On the first anniversary of September 11^th, CBC Radio presents LOSS & LEGACY: REFLECTIONS OF SEPTEMBER 11^TH, a nine-and-a-half-hour special beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET, designed to help Canadians understand and share the many interpretations of the events of September 11^th, and reflect personally on the significance of the day.

LOSS & LEGACY will focus on the emotions people have experienced in the past year, from a perspective that is uniquely Canadian. There will be few experts or pundits analyzing the day and the intervening year, telling listeners what to think.

More than 20 Canadian writers and musicians have been specially commissioned to produce an original work for this broadcast that reflects an emotional aspect of September 11^th. The artists include poets George Elliott Clarke, Patrick Friesen, George Murray and Molly Peacock; novelists Anita Rau Badami and Kerri Sakamoto; dramatists Florence Gibson, Dave Carley and Marcus Youssef; musicians Adam Goddard, Hawksley Workman, the Ennis Sisters and Fred Eaglesmith; and sound art composers Gavin Bryars, Hildegard Westerkamp and Darren Copeland. Their works will be interwoven throughout the special.

LOSS & LEGACY: REFLECTIONS OF SEPTEMBER 11^TH

Wednesday, September 11

CBC Radio One 8:30 – 11 a.m. ET
Hosted by Shelagh Rogers in Toronto and Michael Enright in New York, the special begins with live coverage of the commemorative events taking place at the World Trade Center, plus reports from Washington, D.C., and
Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

11:00 – 11:20 a.m. ET
Live on CBC Radio One and Two, from Glenn Gould Studio, Adam
Goddard’s Requiem, performed by the Accordes String Quartet
with voices from the Toronto Children’s Chorus (see below for
complete details of the Radio Two broadcast).

11:20 a.m. – 3 p.m. ET
The special continues with hosts Bill Richardson and Shelagh Rogers as
they present interviews, documentaries, the specially
commissioned poems, readings, music, drama, sound art, and even comedy
by Chas Lawther.

THE REGIONAL SPECIALS (SEPTEMBER 11, 2002)

Maritimes – Newfoundland & Labrador at 3:00 pm ET Radio One
A Safe Haven: enduring bonds of friendship are created amid the terror of September 11th.

British Columbia at 3:30 pm ET Radio One
Dead Modern: author and artist Douglas Coupland explores three perceptions of modernity after September 11th.

The North at 4:00 pm ET Radio One
An impressionistic portrait of the impact of September 11th, the issues springing from those events, and how it’s changed the lives of people across the North.

Manitoba – Saskatchewan at 4:30 pm ET Radio One
Mosaic: Personal stories from the events of September 11th, and its effect on the lives of people who make up the diverse ethnic communities of the Prairies.

Alberta at 5:00 pm ET Radio One
Perspectives: the journey of two families from September 11th. One family is stationed in Edmonton with the military; the other is an immigrant family living in Calgary.

Ontario – Quebec at 5:30 pm ET Radio One
Reverberations: Three singers and composers from Ontario and Quebec come together for aninformal jam session to share their music in a search for meaning and understanding.

OTHER PROGRAMS (SEPTEMBER 11, 2002)

Take Five 1 • 11:00 am (11:30 NT) Radio Two
A live performance featuring works commissioned by CBC Radio: Adam Goddard’s Requiem and Stephen Chatman’s Per Aspera Ad Astra. Performers include the Accordes String Quartet and the Toronto Children’s Chorus.

The World at Six • 6:00 p.m. (6:30 NT) Radio One and Two
Full coverage of the day's commemoration ceremonies for the September 11^th attacks. Kelly Ryan reports from Somerset County, Pennsylvania where Flight 93 went down. Laura Lynch reports from the Pentagon. Greg Rasmussen, Tom Parry and Michael Colton, three CBC Radio reporters who covered the attack last year, report from New York.

Dispatches one-hour special edition 1 • 7:30 pm (8 NT) Radio One
Homeland Insecurity: post September 11th challenges for Muslims who call the United States home.

In Performance • 8:00 pm (8:30 NT) Radio Two
From Salle Claude-Champagne at the Université de Montréal, Les Violons du
Roy conducted by Bernard Labadie perform J.S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor.

Over Thorns to Stars • 8:30 pm (9 NT) Radio One
Excerpts of the live concert from the Glenn Gould Studio, including
Adam Goddard's Requiem, held earlier in the day.

Ideas • 9:00 pm (9:30 NT) Radio One
A New York Evening: Paul Kennedy assembles a group of Canadians living in New York to pay tribute to the city's indomitable spirit.

The Arts Today and Between The Covers • 10:00 pm (10:30 NT) Radio One
After Loss: Writers on September 11th. Canadian fiction and poetry commissioned for this day.

Northern Lights • 11 p.m. (11:30 NT) CBC Radio One
The late Russian-Canadian composer Nikolai Korndorf's Hymn III,
incorporating a passage from the Book of Revelation.

CBC News stories and related links: As It Happens Sunday Showcase Between The Covers Take Five Canada At Five Tapestry Choral Concert The Arts Today Cross Country Checkup The Sunday Edition Dispatches The World This Weekend Global Village This Morning Ideas World At Six In Performance Writers & Company

 

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