Black History Month Launch of Paul Freeman's Global Maestro Radio Series Led by the WFMT Radio Network (www.globalmaestro.com)

The first major national and international classical music radio series led by an African American symphony conductor

(PRWEB) February 19, 2004 --The WFMT Radio Network announces the launch of the Global Maestro radio series, the first major national and international classical music radio series led by an African American symphony conductor. Carried on a record 127 radio stations across the US, the series of thirteen two-hour programs features the recordings of Maestro Paul Freeman, Music Director and Chief conductor of the Czech National Symphony Orchestra in Prague and the Chicago Sinfonietta.    

"This is a truly historic series. Maestro Freeman is one of America's hidden artistic treasures," said Steve Robinson, Vice President of programming for the WFMT Radio Network in Chicago. Robinson continues, "I am astounded by the response of the radio world to the Global Maestro. This is one of our most successful launches of any series, and is expertly produced by Jan Weller."    

Paul Freeman has established himself as one of the most recorded conductors of his generation with over 200 CDs to his credit. He was recently proclaimed by Fanfare Magazine as "one of the finest conductors our nation has produced." Maestro Freeman is the founder of the Chicago Sinfonietta, which has as its mission "musical excellence through diversity." Maestro Freeman notes, "The Sinfonietta exemplifies diversity at all levels of the organization: its board of directors, staff, musicians, and audiences."

The Global Maestro Radio series showcases Paul Freeman's broad range of repertoire from the world's greatest orchestras including: the Royal Philharmonic, the English Chamber Orchestra, the St. Petersburg Symphony, the Victoria Symphony, the Moscow State Symphony, the Mexico National Symphony, London Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Chicago Sinfonietta and the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Freeman observes, "I have been blessed to conduct over 100 orchestras in more than 30 countries around the world. Through Global Maestro, I hope to share with an expanded audience these recordings which havebeen so dear to my heart."
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