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Mark is WBJC's morning host. His full bio can be read here.

Jun. 22 2018

Toccata listings for 6/24/18

By Mark Malinowski | Posted in Host Blogs, Toccata | Comments Off on Toccata listings for 6/24/18

On tonight’s program, organ music by a composer born almost 100 years before Bach, and we spend a day in Miami with Michael Torke and 10 pianists!  Thanks for listening, and enjoy!   6:00 PM 51094 Heinrich Scheidemann Praeambulum in C Naxos 554203 SOLO Karin Nelson, organ 1:44 C 1 1-1 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:01 PM 51095 […]

Jun. 14 2018

Toccata listings for 6/17/18

By Mark Malinowski | Posted in Host Blogs, Toccata | Comments Off on Toccata listings for 6/17/18

On tonight’s program, something very unusual featuring a narrator and a “military” piano, improvisations by a great French organists, and an unjustly neglected piano concerto from England.  Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:00 PM 51073 Johann Baptist Vanhal The Naval Battle of Trafalgar Natl Music 1 SOLO Susan Skyrm, Piano SOLO Ronald Moyer, Narrator 9:38 […]

Jun. 08 2018

Toccata listings 6/10/18

By Mark Malinowski | Posted in Host Blogs, Toccata | Comments Off on Toccata listings 6/10/18

On tonight’s program, an organ work by Pachelbel sandwiched between late Romantic Russian piano works.  Thanks for listening, and enjoy!   6:00 PM 28071 Sergey Liapunov Variations on a Georgian Theme M Polo/HK 8223468 SOLO Dorothy Elliot Schechter,piano 14:09 C 1 1-1 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:16 PM 45475 Johann Pachelbel Toccata, Fugue, and Ricercar in C Centaur […]

Jun. 01 2018

Toccata listings 6/3/18

By Mark Malinowski | Posted in Host Blogs, Toccata | Comments Off on Toccata listings 6/3/18

On tonight’s program, another piano work by local composer Mark Maarder, inspired by Chopin, a major organ work by Maurice Durufle, and a concerto by a “rival” of Mozart. Thanks for listening, and enjoy!   6:00 PM 51052 Mark Maarder Nocture No. 2 Chopin’s Heart No Label 30 SOLO Jennifer N. Campbell, Piano 5:51 C […]

May. 31 2018

Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival

By Mark Malinowski | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival

My friend Don Buxton drove all the way out from Easton the other day, and we  spoke about the 33rd season of the Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival.  

May. 31 2018

Festival UMBC

By Mark Malinowski | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on Festival UMBC

I had the great pleasure of meeting with the artistic director Festival UMBC, Asiya Korepanova recently about the music festival starting it’s second season.  

May. 30 2018

Celebrating Poland

By Mark Malinowski | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on Celebrating Poland

I recently had a chance to talk to my friend Brian Ganz about a concert honoring Poland with the National Philharmonic.  

May. 19 2018

Toccata listings 5/20/18

By Mark Malinowski | Posted in Host Blogs, Toccata | Comments Off on Toccata listings 5/20/18

On tonight’s program, a musical “filigree” for organ, and sonata by a contemporary of Prokofiev, and a concerto for the princess by J.C. Bach.  also, thank you so much for your fabulous support during our recently completed fundraiser.  Thanks also to our fabulous volunteers, and wonder food donors!   6:00 PM 13826 Louis Vierne Pieces […]

May. 13 2018

How one thing might lead to Another

By Mark Malinowski | Posted in Host Blogs | 8 Comments

I was going to write a piece about pianists in the first part of the 19th century, and while doing my research, realized that one can’t really discuss this era of pianists without looking at a famous violinist. To begin, keyboard players in the baroque and classical eras were generally taught to sit straight, not […]

May. 11 2018

Toccata listings for 5/13/18

By Mark Malinowski | Posted in Host Blogs, Toccata | Comments Off on Toccata listings for 5/13/18

On Tonight’s program, harpsichord music by Bach, and a major organ work by Sir Charles villiers Stanford.  Thanks for listening, and enjoy!   6:00 PM 4098 Johann Sebastian Bach Overture in the French Style (Partita) Virgin 59272 SOLO Davitt Moroney, harpsichord 33:53 C 1 11-18 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:37 PM 13790 Sir Charles Villiers Stanford Concert Piece […]

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