Archive for the ‘Music In Maryland’ Category
8-10-19 Music In Maryland A Nice Potpourri
This week we have a super nice selection of all manner of things. I’m glad I can finally hear the Leshnoff Guitar Concerto…as I missed the premiere! Some great artists and performers. PLAY DATE: Sat, 08/10/2019 6:00 PM 6768 Gerald Finzi Five Bagatelles Op 23 jjd 2 SOLO Robert DiLutis, clarinet SOLO Yin Zheng, piano […]
8-3-19 Music In Maryland. Bartok, Chopin, Prokofiev…together again!
The title says it all. Marin Alsop with both the BSO and the SPSO! Between them Brian Ganz does something he does extremely well…play chopin! PLAY DATE: Sat, 08/03/2019 6:00 PM 3047 Bela Bartok Music for Strings,Percussion and CelestaNaxos 572486 COND Marin Alsop ORCH Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 29:29 C 1 6-9 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:30 PM 5910 […]
7-27-19 Music In Maryland BSO Long Lost Recording!
Now that I’ve got your attention! This recording of Helene Grimaud playing with the BSO was given to me by my good friend and Face The Music Panelist Dave Donovan! I had no idea it existed. I thought it would be nice to play four masters of the early 20th century…who might have all known […]
7-20-19 Happy Birthday Leon Fleisher!
This Tuesday, 7/23, Leon Fleisher turns 91! We pay tribute to the great pianist who is probably more synonymous with classical music in Baltimore than anyone else. Leon Fleisher has a fantastic discography we dip our toe in the pool! PLAY DATE: Sat, 07/20/2019 6:00 PM 4497 Johann Sebastian Bach Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in […]
7-13-19 Music In Maryland Baltimore Symphony Musicians, Chamber Music by Candlelight
The lockout of the Baltimore Symphony musicians continues and it looks like it going to continue through the Summer. WBJC has no position regarding the situation other than to hope for a speedy resolution and to play the fine recordings of both the musicians themselves and the orchestra as a whole. Tonight we are playing […]
7-6-19 Music In Maryland…It’s Blowing in the Winds.
This week all local artists and all wind instruments…with one trumpet thrown in. We feature BSO principal oboist Katherine Needleman, BSO principal trumpeter Andrew Balio, the excellent Poulenc Trio and amazing clarinetist David Drosinos.
6-29-19 Music In Maryland.
Amid the total mess that is the current situation with the Baltimore Symphony…Players locked out and a possible strike in September…I prefer to focus on the more pleasant things the orchestra represents…namely it’s fantastic recorded legacy. Here are some nice examples. By the way it was so sweet of David Zinman to visit the picket […]
6-22-19 Music In Maryland. Candlelight Concert Society, Italian Saxophone Quartet.
This week we are broadcasting a concert featuring The Italian Saxophone Quartet recorded at Smith Theater Howard Community College. The quartet’s wide ranging repertoire runs the gamut from Bach to Piazolla with film music by Morricone and Rota. Also WBJC’s Kati Harrison did an extensive interview with the quartet about their history and repertoire. It’s […]
6-15-19 Music In Maryland Baltimore Chamber Orchestra’s New Concert Master!
This year the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra auditioned various candidates for Concert Master to replace Madeline Adkins. The winner was Audrey Wright the Assistant Principal Violin of the Baltimore Symphony. She performed Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 in a concert at Goucher College’s Kraushaar Auditorium on March 24, 2019. Also on the program was Carl Nielsen’s […]
6-8-19 Music In Maryland
This week we have a little sample of the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic. The NOI is going on all month in College Park and you should check them out. It’s Schumann’s birthday and we also have the BSO’s excellent Mahler 6 live recording. All in All a nice evening on MiM.
