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This Week's Challenge

January 10, 2007 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another Piano Puzzler. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known classical composer. This week's contestant is Edgar Isaacs of Salisbury, Maryland.

This Week's Challenge

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Puzzler for Jan. 3, 2007

January 3, 2007 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another Piano Puzzler. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known classical composer. This week's contestant is Sarah Ulis of Alexandria, Va.

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Puzzler for Dec. 27, 2006

December 27, 2006 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another Piano Puzzler. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known classical composer. This week's contestant is David Jordan of Cedar City, Utah.

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Puzzler for Dec. 20, 2006

December 20, 2006 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another Piano Puzzler. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known classical composer. This week's contestant is Cyril Price of Millsboro, Del.

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Puzzler for Dec. 13, 2006

December 13, 2006 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another Piano Puzzler. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known classical composer. This week's contestant is Robert Siegel, host of NPR's All Things Considered.

Puzzler for Dec. 13, 2006

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Puzzler for Dec. 6, 2006

December 6, 2006 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another one of his Piano Puzzlers. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known classical composer. This week's contestant is Hannah Ray of Abbeville, S.C.

Puzzler for Dec. 6, 2006

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Puzzler for Nov. 29, 2006

November 29, 2006 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another one of his Piano Puzzlers. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known classical composer. This week's contestant is Louise Crane of Kensington, Md.

Puzzler for Nov. 29, 2006

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Puzzler for Nov. 22, 2006

November 22, 2006 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another one of his Piano Puzzlers. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known classical composer. This week's contestant is Andy Chen of Kerrville, Tex.

Puzzler for Nov. 22, 2006

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Puzzler for Nov. 15, 2006

November 15, 2006 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another one of his Piano Puzzlers. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known classical composer. This week's contestant is Steven Ward of Petersburg, Va.

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Puzzler for Nov. 8, 2006

November 8, 2006 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another one of his Piano Puzzlers. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known classical composer. This week's contestant is Kathryn Egan Stout of Savannah, Ga.

Puzzler for Nov. 8, 2006

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Puzzler for Nov. 1, 2006

November 1, 2006 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another one of his Piano Puzzlers. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known classical composer. This week's contestant is Robert Munn of Columbia, Md.

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Puzzler for Oct. 25, 2006

October 25, 2006 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another one of his Piano Puzzlers. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known classical composer. This week's contestant is Paul Mack of Keizer, Ore.

Puzzler for Oct. 25, 2006

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Puzzler for Oct. 18, 2006

October 18, 2006 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another one of his Piano Puzzlers. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known classical composer. This week's contestant is Debi Simons of Falls Church, Va.

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Puzzler for Oct. 11, 2006

October 11, 2006 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another one of his Piano Puzzlers. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known classical composer. This week's contestant is Brandy Venditti of Sandston, Va.

Puzzler for Oct. 11, 2006

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Puzzler for Oct. 4, 2006

October 4, 2006 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another one of his Piano Puzzlers. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known composer. This week's contestant is Ethlyn Howard of Portsmouth, Va.

Puzzler for Oct. 4, 2006

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Puzzler for Sept. 27, 2006

September 27, 2006 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another one of his Piano Puzzlers. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known composer. This week's contestant is Justin Kalm of San Diego, Calif.

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Puzzler for Sept. 20, 2006

September 20, 2006 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another one of his Piano Puzzlers. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known composer. This week's contestant is Melissa Yorks of Gaithersburg, Md.

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Puzzler for Sept. 13, 2006

September 13, 2006 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another one of his Piano Puzzlers. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known composer. This week's contestant is Mark Goldberg of Lincoln City, Ore.

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Puzzler for Sept. 6, 2006

September 6, 2006 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another one of his Piano Puzzlers. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known composer. This week's contestant is Mark Bigham of Winston-Salem, N.C.

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Puzzler for Aug. 30, 2006

August 30, 2006 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another one of his Piano Puzzlers. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known composer. This week's contestant is Dr. David Coppin of Logan, Utah.

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Puzzler for Aug. 23, 2006

August 23, 2006 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another one of his Piano Puzzlers. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known composer. This week's contestant is Dinah Farrington of Albany, N.Y.

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Puzzler for Aug. 16, 2006

August 16, 2006 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another one of his Piano Puzzlers. Performance Today host Fred Child calls a listener, and together they try to guess which popular song Adolphe has disguised in the style of a well-known composer. This week's contestant is Ricardo Ramos-Soto of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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