ARLINGTON, VA. (Top40 Charts/ PBS) - Viewers looking for new music programming will find exciting performances included in the PBS March 2008 line-up. From a happy, noisy family reunion concert with the
Osmonds to a moving performance documentary from the
Clash to an Oscar-nominated version of
Peter and the Wolf, March programming has something for every music lover.
New music specials from Andre Rieu, James Last, Sarah Brightman, Daniel O'Donnell, James Taylor, Martina McBride and the High Kings are all on tap. Shangri-La, a remarkable special from China, explores new dance horizons. And new compilations of classics include a Hollywood treasure chest of singing and dancing and a trip through the 60s. Continuing new music programs are also coming in March and April from signature PBS music series.
The March line-up of music specials features THE OSMONDS 50TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION. From pop to country, from Branson to Broadway and "Dancing With the Stars," in 50 years of entertaining, the seven performing Osmond siblings have never lost their touch or their huge fan-base. "Osmand-mania" re-ignites in this concert special, recorded before a live audience in Las Vegas.
THE CLASH LIVE: REVOLUTION ROCK could turn a whole new generation on to the band whose breakthrough music opened punk to the world. Drawing from never-before-seen live concerts and interview sessions, this performance documentary illuminates the short but highly influential and prolific reign of the band from the mid-70s through the early 80s.
Stop-frame model animation, puppets and digital photography give new life to Sergei Prokofiev's fanciful Peter and the Wolf. Animator Suzie Templeton's award-winning vision and Mark Stephenson and the Philharmonia Orchestra's lively playing combine to create GREAT PERFORMANCES "Peter & the Wolf," which has been nominated for an Academy Award.
PBS March 2008 pledge music specials program highlights (check local listings):
THE OSMONDS 50TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION
THE CLASH LIVE: REVOLUTION ROCK
ANDRE RIEU: IN WONDERLAND
JAMES LAST AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL
SARAH BRIGHTMAN: SYMPHONY IN VIENNA
SHANGRI-LA
DANIEL O'DONNELL AT HOME IN IRELAND
GREAT PERFORMANCES "James Taylor: One Man Band"
GREAT PERFORMANCES "Martina McBride in Concert"
THE HIGH KINGS
HOLLYWOOD SINGING AND DANCING: A MUSICAL TREASURE
MY MUSIC: MY GENERATION - THE 60S
Highlights by date include:
GREAT PERFORMANCES "Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival Chicago"
Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER "New York City Opera: Madama Butterfly"
Thursday, March 20, 2008, 8:00-11:00 p.m. ET
GREAT PERFORMANCES "Peter & the Wolf"
Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET
GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET "Hansel and Gretel"
Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET
GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET "Romeo et Juliette"
April 2008 (check local listings); Sunday, April 6, 2008, 1:00-4:00 p.m. ET on PBS-HD
GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET "Macbeth"
April 2008 (check local listings); Sunday, April 20, 2008, 1:00-4:00 p.m. ET on PBS-HD
GREAT PERFORMANCES "Dance in America: Wolf Traps Face of America"
Monday, April 21, 2008, 10:00-11:30 p.m. ET
GREAT PERFORMANCES "Primo"
Thursday, April 24, 2008, 10:00-11:30 p.m. ET
