Archive for April 4th, 2025
BookNotes eavesdrops on the art of collaboration in chamber music
Annie Fullard, Director of Chamber Music at Peabody Conservatory and founding member of the Cavani String Quartet, along with Dorianne Cotter-Lockard, who is on the faculty at Saybrook University and consults in the areas of team collaboration and music education, have published a book called The Art of Collaboration: Chamber Music Rehearsal Techniques and Team Building, […]
The Four W’s: Guest blog post by Douglas Blackstone
I’m always happy to hear the Strauss Oboe Concerto on WBJC, as it’s a wonderful piece, one of Richard Strauss’ best works, classical in form and free of the operatic dissonance that characterized his later works. It’s also a pleasure to hear the Philadelphia Orchestra recording with Richard Woodhams as soloist. Richard (Dick) Woodhams was […]
Shorten the Spring Drive!
WBJC’s final fundraiser of Fiscal Year 25 happens in May and now is your chance to shorten the drive! If we can raise $60,000 before May 13th, we will drop a whole day from the drive! Instead of 4 days of pitching, you will reclaim a day of the music you love. And who doesn’t […]
Toccata listings for 4/6/25
On tonight’s program, a major organ work by Franck, C.P.E Bach with a sad good bye, and a concerto for pedal piano. thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:01 PM 10854 Cesar Franck Grande Piece Symphonique Op 17 Telarc 80234 SOLO Michael Murray, organ 26:26 C 2 2-2 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:32 PM 29810 Carl Philipp Emanuel […]
Playlist: Apr/04/25
11:44 PM Bela Bartok — Romanian Folk Dances Lili Kraus, pianoVanguard, 8087 9:52 PM Paul Hindemith — Sonata for Flute and Piano Laurel Zucker,fluteMarc Shapiro, pianoCantilena, 66015 9:46 PM Erich Wolfgang Korngold — Much Ado about Nothing: Suite Opus: 11Ensemble: London Festival OrchestraJosef Sakonov,violinLondon, 444786 8:54 PM Johannes Brahms — Piano Concerto No. 2 Key: […]