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Oakcrest Music Appreciation students featured on WETA Radio
Oakcrest School had a major impact on the WETA Classical Countdown this year. The local radio station hosts their annual Classical Countdown on Thanksgiving day. The Countdown includes the top 100 classical music pieces of listeners in the Washington, D.C. area. In early November, listeners vote on their favorite classical piece and the top 100 are played during Thanksgiving week. On Thanksgiving night at 8:00 pm, the top-voted piece is crowned victorious and is played.
For many years the winner of the Classical Countdown has gone to pieces from Beethoven’s 9th Symphony or Dvorak’s 9th Symphony. This year, however, the Oakcrest Music Appreciation class, taught by Mrs. Alix Baldwin, campaigned for Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons to win the countdown, and thanks to their efforts, Vivaldi came in first.
WETA heard about the class’s efforts and was excited to hear from a group of young people who are enthusiastic about classical music. WETA radio host Nicole Lacroix will visit Oakcrest to speak to the class and share more about her experience with WETA Classical.
Read WETA’s story highlighting Oakcrest here.
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