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Archive for the ‘Host Blogs’ Category

Jan. 30 2021

1-30-21 Face The Music Listings

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Face the Music, Host Blogs | Comments Off on 1-30-21 Face The Music Listings

This week we are rerunning a show from March of 2019.  The music is fabulous.  Our panel was made up of two bassoonists…Bryan Young from the Poulenc Trio and Dave Donovan our FTM panelist emeritus.  Kati Harrison, WBJC’s weekend host and Operations Director and also a fan of the bassoon also joined us.  It was […]

Jan. 29 2021

Quicksilver for Shriver Hall

By Judith Krummeck | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on Quicksilver for Shriver Hall

  The early music group Quicksilver will be featured in a Shriver Hall Concert Series virtual performance at 5:30 PM on Sunday, available on demand for a week thereafter. Violinist and co-director JULIE ANDRIJESKI gave me some wonderful insights into this rarefied field.      

Jan. 24 2021

Music From Movies 01-24-21

By Kati Harrison | Posted in Host Blogs, Music From Movies | Comments Off on Music From Movies 01-24-21

7:00 PM Sergei Prokofiev- Lt. Kije: Suite Op 60 Telarc 80683 COND Paavo Jarvi- ORCH Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra     7:04 PM Erich Wolfgang Korngold- Violin Concerto in D Op 35 Dorian 90216 COND Andrew Litton ORCH Dallas Symphony Orchestra SOLO Ulrike-Anima Mathe, violin                       […]

Jan. 24 2021

Toccata listings for 1/24/21

By Mark Malinowski | Posted in Host Blogs, Toccata | Comments Off on Toccata listings for 1/24/21

On tonight’s program, a major work for 4 hands by Schubert, some 20th century harpsichord music, and an organ concerto by Handel.  Thanks for listening, and enjoy!   6:00 PM 5785 Franz Schubert Fantasie in G D 1 Seven Seas 6192 SOLO Sachiko & Kunio Kodama,piano 30:27 C 2 1-1 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:33 PM 50341 Tom […]

Jan. 23 2021

1-23-21 Music in Maryland. More American Music plus some Schubert?

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Host Blogs, Music In Maryland | Comments Off on 1-23-21 Music in Maryland. More American Music plus some Schubert?

I have been trying to feature some great American music these weeks as we are in the midst of inauguration season and just about everything else…these are great pieces which can’t be heard enough…as for the Schubert…who wouldn’t want to hear Leon Fleisher play the Wanderer Fantasy. PLAY DATE: Sat, 01/23/2021 6:00 PM 589 Samuel […]

Jan. 23 2021

Vocalise 01/23/21

By Kati Harrison | Posted in Host Blogs, Vocalise | Comments Off on Vocalise 01/23/21

8:00 PM John & James W. Johnson- Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing RCA/BMG 68153 COND Charles Gerhardt Charles GAIR hardt ORCH National Philharmonic Orch. SOLO Leontyne Price, soprano 8:06 PM Ralph Vaughan Williams- Serenade to Music Telarc 80676 COND Robert Spano ORCH Atlanta Symphony Orchestra SOLO and Chorus 8:20 PM Manuel de Falla- Seven Popular […]

Jan. 17 2021

Music From Movies 01-17-21

By Kati Harrison | Posted in Host Blogs, Music From Movies | Comments Off on Music From Movies 01-17-21

7:00 PM Alexandre Desplat- Heroic Weather-Conditions 4-6 Abkco 88922 ORCH Studio Orchestra   7:06 PM Michael Abels- Bad Education WarnerBros 1 ORCH Studio Orchestra   7:26 PM Richard Wagner- Tristan und Isolde: Prelude & Liebestod CBS/Sony 47644 COND Leonard Bernstein ORCH New York Philharmonic       7:46 PM Nino Rota- Felini Suite Da Vinci […]

Jan. 17 2021

Toccata listings for 1/17/21

By Mark Malinowski | Posted in Host Blogs, Toccata | Comments Off on Toccata listings for 1/17/21

On tonight’s program, a monumental organ work by Franck, and a WBJC premier of a Piano concerto by American composer Nicolas Flagello.  Thanks for listening, and enjoy!   6:00 PM 10854 Cesar Franck Grande Piece Symphonique Op 17 (from SiTelarc 80234 SOLO Michael Murray, organ 26:26 C 2 2-2 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:30 PM 52120 Nicolas Flagello […]

Jan. 16 2021

Vocalise 01/16/21

By Kati Harrison | Posted in Host Blogs, Vocalise | Comments Off on Vocalise 01/16/21

8:00 PM Richard Rodgers- Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered  RCA/BMG 62647 COND Paul Gemignani ORCH American Theatre Orchestra SOLO Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano 8:05 PM Georges Bizet- Carmen: “C’est toi!”/”C’est moi!”   DG/Archiv 471750 COND Leonard Bernstein ORCH Metropolitan Opera Orchestra SOLO Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano SOLO James McCracken, tenor 8:15 PM Johannes Brahms- Alto Rhapsody Op 53  […]

Jan. 15 2021

1-16-21 Music In Maryland…Americana at its Best!

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Host Blogs, Music In Maryland | Comments Off on 1-16-21 Music In Maryland…Americana at its Best!

Many people really enjoyed the selections last week so here are a few more American symphonic gems.  Some of my personal favorites and I hope perhaps yours.  Enjoy! 6:00 PM 13244 Arthur Foote Suite for Strings in E Op 63 Naxos 559365 COND Gerard Schwarz Gerard SHWARTS ORCH Seattle Symphony 15:43 C 1 8-10 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ […]

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