Radio program featuring singing to debut on Jan. 1

Date: December 17, 2009

1) VOICEBOX, PUBLIC RADIO'S NEW PROGRAM DEDICATED TO THE ART OF SINGING, HAS JUST BEEN AWARDED A $25,000 GRANT FROM THE PHYLLIS C. WATTIS FOUNDATION

2) THE SERIES IS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHING ON KALW 91.7 FM ON JANUARY 1 FROM 10PM TO 11PM

Upcoming programs:

Why do we sing? - January 1, 2010 10pm, KALW, 91.7 FM

Do human beings have an innate ability to sing? When people say they can't sing, should we believe them?

The inimitable Ella Fitzgerald - January 8, 2010 10pm KALW, 91.7 FM

America's First Lady of Song changed the face of jazz vocals. VoiceBox explores the story behind the voice.

Hooray for Community Choruses, January 15, 2010 10pm KALW 91.7 FM

There are more than 500 choruses in the Bay Area and one in five Americans sings in a choir. Why are Americans so passionate about singing for pleasure?

Men with high voices, January 22, 2010 10pm KALW 91.7 FM

Once upon a time, countertenors wouldn't go about publicizing the fact that they sang high. These days, male sopranos and altos are kings of the classical and pop worlds.

Mavens of Cabaret, January 29, 2010 10pm KALW, 91.7 FM

VoiceBox explores the vocal pyrotechnics of the smoothest cabaret artists from the Bay Area and beyond

More: http://www.voicebox-media.org/