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		<title>Preview of ALO&#8217;s Lucia di Lammermoor &#8212; an interview with the stars</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Saturday, KMFA will be broadcasting the ALO production of Lucia di Lammermoor LIVE from the Long Center! On this week&#8217;s Classical Austin, host Dianne Donovan had the great pleasure of interviewing some of the artists and artistic leaders who are so instrumental in creating this glorious operatic presentation.  She chatted with the star,  soprano Lyubov [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=classical895.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4492085&amp;post=2428&amp;subd=classical895&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Surprise Birthday Gift from the Consulate General of Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KMFA received a surprise birthday gift from the Consulate General of Mexico today! Ludwig Barragan visited the KMFA Studios on behalf of Consul General Rosalba Ojeda, and he arrived bearing gifts! It was a collection of CDs featuring Mexican classical composers, contemporary and past, created by the Mexico National Foundation for the Arts in partnership [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=classical895.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4492085&amp;post=2419&amp;subd=classical895&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Just for fun: play Google&#8217;s online guitar</title>
		<link>http://classical895.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/just-for-fun-play-googles-online-guitar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the legendary guitarist Les Paul&#8217;s birthday rolled around, Google posted an interactive &#8220;Google Doodle&#8221; in his honor: an online, playable guitar! Although the birthday is long passed, here&#8217;s a persisting archival link to it:  http://www.google.com/logos/2011/lespaul.html Not only did it allow you to strum the strings with your mouse cursor, it could record what you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=classical895.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4492085&amp;post=2413&amp;subd=classical895&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;All I want for Christmas is a sackbut.&#8221; ~ Sara Hessel, KMFA Music Director</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actually, I don’t really want a sackbut for Christmas. My ears are already ringing with the three amazing early music Christmas concerts that I’ve enjoyed in the past week! It all started with “Yule, Brittania!” presented by Texas Early Music Project. We enjoyed carols, chant and traditional music from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, spanning [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=classical895.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4492085&amp;post=2406&amp;subd=classical895&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">photo from Jean Perdicaris -- Ensemble VIII after singing Messiah Part I...Energy up &#38; rarin&#039; for Parts II &#38; III...and a second intermission. ♬ A Very Merry Messiah to All! ♬— with Shari Alise Wilson, Dann Coakwell, Claire Daniels, Meredith Ruduski, Paul D&#039;Arcy, Donald Meineke and James Morrow.</media:title>
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		<title>Even rock stars tune in to KMFA!</title>
		<link>http://classical895.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/even-rock-stars-tune-in-to-kmfa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~posted by Sarah Addison, KMFA Production and Membership Associate Guess who dropped by the KMFA studios yesterday? Austin’s own slice of English Rock n’ Roll, Ian McLagan. He&#8217;s a resident of Central Texas and a supporter of KMFA, and we invited him to the KMFA studios for a friendly tour. Ian’s well known for being [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=classical895.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4492085&amp;post=2400&amp;subd=classical895&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Austin Symphonic Band presents &#8220;Remembrance and Hope&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://classical895.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/austin-symphonic-band-presents-remembrance-and-hope/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alikmfa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[~posted by David Crews, KMFA announcer Last weekend, the Austin Symphonic Band presented a concert on December 2nd. The theme was “Remembrance and Hope,” to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, and then promising look forward to the holiday season. We enjoyed music from the 1940s, with exciting pieces like Victory at Sea, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=classical895.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4492085&amp;post=2393&amp;subd=classical895&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>KMFA&#8217;s first Gamba-cast: listen to La Follia&#8217;s &#8220;An Angel-ic Concert&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://classical895.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/kmfas-first-gamba-cast-listen-to-la-follias-an-angel-ic-concert/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KMFA broadcast a special presentation of An Angel-ic Concert with La Follia Austin Baroque and internationally celebrated countertenor Ryland Angel! KMFA recorded this performance live at St. Louis Catholic Chapel on Nov. 5th. Listeners immersed themselves in the rich voice of one of the finest countertenors working today, as he presented sumptuous Marian hymns from Italy and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=classical895.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4492085&amp;post=2382&amp;subd=classical895&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Austin Polish Film Festival &#8211; A Cultural Revelation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~posted by Hannah Schaeffer, KMFA administrative assistant I am as new to KMFA as I am to Austin. I have only lived in the outskirts for the past few years, so I am just now able to truly explore and discover this diverse and wonderful city. Naturally, I was excited to be sent to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=classical895.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4492085&amp;post=2370&amp;subd=classical895&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Still photo from the movie &#34;Talking Heads&#34;</media:title>
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		<title>McCallum&#8217;s music in the park</title>
		<link>http://classical895.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/mccallums-music-in-the-park/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~posted by Phil Pollack, KMFA Tech Ops Manager Last weekend I enjoyed the great pleasure of  attending the McCallum Orchestra&#8217;s event, Music in the Park.  Held in the Mueller neighborhood&#8217;s Lake Park Amphitheater, the Orchestra played musical arrangements from favorite movies. The student musicians all wore blinking lights while they performed on the night-time stage, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=classical895.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4492085&amp;post=2353&amp;subd=classical895&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Halloween at the Symphony!</title>
		<link>http://classical895.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/halloween-at-the-symphony/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~posted by Holly Algreen, KMFA&#8217;s Director of Individual Giving On Sunday, October 23rd, I had the opportunity to attend the Austin Symphony Orchestra’s Halloween Children’s Concert at the Long Center. With a 4-year-old, a 3-year-old and a 2-year-old in tow, we made our way to the Long Center on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. We had [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=classical895.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4492085&amp;post=2322&amp;subd=classical895&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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