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Dr. Paul honors composers by playing their compositions during the month of their birth. Today's show honors several composers born in September, including Johann Pachelbel, J.C. Bach, and Emmanuel Chabrier. But the most successful composer of all time (measured by money earned during the composer's lifetime) was George Gershwin, born 9/26/1898. He was a prolific composer of numerous broadway musicals, film scores, and, of course, "Rhapsody in Blue" and "An American in Paris." Dr. Paul plays his jazz-inflected and brilliant Piano Concerto in F. You will hear more compositions by Gershwin in shows later this month. Follow this link to see the top ten classical composer money makers of all time: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/aug/29/arts.media1 Dr. Paul also presents for your enjoyment Pachelbel's Canon and Gigue in D, a quartet for two flutes by J. C.

Most people would probably agree that one of the key public problems this fall—for the last several years, really—is the scarcity of jobs. To size up the local prognosis, today’s show interviews Rick Reed. He has surveyed area employers several times a year since 1992 for what is now a quarterly employment forecast, the Pacific Staffing Employment Trends Survey. He last appeared on Davisville a year ago, when he correctly forecast job growth for the region. According to the California Employment Development Department, the Davis unemployment rate was 6.7% in July, down from 7.6% in summer 2011; Yolo’s rate was 10.5%, down from 11.8%; and regional unemployment was 10.7%, down from 12.3%. Of course, those numbers are still much worse than they were in 2006. On today’s show we discuss why the job market has improved since 2011, plus the most promising sectors for growth. Reed also looks ahead. ... “There is an optimism among employers that there wasn’t, even a year ago.