Tempo (radio show)
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Tempo is the midday program on CBC Radio 2 in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, launched on September 2, 2008.

Hosted by Canadian opera singer Julie Nesrallah
Julie Nesrallah
Julie Nesrallah is a Canadian mezzo-soprano and radio host.Nesrallah studied music performance at McGill and Carleton Universities and has worked in Vienna with David Aronson....

, the program airs classical music. Originally it ran from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each weekday; the show was later cut by an hour, and scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Among the show's features was its Haydn Challenge, a now-completed attempt to play all 104 symphonies of Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn , known as Joseph Haydn , was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these forms...

 during the 2009 calendar year.

Segments:
  • Tempo Chill Zone


Among the guest hosts are Andrew Craig.
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