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A Public Radio Special from WNYC Radio and SchardtMEDIA Productions:

The Heart of Song: Renée Fleming and Fred Hersch

Listen to an MP3 of the full program:  

Note to stations: If you'd like a broadcast quality audio file of the program, contact Joan Roman (joan@schardtmedia.org)

This one-hour special, designed for stations to use over July 4th weekend, features a rare, personal conversation with one of the world’s leading musical performers, Renée Fleming, aka “The Voice.” Her latest song collection, Haunted Heart, takes listeners into new musical territory — her “road not taken.” WNYC’s John Schaefer hosts this wide-ranging program of music and conversation, including exclusive in-studio performances covering Fleming’s favorites, from Joni Mitchell’s 1971 album, Blue, to jazz standards like “Love for Sale.” In a radio exclusive, we bring you never-heard before archival performances from Fleming’s early days as a young college student.

* Perfect for July 4th holiday programming and designed for all station formats. Excellent companion to Prairie Home Companion, From the Top, or as a stand-alone special for news stations

* Satellite feeds (stereo channel A68.1): Monday, 6/20 at 12:00 ET, Tuesday, 6/21 at 18:00 ET, Wednesday, 6/22 at 10:00 ET

* Full program available for download on PRX the week of June 15: search “Fleming”.

* Free to all public radio stations through the end of 2005

For more information, contact: Izzy Smith at ismarketing@yahoo.com or 612-377-3256 / Joan Roman at joan@schardtmedia.org or 781-643-4555

More info on Renée Fleming can be found on her website, reneefleming.com. More info on Fred Hersch can be found on his website, fredhersch.com.

SchardtMEDIA thanks Chris Bannon, Mary Camilleri, Rebecca Davis, Mikel Ellcessor, Ed Fleming, Angelynn Grant, Ed Haber, Larry Ham, Alison Heather, Lori Ann Krushefski, Elena Park, Joan Rabinowitz and Jack Straw Productions, Joan Roman, John Schaefer, Israel Smith, Irene Trudel, and Captain Jack.