It's not his birthday or anything, but we have lots of Bach today anyway. Pianist Jean Louis Steuerman plays one of the concertos during the 10am hour, and there's double-Bach after the 11am news. Paul Freeman conducts during that hour also, including music by Nigerian composer Fela Sowande, whose birthday is today.
Lunch time brings an hour of symphonies.
And Gail Wein reports from the St. Mary's College orchestral trip to Italy. He recounts highlights of that day in history and reads a poem or two.