Listen now to your gifts of classical music in our Dedication Celebration

As part of our Classical 15 effort meant to introduce children to the joys of classical music through grandparents, parents, teachers and other caring adults, Classical MPR hosted a big classical music gift-a-thon on Dec. 27 during our all-day Classical Kids Dedication Celebration. Listen now to the wonderful music you requested and dedicated.
9 a.m. hour
LISTEN Dedication Celebration - 9 a.m. hour
Work: Aaron Copland — Fanfare for the Common Man
Dedicatee: Tommy and Wally
Dedicator: Rose Kennealy Karas
Work: Peter Tchaikovsky — Nutcracker: March of the Toy Soliders
Dedicatee: Violet
Dedicator: Kathleen Kearney
Work: Claude Debussy — Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)
Dedicatee: Dahlia
Dedicator: Lara Winter
Work: Johann Sebastian Bach — Jesu, joy of man's desiring
Dedicatee: Luis and Enrique; Kendall
Dedicator: Antonio Uguet; Jane Wright
Work: Richard Eilenberg — Nordic Reindeer Letters
Dedicatee: Tristan
Dedicator: Harlequin Dove
Work: Antonio Vivaldi — Four Seasons: Winter
Dedicatee: Jaxon and Evelyn
Dedicator: Barbara Brunzell
Work: Howard Blake — The Snowman: Walking in the Air
Dedicatee: June
Dedicator: Fern Albertson
Work: Ralph Vaughan Williams — English Folk Song Suite
Dedicatee: Margaret
Dedicator: Jennifer Cary
Work: Hector Berlioz — Beatrice and Benedict: Overture
Dedicatee: Josephine, Roland and Beatrice
Dedicator: Katie and Jake Ganfield
Work: Edvard Grieg — Peer Gynt: In The Hall Of The Mountain King
Dedicatee: Tommy
Dedicator: Molly Malik
10 a.m. hour
LISTEN Dedication Celebration - 10 a.m. hour
Work: George Frideric Handel — Messiah: Worthy is the Lamb; Amen
Dedicatee: Arianna, Alivia, Jeremiah, Gabriel, Rhett, Knox, Nora and Clara
Dedicator: Carrie Kohlmann
Work: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Clarinet Concerto: 2nd movement
Dedicatee: Trygve
Dedicator: Steve Trandem
Work: Franz Schubert — Schwanengesang, Book 1: Standchen (Serenade)
Dedicatee: Aiden
Dedicator: Elise Bombaro
Work: Johann Pachelbel — Canon and Gigue
Dedicatee: Ava; Anna; Robby
Dedicator: Kristi Liu; LouAnn Stoen; Teresa Swenson
Work:Peter Tchaikovsky — The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers
Dedicatee: Alexandra; Kyla and Audrey
Dedicator: Diana Olson; Julia Tkachenko
Work: Gioacchino Rossini — Il barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville): Overture
Dedicatee: Mikaela
Dedicator: Maggie and Alec Sonsteby
Work: John Williams — Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Hedwig's Theme
Dedicatee: Olive
Dedicator: Lucy Osojnicki
Work: Igor Stravinsky — The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Finale
Dedicatee: Eloise and Julia
Dedicator: Jacqueline Stahlmann
11 a.m. hour
LISTEN Dedication Celebration - 11 a.m. hour
Work: George Frideric Handel — Messiah: For unto us a child is born
Dedicatee: Henry
Dedicator: Dale Svendsen
Work: Anton Arensky — Suite No. 5 for Two Pianos "Children's Suite"
Dedicatee: Lauren and Anna
Dedicator: Ellen Breyer
Work: Sergei Prokofiev — Lieutenant Kije: Troika
Dedicatee: The young singers of the Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs from all over the Twin Cities
Dedicator: Audrey Riddle
Work: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Dedicatee: My 10 great-grand nieces and nephews
Dedicator: Sue Ellen Zagrabelny
Work: Katherine K. Davis — The Little Drummer Boy
Dedicatee: Ethan
Dedicator: Jennifer Engler
Work: Maurice Ravel — Bolero
Dedicatee: Max and Luca
Dedicator: Brenda Kopp
Noon hour
LISTEN Dedication Celebration - noon hour
Work: Johann Sebastian Bach — Cello Suite No. 1
Dedicatee: Marley; My granddaughter
Dedicator: Kristina Tester; Anne Scherer
Work: Adolphe Adam — O Holy Night
Dedicatee: Rory
Dedicator: Christian Opp
Work: Franz Joseph Haydn — Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"
Dedicatee: Noah and Anna
Dedicator: Cindy Engelkes
Work: Gustav Holst — The Planets: Jupiter
Dedicatee: Thomas and John
Dedicator: Mary Hubbard
1 p.m. hour
LISTEN Dedication Celebration - 1 p.m. hour
Work: Ludwig van Beethoven — Fur Elise
Dedicatee: Elise
Dedicator: Peggy Denham
Work: Sergei Prokofiev — Peter and the Wolf
Dedicatee: Ethan
Dedicator: Helen Leslie
Work: Camille Saint-Saens — Carnival of the Animals
Dedicatee: Helen; Liam
Dedicator: Tara Young; Jean Esbensen
2 p.m. hour
LISTEN Dedication Celebration - 2 p.m. hour
Work: Antonin Dvorak — Humoresque No. 7
Dedicatee: Lars; Eleanor and Max
Dedicator: Dene Woods; Astrid Knott Johnson
Work: Jean Sibelius — Finlandia Hymn
Dedicatee: Olivia, Isabelle, Britta, Oscar, Elsa, Ashlyn and Alexa
Dedicator: Eileen Kjorstad
Work: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
Dedicatee: The children who live at DCCH Center for Children & Families
Dedicator: Amy Pelicano
Work: Peter Tchaikovsky — The Nutcracker: Russian Dance
Dedicatee: Ema; The four and five year old's of Incarnation Preschool; Beck
Dedicator: Katherine Winter; Kate Smith; Christo Peters
Work: Jacques Offenbach — Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture
Dedicatee: Theodora
Dedicator: Payton Powell
Work: Arturo Marquez — Danzon No. 2
Dedicatee: Mena
Dedicator: Janis Pini
3 p.m. hour
LISTEN Dedication Celebration - 3 p.m. hour
Work: Claude Debussy — Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)
Dedicatee: Aidan
Dedicator: Patrick Moody
Work: Antonin Dvorak — Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": Largo
Dedicatee: Greta Thunberg
Dedicator: Mary Stimson
Work: Johann Sebastian Bach — Concerto for Two Violins
Dedicatee: Atticus
Dedicator: Jan Sigmund
Work: Peter Tchaikovsky — The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Snowflakes
Dedicatee: Magnolia
Dedicator: Constance Gruen
Work: Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight"
Dedicatee: Luke
Dedicator: Julie Miller
4 p.m. hour
LISTEN Dedication Celebration - 4 p.m. hour
Work: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Don Giovanni: Minuet
Dedicatee: Cleo
Dedicator: Phil Anderson
Work: Emmanuel Chabrier — Espana
Dedicatee: Owen
Dedicator: Denny Woods
Work: Benjamin Britten — Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Dedicatee: Felix
Dedicator: Ruth Marshall
Work: Frederic Chopin — Etude No. 11 "Winter Wind"
Dedicatee: Remy
Dedicator: Rachel Kitchens
Work: Aram Khachaturian — Gayane: Sabre Dance
Dedicatee: Henry
Dedicator: Tara Young
Work: Paul Dukas — The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Dedicatee: Gabriel; Ozkar
Dedicator: Chris and Chris Jordan; Jon Bauer
5 p.m. hour
LISTEN Dedication Celebration - 5 p.m. hour
Work: Gerald Finzi — Five Bagatelles
Dedicatee: Irene
Dedicator: Karen Erickson
Work: Dmitri Shostakovich — Piano Concerto No. 2
Dedicatee: Rafael
Dedicator: Lara Hanson
Work: Gioacchino Rossini — William Tell: Overture
Dedicatee: Henry
Dedicator: Donna Ahrens
Work: John Williams — Star Wars: Main Theme
Dedicatee: Oskar
Dedicator: Amy Colon
6 p.m. hour
LISTEN Dedication Celebration - 6 p.m. hour
Work: Peter Tchaikovsky — The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Dedicatee: Penny
Dedicator: Katherine Winter
Work: Max Bruch — Scottish Fantasy
Dedicatee: Andrew
Dedicator: Remo Vagnoni
Work: Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 4th movement
Dedicatee: Tom
Dedicator: Stephanie Opstad