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About Diana

Diana Ross is not the famous Supremes singer, but she does have big hair. Working in both Membership and Operations departments, she does a little bit of everything, including administering this website. You can contact her at dross@bccc.edu.

Jul. 05 2014

07/12/14 – La Clemenza Di Tito – 1:00pm

By Diana Ross | Posted in Operafest | Comments Off on 07/12/14 – La Clemenza Di Tito – 1:00pm

Lyric Opera of Chicago LA CLEMENZA DI TITO (in Italian) COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Approx. Length:  3 hours Sex and power are front and center in Mozart’s riveting La Clemenza di Tito. Can a Roman emperor forgive a woman who either wants to marry him or murder him? And can he pardon the would-be assassin who’s […]

Jun. 15 2014

Happy Anniversary Cloverhill!

By Diana Ross | Posted in Staff Blogs | Comments Off on Happy Anniversary Cloverhill!

As many of our volunteers know, I love fiber!  Back in Pledge Central during any given Drive, I’ll be spinning yarn on a spindle or knitting a small thing like a sock.  Many of the phone volunteers love to bring their projects to work on as well. I’ve posted here on the WBJC blog about some of […]

May. 21 2014

Spring Drive 2014 recap!

By Diana Ross | Posted in Staff Blogs, WBJC News | Comments Off on Spring Drive 2014 recap!

What a fantastic pledge drive!! We did better than anticipated and are just so happy to see the outpouring of support of WBJC and classical music.   Thank you to every one of you who called in or pledged online. Members really do make up nearly 70% of our operating costs. We couldn’t do that […]

Apr. 05 2014

04/12/14 – Andrea Chénier – 1:00pm

By Diana Ross | Posted in Old Met | Comments Off on 04/12/14 – Andrea Chénier – 1:00pm

Metropolitan Opera Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano Libretto by Luigi Illica Sung in Italian Approximate running time 3 hrs. 5 min, two intermissions After their powerful pairing in Il Trovatore, Marcelo Álvarez and Patricia Racette reunite in Giordano’s melodramatic story of life in times of revolutionary fervor, a passionate tale of the ill-fated love of a dashing poet […]

Mar. 09 2014

Pet a cat to beat stress

By Diana Ross | Posted in Staff Blogs | Comments Off on Pet a cat to beat stress

  Wow, who knew I could let people pet my cat to reduce stress and rake in the dough! I’m in the wrong business LOL! Here’s a link should the embedded video player not work for you: http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,104576135001_2000212,00.html

Feb. 14 2014

FUNDRAISING CANCELLED FOR SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15th

By Diana Ross | Posted in WBJC News | Comments Off on FUNDRAISING CANCELLED FOR SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15th

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15th FUNDRAISING CANCELLED Stick a fork in this pledge drive… we’re done!  No more fundraising for this week. For those who have asked: We’re not sure what we’ll be doing to make up the days. More than likely, we’ll add days in the Spring drive, or we could do a quick day or […]

Feb. 13 2014

FRIDAY PLEDGE DRIVE CANCELLED

By Diana Ross | Posted in WBJC News | Comments Off on FRIDAY PLEDGE DRIVE CANCELLED

Hi folks!  Due to the weather, we will NOT be fundraising on Friday February 14th.  Volunteers, no decision has been made yet about Saturday, so please keep an eye out on the website, or your inbox! As always you can call 41-580-5800 and someone at the station can fill you in.  Thank you!

Feb. 13 2014

Mozart in the Jungle

By Diana Ross | Posted in Staff Blogs | Comments Off on Mozart in the Jungle

Sex, drugs and Classical Music! I discovered this fledgling tv show one morning while skimming my queue on Amazon Prime and sipping my coffee. Based on a book of the same name, Mozart in the Jungle was released Feb. 6th as an Amazon original production stumping for votes to be made into a full series. […]

Feb. 13 2014

Winter Drive Volunteers

By Diana Ross | Posted in WBJC News | 2 Comments

WBJC volunteers are asked NOT to travel during inclement weather.  We know you’re all troopers, but we can’t have you risking yourselves over a pledge drive! The plan for today (Thursday 2/13) is: The station goes back to normal broadcast operations. The hosts are in Emergency Mode and all their energy is focused on keeping […]

Jan. 26 2014

1/26/14

By Diana Ross | Posted in Host Blogs, Toccata | Comments Off on 1/26/14

6:23 PM Arthur de Greef — Piano Concerto No.1 Key: c Conductor: Frederic Devreese Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra Andre De Groote,piano M Polo/HK, 8223810   6:15 PM Madeleine Dring — 3 Fantastic Variations on “Lilliburlero” Ensemble: The Haddens, Duo-Pianists Cambria, 1065   6:08 PM Dietrich Buxtehude — Ciacona for Organ Key: e Simon Preston, organ […]

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