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What happens when a quiet boy named Ronan attends an orchestra concert for the first time? Find out in Todd Boss amazing story, based on a real event — a concert by the Handel and Haydn Society — that rocked the classical music world. Its The Boy Who Said Wow, the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime, featuring music by Mozart and original illustrations by Nancy Carlson.

Note from author Todd Boss: This story really happened. A boy named Ronan broke the silence after a concert in Boston with a "Wow!" that surprised and delighted his grandfather and everyone else! Ronan is nonverbal, which means he usually doesnt speak much. But that night, he seemed to speak for everyone. Ronans unusual "Wow!" was caught on a radio recording, and you can hear that actual moment in this episode of YourClassical Storytime. Everyone is special. You never know when it will be your turn to wow the world.

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PLAYLIST

Our telling of The Boy Who Said Wow includes excerpts from the following recordings:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante in C

Concerto Koln, Cordula Breuer

Capriccio 1003

Symphony No. 41 (Jupiter)

Bratislava Mozart Academy, Martin Sieghart

Amadis 7033

Masonic Funeral Music (this is the piece that earned the "Wow!")

Kassel Spohr Chamber Orchestra, Roberto Paternostro

Naxos 570897

Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc.

CREDITS

Narrator: Scott Blankenship

Writer: Todd Boss

Illustrator: Nancy Carlson

Producer: Valerie Kahler

Special source audio: Provided by WCRB, Classical Radio Boston (www.classicalwcrb.org), in cooperation with the Handel and Haydn Society (handelandhaydn.org)

Digital producer: James Napoli

Senior digital producer: Randy Salas

Program director: Julie Amacher

The Boy Who Said Wow

© Todd Boss

Used with permission and under license