I hope that I am doing this correctly. I am a subscriber who reads nearly all of the Classical Digest posts, but until now has not posted--partly because I have been unsure of how to do it. Assuming that I have done the posting correctly, I have a few questions to which I hope that some of you will respond (I receive the digest version). I listen avidly to Sirius raido's classsical channels. I have recently heard the works of a couoke of composers with whom I am unfamiliar: Jollly Bragos-Santos (I did that from memory, and the spelling may be off bit) and Villem Kapp. What do you know about them? What do you reccomend as their best and most accessable compositions for a new listener. I used to be a dedicated fan of Jim Svejda's The Record Shelf--yes I know he's very opinionated (which ought to put him in good standing on this list) and I don't necessarily take all of his opinions as gospel truth--neverthess; his opinions are always articulate and interesting, often entertaining. We have moved to a rural spot in Utah with which I am quite happy except that I am unable to receive Svejda on the local classical music station (KBYU-fm; yes we have a classical music station in Utah, a usually- very-good one), but, as fate would have it, I moved into a dead spot so that I have to listen intentily to separate the music/commentary from the static. So, I subscribed to Sirius. However I miss Svejda. I wonder if there is any way to find his braodcasts on the internet, or if his programs are for sale. I am not technologically gifted. I did an internet search for Svejda (subject to my limited command of the internet) and found nothing that I recognize as being useful. I'm a native Utahn. Maurice Abravanel was my boyhood hero. Does anyone out there have recollections or opnions abut Abravanel? I don't know that I've read posts from any other Utahns. Are there any out there? Things are not desolate here. The Utah Symphony (Keith Lockhart, conductor) is quite good generally; The Utah Opera gives us many fine performances; Ballet West is, I believe among the nation's best; The Mormon Tabernacle Choir (with the Orchestra at Temple Square) mostly supports the LDS church; however, they do classical programs from time to time and a good deal of mainstram choral repertoire. The Utah Sheakespeare Festival (Cedar City) gives us first-rate Shakespeare. Both BYU and the University of Utah have good music programs, concert series, etc. And Sirius, Classical Digest, and a good CD collection help to keep me abreast of much of the supposedly more sophistcated world out there. Roy Ellefsen Mount Pleasant, Utah [log in to unmask] *********************************************** The CLASSICAL mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's HDMail High Deliverability Mailer for reliable, lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html