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Mozart's Attic - Thursday, April 5th at 10:00 pm

Maurice Ravel
Maurice Ravel

Maurice Ravel wrote his piano suite, Le Tombeau de Couperin, as both a tribute to a French Baroque composer and as a memorial to several friends who were killed in World War I. Later, he arranged portions of Tombeau into an orchestral suite. We'll look at both versions this week, then we'll go back and listen to some music from Couperin himself.

Originally from central Massachusetts, Jay has called the Space Coast home for more than 30 years. He began his association with WFIT in the late '90s as a dumpster diver for office furniture in response to a broadcast plea for a new chair from a frustrated disc jockey. (WFIT has come a long way since.)