Upcoming #ClassicsADay Themes

 August, 2010 
HELP US DECIDE WHICH OF THESE TWO THEMES TO GO WITH. SEND A TWEET WITH EITHER #WORLDCUPADAY OR #CZECHADAY 


 #WorldCupADay
The challenge is to listen to classical music from each of the countries that fielded a team in the World Cup. Each day you should listen to music from a different country. There were 32 countries represented, and 31 days in the month of August, so you legitimately skip at least one country -- it may be a real challenge to find classical music from countries like North Korea. The FIFA list of participating countries.

#CzechADay
The challenge is to listen to classical music composed by a native son (or daughter) from the area now known as the Czech Republic. The music can be from any style period, the composers living or dead. In addition to major composers such as Antonin Dvorak, Bedrich Smetana, Janos Janacek and Bohislav Martinu, there are many others to choose from. For example, there's Zdenek Fibich, Jan Ladislav Dusek, Adalbert Gyrowetz, Johann Zelenka, Heinrich Iganz Franz von Biber, Franz Krommer, and many more besides!

September, 2010
#HistoricRecordingADay
The idea is to listen to at least one historic recording of classical music every day. What defines a historic recording? To keep it simple, we're saying it has to be a mono recording (which means mostly records made before 1950). You can listen to a remastered version, or a reissue, but the source recording has to have been issued as a mono recording.

It may seem daunting, but I think you'll be surprised at the rich legacy of performances available once you start digging.

October, 2010 - ?

How are themes determined?
The #ClassicsADay themes are created and decided upon solely by consensus of the participants. This page is here just to serve as a reference to what's already been discussed, not to officially set any kind of agenda.

If you have suggestions or thoughts for what themes we should explore, you can leave a comment below, or -- better yet -- just offer your suggestion in a tweet with the current month's hashtag.