, will feature an interview with Andrew Manze, violinist,
music commentator and conductor of the Helsingborg Symphony. The interview will air
during the station's Sunday, March 23 program that runs from 6-9 p.m.

"Manze is the violin star of early music," says Deanna Vassar host of Preview!. "He
is known for his spontaneity."

Manze and Vassar will talk about how spontaneity makes a performance. In addition,
they will discuss the upcoming performance at Duke University.

On Saturday, March 29 at 8 p.m., in Duke University's Page Auditorium, Manze & the
Helsingborg Symphony will offer a program entitled "The Eroica Effect: Beethoven\'s
Third Symphony." The evening will feature both discussion and a full performance of
the famed Eroica.

Preview! is a weekly feature that airs every Sunday evening from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. ET
and presents the latest in classical recordings and upcoming classical events.
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, including
IPv6; 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.

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.

About Andrew Manze:
In 2006, Manze became the chief conductor of the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra. He
is a gifted speaker whose work as a performer and commentator has earned prestige
the world over. As a conductor he is a dynamic leader, directing orchestras around
the globe in baroque, classical, and modern repertoires. As a violinist he plays
with what the Boston Globe calls \"sizzling virtuosity,\" skill, \"so intense that it
almost leaves a whiff of hellish sulfur hanging in the air.\" For more information
visit intermusica.co.uk.


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