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Judith is WBJC's afternoon host. Her full bio can be read here.

May. 01 2020

Inon Barnatan makes his digital Baltimore recital debut for Shriver concerts

By Judith Krummeck | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on Inon Barnatan makes his digital Baltimore recital debut for Shriver concerts

In these changed times, Shriver Hall Concert Series is offering a digital recital by Israeli pianist, Inon Barnatan, who explores works of musical transformation across two centuries. Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Selected ‘Songs without Words’ Ronald Stevenson (1928-2015) ‘Peter Grimes’ Fantasy on Themes from Benjamin Britten Opera George Gershwin (1898-1937) Prelude No. 2 George Gershwin (1898-1937) I […]

Apr. 26 2020

Programming music in a time of crisis

By Judith Krummeck | Posted in Host Blogs | 1 Comment

“The music you offer us has always mattered, but right now it’s even more important.” This wonderful comment from Linda Cades is one of the many we have been receiving from WBJC listeners during the COVID-19 response. Linda was reacting, in part, to the interview I’d done with Dr. Leana Wen about the coronavirus pandemic, […]

Apr. 22 2020

COVID-19 insight from an expert

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My first ever Zoom interview! During this time of coronavirus uncertainly, it was a privilege to be able to call upon emergency physician, former Health Commissioner for the City of Baltimore, and current public health professor at George Washington University, Dr. Leana Wen.  

Apr. 04 2020

Taking care of precious books on Booknotes

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When I inherited this collection of Dickens novels from my mother, many of them were in sad disrepair–until I took them to be thoughtfully, carefully, and authentically repaired by Jennifer Jarvis, Book & Paper Conservator at Johns Hopkins University’s Sheridan Libraries. This month on Booknotes we revisit the theme of preserving these precious objects.  

Apr. 02 2020

Reading in the time of COVID-19

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At 7:30pm today, I was to have been giving a reading from Old New Worlds at Buunni Coffee on 4961 Broadway in New York, as part of their Multiverse Reading Series. In these times of Staying in Place, I am offering a remote reading instead. Please enjoy! https://judithkrummeck.com/2020/04/02/reading-in-the-time-of-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR2NiW7I6b31nzEFkWjNjW3uXGanDNjnNGhS_PPJUdsLCToO6lu8bZissUU

Mar. 27 2020

Music in the time of COVID-19

By Judith Krummeck | Posted in Host Blogs | 2 Comments

“It’s the one thing we can do, you know. I’m not a doctor, I’m not a rescue worker. All I can do is provide something for people to hold on to.” This is what the pianist, Emanuel Ax, said to me during an interview when he was in town to play a concert with the Baltimore […]

Mar. 11 2020

One Hundred Years On

By Judith Krummeck | Posted in Host Blogs | 10 Comments

This year marks the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote in America. The 19th Amendment to the constitution was passed by Congress on June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920. It has to be said, though, that while black women were legally entitled to vote, they were effectively denied voting rights in many Southern states until […]

Mar. 11 2020

“The world’s greatest living violist” makes her Baltimore debut with Shriver Concerts

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       German violist, Tabea Zimmermann, and Spanish pianist, Javier Perianes, will perform selections by Spanish and South American composers and two richly lyrical works by Schubert and Brahms on the Shriver Hall Concert Series. Here’s more from the series’ Executive Director, Catherine Cochran.  

Mar. 07 2020

Booknotes on “The Understudy’s Handbook” and the 17th CityLit Festival

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Steven Leyva wears two hats to the Booknotes studio—poet and board member of the CityLity Project.  

Mar. 02 2020

Art and Music in Chicago

By Judith Krummeck | Posted in Host Blogs | 3 Comments

        Once again, I thought of you as I strolled around an art museum looking at paintings that touched on music. The Renoir oil on canvas, Woman at the Piano, needs no explanation. For the Degas pastel, Ballet at the Paris Opéra, I may need to direct your attention to the bottom […]

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