Tonight, you should all tune in to see trumpeter (-ess?) Alison Balsom perform on the Late Show with David Letterman. Rumor has it Dave *heard her on the radio* and insisted she come on the show. Classical radio stations of America, take heart! People are listening! This also means he didn’t know she was blonde and thin when she was booked, so take that, haters.
Alison will play Marcello Concerto for Oboe in C Minor, which is the sixth track on her latest album.
So we all need to watch tonight so ratings are high and late night shows start booking more classical artists. We Can Do It.
Here’s a link to the show’s schedule, and here’s Alison playing some Haydn: