APM Presents - Classical Specials
Distinguished Rebels
March is Women's History Month, and we're celebrating women who have changed the face of classical music. Learn more about women who have contributed to classical music as composers, performers, conductors and educators.
One hour
Broadcast Window: February 26, 2026 - March 31, 2026
How to Hold On: Songs of Comfort and Solace
These are hard times to be a human being on this planet. At a time when everything around us feels disconnected, and divisive how do we hold on?
Melanie DeMore believes the power of music can bring us together. This program features original songs of comfort and solace by Melanie DeMore, who is joined by VocalEssence. Together they bring these songs to life. Julie Amacher talks with Melanie DeMore about these songs, and the heartfelt, real life stories that inspired them.
One hour
Broadcast Window: May 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026
Milestones: Kind of Blue
2026 is a milestone in American music: It is the birth centenary of one of America’s most prolific and revolutionary composers, Miles Davis.
Born on May 26th 1926, Davis was a changeling who soon outgrew the very music he helped define: Bebop Jazz. In March of 1959, Davis stepped into the Columbia Studios in New York to begin work on “Kind Of Blue.” It has been called one of the most influential albums due to its impact on different genres such as Classical.
With an outstanding band that included John Coltrane and Bill Evans, they would carve a deceptively simple concept into one of the most pivotal music events of the 20th century.
Kind of Blue will be presented with commentary on individual tracks and facts about the life of Miles Davis.
One hour
Broadcast Window: May 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026
Proud to Be
Pride Month is a wonderful time to celebrate our unique identities and to reflect on how pride and authenticity show up in our lives. We asked classical musicians in the LGBTQIA community about their thoughts on Pride. The answers we got were incredibly diverse and thought-provoking. This one-hour special brings all of those thoughts to you punctuated with music performed, conducted or composed by these featured artists.
Encore from 2025
One hour
Broadcast Window: June 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026
I am the Migration
The American rail system is a metaphor for how culture has changed over the centuries. Movement is freeing, because you escape certain oppressions, but it also leaves holes in your personal memory that you have a hard time overcoming. For violinist and composer Curtis Stewart, creation is a way of overcoming.
To celebrate America's 250th anniversary, Stewart looked to his own family's American story and used it as inspiration for his new set of 24 American Caprices.
Stewart is the host for I Am The Migration, where he interviews his father about how the movement of their family has shaped a sense of identity and reinvention.
One hour
Broadcast Window: June 1, 2026 - July 31, 2026