On February 11, 2026, Marvin Rosen aired his Classical Discoveries program 7:00-10:00 AM on WPRB 103.3 FM Princeton, New Jersey. The program featured classical music by Alan Hovhaness and special guests William (Alan’s stepson) and Coleen Holst.
The three hour program included the following works by Alan Hovhaness:
– Love Song Vanishing Into Sounds of Crickets, Op. 327 (7:01)
– Sonata for Organ, No. 3, Hermit Thrush, Op. 424 (7:06)
– The Holy City (7:20)
– Lullaby from Symphony No. 38, Op. 314 (7:32)
– Achtamar (7:43)
– To Hiroshige’s Cat
– Symphony No. 6 (Celestial Gate) (8:07)
– O Lord, Bless Thy Mountains, Op. 276 (8:16)
– Invocation to Vahakn (9:01)
– Avak the Healer (9:23)
– Suite for Accordion (9:44)
– Suite for Band (9:44)
– From the End of the Earth (9:53)
Marvin and William (and later Coleen) discuss some of the following items:
– William’s background
– When did William first meet Alan and what were his impressions
– What was the first Hovhaness piece that he heard
– What kind of foods did Alan enjoy
– William talks about Alan & Hinako’s daily schedule
– Reasoning behind the book Alan Hovhaness: Unveiling One of the Great Composers of the 20th Century
– Alan’s relationship and influence on Rock-n-Roll
– Alan and Hinako’s support of Bill & Coleen’s wedding and Honeymoon (told by Coleen)
– Coleen talks about Alan’s responsibilities and composition while giving birth to her 4th child
The full Marvin Rosen program can be heard here.
Classic Discoveries is a unique radio program devoted to little known repertoire of all musical periods with an emphasis on the old (Baroque and before) and the “New Classical Music”. Host and producer Marvin Rosen celebrates new music and living composers all year long, on the air since May 1997.
Dr. Marvin Rosen is an American pianist, educator, and broadcaster best known for championing overlooked repertoire through performance, scholarship, and media. A longtime faculty member at the Westminster Conservatory of Music, he has built a distinguished career presenting recitals and lectures devoted to underperformed composers—particularly the music of Alan Hovhaness—and has recorded two acclaimed albums of Hovhaness’s piano works. Since 1997 he has hosted and produced the influential weekly radio program Classical Discoveries on WPRB, dedicated to rare repertoire from early music to contemporary classical. His contributions to broadcasting and musical advocacy were recognized when Classical Discoveries received the prestigious ASCAP Deems Taylor Radio Broadcast Award.
