March 10, 2005
John Weinzweig’s 92nd birthday
CBC Radio Two playing selections from the Dean of Canadian Composers’ oeuvre
Toronto

In honour of John Weinzweig’s 92nd birthday numerous programmes on CBC Radio Two will be playing selections from the Dean of Canadian Composers’ oeuvre.

Please tune into the following programmes on Friday March 11, 2005 to help celebrate John Weinzweig’s birthday, and to support one of his favourite causes – increasing the amount of Canadian classical music on airwaves:

1. Music & Company (6 AM to 9 AM EST) – Especially tune into hours one and three.


2. Here’s to You (10 AM to 12 AM)


3. Disc Drive (3 PM to 6 PM) – Especially tune into the final hour (5-6 PM)


4. Music for a While (starting at 6:30 PM)