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Jeffrey Freymann

Producer and host Jeffrey Freymann shares the Bay Area’s finest music makers with listeners through the show Bay Area Mix, now part of NorCal Sunday Night. He also produces our Classical Californians segments, as well as KDFC's monthly Opera Hour program. He previously worked at NPR, where he directed several nationwide live concert broadcasts, including his first visit to San Francisco for the Millennial New Years Eve concert in December 1999, co-hosted by none other than Rik Malone! The one thing Jeffrey wishes everyone knew is that there’s no right or wrong way to enter the world of classical music. And you don’t have to know why you like something to like it, in fact, there’s always something more to discover.

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Nora Holt: Free-Spirited Composer of the Harlem Renaissance

Explore the life of Nora Douglas Holt, a pioneering African-American composer, singer, and critic from the Harlem Renaissance, whose contributions to music remain largely unappreciated.

02/14/2026
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Beethoven’s Quartet of ‘Thanksgiving’

Beethoven's String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132, features a movement expressing gratitude for recovery from illness. It alternates between prayerful chorales and lively sections, reflecting his mortality.

11/25/2025
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An Obsessive Love that Mirrored Life

Explore the dramatic tale of Hector Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, an autobiographical piece reflecting his obsessive love for actress Harriet Smithson and his descent into madness.

09/16/2025
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Bolero, Obsession, and the Brain

"Unraveling Bolero" artist Anne Adams and composer Maurice Ravel's shared experience with progressive aphasia is explored at a San Francisco symposium on arts and brain science.

09/18/2024
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Classical California Ultimate Playlist: Selections From Our Open Ears Series

Explore the Classical California Ultimate Playlist curated by KUSC's Jeffrey Freymann, featuring works by Eva Jessye, Julius Eastman, Undine Smith Moore, María Luisa Anido, and Margaret Bonds.

08/19/2022
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A Sampling of Birdcalls in the Concert Hall

Explore how composers like Beethoven, Handel, and Respighi have imitated birdcalls in their works, from the cuckoo to the nightingale, in this tribute to 'Birds in the Orchestra'.

05/19/2022