On this week’s episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ in celebration of Earth Day, we listen as composer Tina Davidson explores her connection to family, life and nature on her collaborative album with VocalEssence, ‘Hymn of the Universe.’ Listen now!
Musician and composer Ameen Mokdad opens up about his album The Curve, which he composed while living under ISIS occupation in Mosul, Iraq.
Monday, April 15, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Neville Marriner, the music director of the Minnesota Orchestra from 1979 to 1986. To mark the occasion, we're going back to a concert from April 2008, when he served as guest conductor. Melissa Ousley and Brian Newhouse host this special encore. Listen now!
Once the toast of 1920s Paris, Tamara de Lempicka's story is now on Broadway. She was a modernist art deco artist who's better known in Europe than in the U.S.
You might know the face, but do you know the name? On the latest episode of ‘Saturday Cinema,’ hear music from films that feature great character actors like Edward Everett Horton, Alec Guiness, Anna Revere and more. Listen now with host Lynne Warfel!
Eclectic and fun, that’s ‘Friday Favorites’! Guest host Julie Amacher fills in for Steve Staruch as she plays listeners’ requests for their favorite classical music, including Grieg’s Piano Concerto No. 1, Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird Suite’ and more. Listen now!
As we continue to bask in the afterglow of this week’s eclipse, we’ll enjoy music about light and shadow. Outi Tarkianinen’s ‘Midnight Sun Variations,’ Vanessa Lann’s ‘Shining Still’ and Elena Ruehr’s ‘Shadow Light’ are featured. Ward Jacobsen guest hosts.
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ conductor JoAnn Falletta leads the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in music by Antonín Dvořák and David Serkin Ludwig on their latest album, ‘Echoes of Eastern Europe.’ Find out more!
On the latest episode of ‘Saturday Cinema,’ we celebrate some of the best scores that didn't win Oscars, including music from ‘Citizen Kane,’ ‘Our Town’ and ‘Casablanca.’ Listen now with host Lynne Warfel.
The best place to enjoy the eclipse is — on the radio? Believe it! Requests to honor the heavenly light (or lack of light) show, and more than a few requests for the opening of major league baseball made for a hit it out of the park afternoon on ‘Friday Favorites,’ with Steve Saturch.
