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Bruce Adolphe's Weekly "Name That Composer" Quiz

PT Listener/Contestant: Angela Carlson of Covallis, Oregon.
Aired: March 30, 2005

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What was that tune?
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Who was that composer?
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PT Listener/Contestant: Patricia Litchhult of Kalaheo, Hawaii.
Aired: March 23, 2005

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What was that tune?
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Who was that composer?
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PT Listener/Contestant: Elizabeth Cahill of West Columbia, South Carolina.
Aired: March 16, 2005

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Who was that composer?
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PT Listener/Contestant: Chaitee Sengupta of Seattle, Washington.
Aired: March 9, 2005

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Who was that composer?
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PT Listener/Contestant: Don Mela of Alexandria, Virginia.
Aired: March 2, 2005

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What was that tune?
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Who was that composer?
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PT Listener/Contestant: Paul Wyse of West Stockholm, New York.
Aired: February 23, 2005

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What was that tune?
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Who was that composer?
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PT Listener/Contestant: Sue Parry of Ballston Spa, New York.
Aired: February 16, 2005

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What was that tune?
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Who was that composer?
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PT Listener/Contestant: Laurie Rathsam of San Diego, Calif.
Aired: February 9, 2005

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Who was that composer?
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PT Listener/Contestant: Justin Kalm of San Diego, Calif.
Aired: February 2, 2005 (Originally aired: September 1, 2004)

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What was that tune?
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Who was that composer?
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PT Listener/Contestant: Joshua Espinoza of Greensboro, N.C.
Aired: January 26, 2005

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What was that tune?
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Who was that composer?
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PT Listener/Contestant: Betty Warner of Charleston, West Virginia.
Aired: January 19, 2005

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Who was that composer?
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PT Listener/Contestant: Anita Ranelli of Birmingham, Alabama.
Aired: January 12, 2005

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PT Listener/Contestant: Richard Freeman of Lewes, Delaware.
Aired: January 5, 2005

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Who was that composer?
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PT Listener/Contestant: David Jordan of Cedar City, Utah.
Aired: December 29, 2004

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Who was that composer?
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PT Listener/Contestant: Frank Diaz of Winchester, Virginia.
Aired: December 22, 2004

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Who was that composer?
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PT Listener/Contestant: Jason Dudycha of Kalamazoo, Mich.
Aired: December 15, 2004

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Who was that composer?
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PT Listener/Contestant: Chris Grenga of Suffolk, Va.
Aired: December 8, 2004

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Who was that composer?
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PT Listener/Contestant: Staff Sgt. Martin Gold of Arlington, Va.
Aired: December 1, 2004

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Who was that composer?
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PT Listener/Contestant: John Kudlaty of St. Paul, Minn.
Aired: November 17, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Dan Haik of Albuquerque, N.M.
Aired: November 10, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Ann Brandon of Delmar, N.Y.
Aired: November 3, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Erik Haluzak of Portland, Ore.
Aired: October 27, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Ethlyn Howard of Portsmouth, Va.
Aired: October 20, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Nicolas Fuller of Troy, N.Y.
Aired: October 13, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Verna Gowan of Hazen, N.D.
Aired: September 8, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Justin Kalm of San Diego, Calif.
Aired: September 1, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Aubrey Lurie of Shreveport, La.
Aired: August 25, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Ted McKinney on stage at La Jolla SummerFest 2004
Aired: August 18, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Ralph Hays of Gansevoort, N.Y.
Aired: August 11, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: 15-year old Joshua Espinoza of Greensboro, N.C.
Aired: August 4, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Greg Veen of Middlebury, Vt.
Aired: July 28, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Janet Murdock of Missoula, Mont.
Aired: July 21, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Debbi Simons of Falls Church, Va.
Aired: July 14, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Ken Jensen of El Cajon, Calif.
Aired: July 7, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Julie Berman of New York's Hudson Valley
Aired: June 30, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Bryce Farrar of Lexington, Kent.
(Originally Aired: March 3, 2004)

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PT Listener/Contestant: Karen Burton of Clemson, S.C.
(Originally Aired: November 12, 2003)

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PT Listener/Contestant: Laura Bray of San Antonio, Texas
(Originally Aired: November 5, 2003)

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PT Listener/Contestant: Bill Kramer of Tryon, N.C.
Aired: May 26, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Jude Tully of Tonopah, Ariz.
Aired: May 19, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Daniel Smith of Winston-Salem, N.C.
Aired: May 12, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Daniel Freeman of Minneapolis, Minn.
Aired: May 5, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Laura Bunn of Due West, S.C.
Aired: April 28, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Elizabeth Crow of Bozeman, Mont.
Aired: April 21, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Jon LoPiccolo of Idaho Falls, Idaho
Aired: April 14, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Mary LaFleur of Wynantskill, N.Y.
Aired: April 7, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Darryl Harris of Lake Worth, Fla.
Aired: March 31, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Mark Goldberg of Lincoln City, Ore.
Aired: March 24, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Norman Derby of Bennington, Vt.
Aired: March 17, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Priscilla Grover of Corinth, Vt.
Aired: March 10, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Bryce Farrar of Lexington, Kent.
Aired: March 3, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: David Copin of Logan, Utah
Aired: February 25, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Ralph Cabrera of Phoenix, Ariz.
Aired: February 18, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Sylvia Rennie of Questa, N.M.
Aired: February 11, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Diane Lusk of Richmond, Va.
Aired: February 4, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Mike Caines of New York, N.Y.
Aired: January 28, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: NPR's Robert Siegel, host of All Things Considered
Aired: January 21, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: David Huskins from Brevard, N.C.
Aired: January 14, 2004

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PT Listener/Contestant: Elise Wagner of Portland, Ore.
Aired: January 7, 2004

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Aired: December 17, 2003

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PT Listener/Contestant: Cyril Price of Millsboro, Del.
Aired: December 10, 2003

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PT Listener/Contestant: Erin Feek of Phoenix, Ariz.
Aired: December 3, 2003

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PT Listener/Contestant: Nina Totenberg, NPR's Legal Affairs Correspondent
Aired: November 26, 2003

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PT Listener/Contestant: Paul Laurenz of Richmond, Va.
Aired: November 19, 2003

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PT Listener/Contestant: Karen Burton of Clemson, S.C.
Aired: November 12, 2003

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PT Listener/Contestant: Laura Bray of San Antonio, Texas
Aired: November 5, 2003

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PT Listener/Contestant: Mark Biggam of Winston-Salem, N.C.
Aired: October 29, 2003

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PT Listener/Contestant: Susanna Leftwich of Corbin, Kent.
Aired: October 15, 2003

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PT Listener/Contestant: Lorenz "Lefty" Schultz of Forest Grove, Ore.
Aired: October 8, 2003

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PT Listener/Contestant: David Huskins of Brevard, N.C.
Aired: October 1, 2003

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PT Listener/Contestant: Genevieve Randall of Lincoln, Neb.
Aired: September 17, 2003

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PT Listener/Contestant: Joan Hatley of Tulsa, Okla.
Aired: September 10, 2003

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PT Listener/Contestant: Brandy Venditti of Sanston, Va.
Aired: September 3, 2003

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The Puzzler at La Jolla Summerfest 2003
PT Listener/Contestant: Marty Ronish of KUNM-FM, Albuquerque, N.M.
Aired: August 27, 2003

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The Puzzler at La Jolla Summerfest 2003
PT Listener/Contestant: Violinist Cho-Liang Lin, La Jolla SummerFest Artistic Director
Aired: August 20, 2003

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The Puzzler at La Jolla Summerfest 2003
PT Listener/Contestant: Composer/Conductor Eric Shultz of Phoenix, Ariz.
Aired: August 13, 2003

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PT Listener/Contestant: Andy Case of Muncie, Ind.
Aired: August 6, 2003

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PT Listener/Contestant: Kerry Ross of Bethlehem, Penn.
Aired: July 30, 2003

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PT Listener/Contestant: Marc Goldberg of Lincoln City, Ore.
Aired: July 16, 2003

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