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Beth Cohen and Plains FM 96.9 Christchurch New Zealand

Whether you are an experienced classical listener, new to classical, or don"t like or listen to classical music, this show is for you. Hosted by Beth Cohen, an orchestra and concert bands conductor, and a music educator and consultant with a PhD in music education. Beth will help you to engage and connect with classical music in a deeper and exciting new way. Find Listen to this! on Plains FM 96.9 Canterbury New Zealand every other Sunday evening at 6:00 PM or on Apple podcasts and

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00:27:15

Happy

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2025/10/31

In this episode we losten to classical music that helps us feel happy.

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00:27:15

Happy

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2025/09/19

Listening to certain works of classical music can help us feel happier and reinforce our state of well being.

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00:25:04

WHY CLASSICAL MUSIC

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2025/09/15

Classical music that makes you smarter

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00:27:16

How to Design a concert: the Christchurch Symphony...

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2025/06/01

We interview the CEO of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and highlight music from their upcoming concert featuring Music of Debussy Barton and Brahms.

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00:27:13

Fish and Ships: music from the upcoming concert of...

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2025/06/01

We interview the Chairperson of the Risingholme Orchestra and highlight music from their upcoming concert titled “Fish and Ships”.

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00:28:02

American Soundscapes Part II: The Nelson Symphony...

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2025/04/09

It’s an ugly time for America. So let’s listen to what is beautiful about the USA in its classical orchestral music.

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00:27:04

American Soundscapes: Nelson Symphony Orchestra

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2025/03/10

It’s hard ti be an American these days but listen to the beauty of the USA through classical repertoire performed by the Nelson Symohony Orchestra in its American Soundscapes Concert. March 29 Nelson New Zealand. Yours truly Conductor.

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00:24:46

Super Bowl Special

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2025/02/11

Victory and Loss in all of our lives.

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00:24:30

New Year New Beginnings

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2025/01/09

Happy New Year! Lets listen to music that gives us the feeling of a new start and new beginning, celebration and reflection.

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00:42:44

It’s Christmas!

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2024/11/29

Whether you believe in Christmas or not, classical music about Christmas will bring you, joy, renewal and hope.

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00:28:09

A Whole New World: Garden City Orchestra

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2024/11/28

Classical music that brings us to new worlds.

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00:26:20

Wellington City Orchestra

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2024/11/08

In this episode we will highlight the upcomingconcert of the Wellington City Orchestra who are performing Dmitri Shostakovich's Cello Concerto #1 and New Zealand composers Douglas Lilburn / Aoteoroa Overture and Anthony Ritchie / Symphony #1

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00:22:44

Cats

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2024/10/26

Many listeners own a cat, like cats or just wantto get into the current trend of being a cat lady. This episode is dedicated to USA Republican Candidate for vice president J.D. Vance and as well to Taylor Swift who endorsed Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris with a cat friendly special sign off. Lets listen to classical music that have cat themes, either in the title, theme, or through cat-like musical ideas or motifs

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00:26:07

Love and Romance: Romeo and Juliet Part II

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2024/09/13

Romeo and Juliet captures all of the romance, passion, drama and conflict of deep and magical love and our classical composers have given us some gorgeous representations of this beautiful story.

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00:25:23

Aranjuez

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2024/06/19

In Season 1 we explored music that makes us want to dance. The Risingholme Orchestra of Christchurch is playing three pieces that are about dance too but, are different, Instead of music we could almost dance TO it is music we can WATCH others dance. In other words music from original ballets. When we listen to just the music from the ballet we might still be able to feel the joyful and graceful movement of thedancers and feel that motion in our selves as well. --- Send in a voice message:

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00:26:17

Aranjuez: The Risingholme Orchestra

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2024/06/07

In Season 1 we explored music that makes us want to dance. The Risingholme Orchestra of Christchurch is playing three pieces that are about dance too but, are different, Instead of music we could almost dance TO it is music we can WATCH others dance. In other words music from original ballets. When we listen to just the music from the ballet we might still be able to feel the joyful and graceful movement of thedancers and feel that motion in our selves as well. --- Send in a voice

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00:25:28

Ain't She Suite: The Garden City Orchestra

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2024/05/28

A suite is a collection of smaller musical pieces. Just like a bowl of candy, wonderful to taste.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classicalmusicforusall/message

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00:25:08

Stories of Time and Place: The Christchurch Youth...

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2024/05/10

In previous "Listen to this!" episodes we highlighted the performance of the Nelson Symphony and their concert called "Travel Plans". Even though its musical program is also about different places, the Christchurch Youth Orchestra’s concert is less about the cultural aspects of a different country and more about the visceral FEELING of the geography of a different land.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classicalmusicforusall/message

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00:24:37

Love and Romance: Romeo and Juliet

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2024/04/29

Ahhh love….We all want it… sometimes we find it sometimes we lose it. How does classical music bring us love and Romance through the story of the classic story of Romeo and Juliet.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classicalmusicforusall/message

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00:25:07

Let's Dance

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2024/04/09

Let’s groove with our modern moves to the old classical beats.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classicalmusicforusall/message

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