Mar. 04 2024

Monday 3/04/24 New York Philharmonic

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11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Jaap van Zweden Marcos BALTER: Oyá for light, electronics, and orchestra Nicholas Houfek, lighting design Levy Lorenzo, electronics John ADAMS: My Father Knew Charles Ives

Mar. 03 2024

Mark Padmore and Mitsuko Uchida with Winterreise at Shriver

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      British tenor Mark Padmore partners with Japanese-British pianist Mitsuko Uchida for Franz Schubert’s monumental song cycle, Winterreise on the Shrive Hall Concert Series. It was my pleasure to speak with Mark about the performance.              

Mar. 02 2024

3-2-24 Face The Music Listings

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This week our panelists were the late Ed Goldstein tuba player from the Peabody Ragtime Ensemble and Baltimore Jazz Orchestra, Ernie Green from the Annapolis Chorale and Chamber Orchestra and Face The Music Panelist Emeritus the late Dave Donovan.  I miss Dave and Ed so much.  They did wonderful work on Face the Music. We […]

Mar. 02 2024

3-2-24 Music in Maryland: Poulenc Trio, Jonathan Leshnoff, Amit Peled, Leon Fleisher and BSO!

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I’m not sure what all these musicians have in common but they are all on Music in Maryland and this should make for a good show!   PLAY DATE: Sat, 03/02/2024, 6:00 PM 5603 Mikhail Glinka Piano Trio in d Trio “Pathetique” Marquis 14032 ORCH The Poulenc Trio 14:50 C 1 1-4 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:16 PM […]

Mar. 01 2024

Winter 2024 pledge drive wrap up!

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Thank you to each and every one of you who helped make this pledge drive a resounding success!! WBJC starts out the New Year with a bang thanks to the generosity of our members, volunteers and food donors. The numbers: We raised $118,276.61 through the Winter Drive and an additional $22,900.00 in Challenges. 41% of all […]

Mar. 01 2024

Ben Tanzer’s “Missing” on BookNotes

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        Author, podcaster, publicist, and teacher, Ben Tanzer, is out with his latest novel, The Missing, from 7.13 Books. It was my pleasure to catch up with Ben by phone from Chicago.            

Mar. 01 2024

Toccata listings for 3/3/24

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On tonight’s program, an organ “realization” by a local composer, and work for 2 pianos and 8 hands, and a Concerto Symphonique.  thanks so much for listening, and enjoy! 6:00 PM 54310 Karen Amrhein Toccata and Fugue HappyLemon 3 5:15 C 1 12-13 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:09 PM 32512 Ignaz Moscheles Les Contrastes: Grand Duo Haus Musik […]

Feb. 29 2024

Thursday 2/29/24 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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11:00 PM MOZART:  Symphony No. 40 in G minor SCHUBERT:  Symphony No. 1 in D Majo STRAUSS, JR.: “Auf der Jagd” Polka   Mariss Jansons, conductor

Feb. 28 2024

Wednesday 2/28/24 NCPA

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11:00 PM ORCHESTRA:                       National Centre for the Performing Arts, China CONDUCTOR:                      Li Biao*, Lü Jia**   Guo Wenjing:                          Riyue Mountain, a Passacaglia for Orchestra*   Anton Bruckner:                     Symphony No. 7 in E Major

Feb. 27 2024

Tuesday 2/27/24 Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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11:00 PM Conductor:                               Daniel Harding Soloist:                                     Chicago Symphony Chorus; Jenny Wong, director*   Robert Schumann:                    Overture to Manfred, Op. 115 Johannes Brahms:                     Schicksalslied, Op. 54* Gustav Holst:                           The Planets, Op. 32  

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