On this episode of Friday Favorites, for Feb. 17, 2023, host Steve Staruch plays requests for chamber music, Laureen requests music by the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra and Robby in Maryland shares his YourClassical story.
Jean Johnson met her future husband in a high school choir room, but 20 years would pass until they had the chance to sing together again.
Composer Ulysses Kay dedicated his life to music. With more than 140 works representing the various genres of classical music, Kay should be a household name. Find out more in the latest episode of the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mark O'Connor about his memoir, ‘Crossing Bridges,’ on his journey from multi-instrumentalist child prodigy to solo artist composing and performing on world stages.
In this week’s New Classical Tracks, Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing offers a glimpse of her homeland’s fragile beauty through the music of contemporary and traditional composers on her latest album, ‘Arctic.’
Russian-born violinist Nataly Merezhuk explores the history of jazz in the former Soviet Union in her new album: Jazz on Bones.
Not all classical music is soft and quaint.
This week of the Oscars deep dive focuses on winners from the ‘50’s and ‘60’s and the rise of method actors. Randy Haberkamp, Executive Vice President, Library Archives and Sci Tech for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is back to talk all things cinema. Listen now!
In this week’s New Classical Tracks, guitarist David Starobin’s retirement from performing has finally given him the time to catch up on his playing and to celebrate one of his musical idols on his latest album, ‘Giulio Regondi: A 200th Birthday Bouquet.’
Choral fans received a nice surprise over the weekend when Coldplay performed on ‘Saturday Night Live’ and was unexpectedly joined by the Jason Max Ferdinand Singers and YouTube sensation Jacob Collier on ‘Fix You’ and ‘The Astronaut.’ Watch now!
