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Haydn's proudest moment came in 1791, when he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Oxford University. We're going to hear Michael Palmer and the American Sinfonietta perform the music that marked the occasion--the Symphony No. 92 "Oxford." It's from a concert at the Bellingham Festival of Music in Washington. (Bart Chiate Recordings)

Big, Brassy Christmas: The eleven players of the New York Big Brass gave a holiday concert December 6th at The American Theatre in Hampton, Virginia. We'll hear selections from that concert, including "In Dulci Jubilo" (een DOOL-chee YOO-bee-loh) by Michael Praetorius (pray-TOH-ree-us); "Alleluia" by Randall Thompson, and a taste of "Farandole" from the "L'arlesienne (lahr-lay-ZYEH(N)) Suite" by Georges Bizet (zhorzh bee-ZAY). (Recorded by Harvey Jernegan)

Praetorius for Eight: We'll hear music by Michael Praetorius (pray-TOH-ree-us). Roland Wilson leads Musica Fiata (MOO-zee-kah fee-AH-tah) in "Cheerful Exultation" by Praetorius. (Sony Classical S2K 62 929)

Symphonic fairy tale: Engelbert Humperdinck's (ENG-el-bert HOOM-per-dink) opera "Hansel and Gretel" is often performed during the holiday season. From a concert last winter at the Woodruff Center for the Arts in Atlanta, we'll hear conductor Michael Christie and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in a performance of the the opera's Prelude and "Dream Pantomime." (ACA Digital Recording/Horton Systems Company)

Romantic Piano. From a concert last March in Germany, we're going to hear pianist Robert Leonardy along with Michael Stern and the Saarbrucken (zhar-BROO-ken) Radio Symphony Orchestra perform the Introduction and Allegro Appassionato for Piano and Orchestra by Robert Schumann. (Saarbrucken Radio/EBU)

The Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 75th anniversary this fall with a gala concert in Copenhagen. From that performance on October 28th, we'll hear the Flute Concerto by Carl Nielsen, with soloist Ulla Miilmann Jorgenson (OO-lah MILL-mahn JUR-gen-sun) and conductor Michael Schonwandt (SHE(R)N-vahnt). (Danish Radio/European Broadcasting

Four bassoons play "Last Tango in Bayreuth," (beye-ROYT) a spoof on Wagner by Peter Schickele. We're in concert at the Colorado College Summer Music Festival. The bassoonists are Michael Kroth, Alejandro Vieira, Samuel Banks and Jillian Fisher. (Recorded by Dave Thomas Ultrasound).

Mozart Marathon: Last year, pianist Michael Endres (MEEKH-ah-el EN-dress) performed all 18 of Mozart's piano sonatas at a series of concerts near Bonn, Germany. We're going to hear one of those works, the Piano Sonata No. 7 in C major, K. 309. (West German Radio/European Broadcasting Union)

Mozart Marathon: Last year, pianist Michael Endres (MEEKH-ah-el EN-dress) performed all 18 of Mozart's piano sonatas at a series of concerts near Bonn, Germany. We're going to hear one of those works, the Piano Sonata No. 9 in A minor, K. 310. (West German Radio/European Broadcasting Union)

Concerto for Two: The University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana is the setting for a double concerto by English composer Gordon Jacob. From a concert November first, we'll hear clarinetist J. David Harris and trumpeter Michael Ewald join up with the ensemble Sinfonia da Camera for a performance of the Jacob's Double Concerto for Clarinet, Trumpet and Strings. Ian Hobson conducts. (Jon Schoenhoff Recordings)