Classic Arts Showcase
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| Classic Arts Showcase | |
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| Launched | May 1994 |
| Owned by | Lloyd E. Rigler - Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation |
| Country | United States |
| Website | www.classicartsshowcase.org |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Dish Network | 9406 |
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| Available on many cable systems | Check CAS website for cable channels [1] |
Classic Arts Showcase is a television channel in the United States promoting the fine arts. The content includes prepared media and recorded live performances. It is a 24-hour noncommercial satellite channel broadcasting a mix of various classic arts including animation, architectural art, ballet, chamber and choral music, dance, folk art, museum art, musical theater, opera, orchestral, recital, solo instrumental, solo vocal, and theatrical performances, as well as classic film and archival documentaries.
Known as "classical music MTV", the channel features renowned artists both professional and amateur, as well as many rare and independent performances and videos. An 8-hour mix of video clips is prepared weekly and broadcast repeatedly three times daily. Text displayed on the screen encourages viewers to gain inspiration and “..go out and feast from the buffet of arts available in your community.”
CAS was founded in 1994, is completely and totally funded by the Lloyd E. Rigler - Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation, and does not solicit any outside funding. Lloyd Rigler died on 7 December 2003, but left at least twenty years of funding to the channel. They offer free programming to any cable system that requests a feed.
Although the service is available on Dish Network, most of its viewership is through small local Public, Educational, and Government Access (PEG) cable channels.
[edit] Reception
Kansas City Star television critic Aaron Barnhart has commented that “many of the selections are beyond the familiar - Pavarotti singing the "Ave Maria," I Musici belting out a "Four Seasons" suite - ... but there are no annoying commercials or announcers to disrupt the relaxing ambiance on this TV channel.” He furthered that “Classical-music lovers will find it hard not to get roped in by the mix of ballet, operatic singing and instrumental pieces, most of them culled from old film stock or European music videos.”[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Classic Arts Showcase channel locations
- ^ Aaron Barnhart. "Classic Arts Showcase provides a midwinter cable treat", TV Barn, 1998-01-03. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
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