Ovation
Ovation
Ovation brings you your daily dose of favorite classics… and the best lesser-known music you haven’t heard yet. Host Ken Zahnle has been hand-crafting themed classical music programs for Tri States Public Radio since 1987. Whether he’s featuring a composer for the morning, exploring the musical history of the day’s date, rhapsodizing about rhapsodies, taking requests on Fridays, or just reaching i…Social links:
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Ovation Mar 20, 2026 Part 2
May we suggest you make a suggestion? Later this morning Tri States Public Radio’s Music Director Ken Zahnle begins the new season with a little help from… well… YOU. It’s Springtime for classical music by your suggestion starting at 9:00 on Ovation.
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Ovation Mar 20, 2026 Part 1
May we suggest you make a suggestion? On Friday Tri States Public Radio’s Music Director Ken Zahnle begins the new season with a little help from… well… YOU. It’s Springtime for classical music by your suggestion tomorrow morning at 9:00 on Ovation.
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Ovation Mar 19, 2026 Part 1
They say that travel broadens the mind, so Tuesday on Ovation, host Ken Zahnle goes wandering. Classical music takes a hike or two or three tomorrow morning at 9:00… here on Tri States Public Radio.
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Ovation Mar 19, 2026 Part 2
They say that travel broadens the mind so this morning on Ovation host Ken Zahnle goes wandering. Classical music takes a hike or two or three starting at 9:00, here on Tri States Public Radio.
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Ovation Mar 18, 2026 Part 2
He was out of place as a Russian in America, and as Romantic in the 20 th Century but Sergei Rachmaninov was always at home as a great musician. Wednesday on Ovation, host Ken Zahnle sets a place for Rachmaninov every hour.
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Ovation Mar 18, 2026 Part 1
He was out of place as a Russian in America, and as Romantic in the 20 th Century but Sergei Rachmaninov was always at home as a great musician. Wednesday on Ovation, host Ken Zahnle sets a place for Rachmaninov every hour.
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Ovation Mar 17, 2026 Part 2
This morning on Ovation, it’s Green Day. No, not the alternative rock band, but a celebration of the patron saint of the Emerald Isle. Music Director Ken Zahnle spins a classically celtic and saintly edition of Ovation.
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Ovation Mar 17, 2026 Part 1
Tuesday on Ovation, it’s Green Day. No, not the alternative rock band, but a celebration of the patron saint of the Emerald Isle. Music Director Ken Zahnle spins a classically celtic and saintly edition of Ovation.
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Ovation Mar 16, 2026 Part 2
Today on Ovation, two great conductors are born. Two major compositions create a pair of tunes that become famous on their own. And one British symphony has its first performance in Los Angeles? It’s the classical music history of March sixteenth, with host Ken Zahnle.
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Ovation Mar 16, 2026 Part 1
Monday on Ovation, two great conductors are born. Two major compositions create a pair of tunes that become famous on their own. And one British symphony has its first performance in Los Angeles? It’s the classical music history of March sixteenth, with host Ken Zahnle.
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