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Host profile: Sandy Snyder
“While subbing for First Light during this pandemic, I got regular calls from a listener trapped in Colombia, South America because of the virus and felt like the station was a lifeline for him.”
Read more about Sandy Snyder, host of WTJU’s Early Music Show.
Josef Myslivecek Oboe Quintets anticipate Mozart
For anyone who enjoys the chamber music of Mozart and Haydn, give this disc a listen. Myslivecek is an early Classical composer worth exploring.
Poul Ruders avoids categorizations in Volume 15
Ruders picks and chooses from all the various contemporary compositional trends. And he makes it all sound not only cohesive but logical -- as if it simply couldn't be any other way.
Host profile: Brian Simalchik
“The best moments are when someone calls and is excited to share about how somehting I played spoke to them. That’s the absolute best and brings me the most joy.”
Read more about Brian Simalchik, host of WTJU’s A New Sound.
Classical Interviews – Carrie Finnegan
#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalTimeMachine (early LPs) Week 3
In the early LP era (as with other eras of recording) composers conducted their own works, legendary performances were preserved, and occasionally history was made.
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival presents a virtual mini-festival: Nov 30 - Dec 2
Encouraged by enthusiastic audience response to its virtual September Festival, the Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival is expanding its virtual concert programming with Mini-Festivals in 2020 and 2021. The first Mini-Festival will take place November 30 – December 2, with a single major classical work released at 10:00am each day.
Antonio Vandini Complete Works carefully researched
Vandini's style galante music is charming and elegant. And in these performances, I think we get a better impression of the musician who wrote them.
RADIO TALKS: Making Classical Music Inclusive on Friday, Dec 4
In a year of amplified calls for racial justice, symphonies, college music departments, and classical music radio stations have been working to show that classical music is for and by all kinds of people.
Join WTJU for “Making Classical Music Inclusive,” a conversation with Virginia composers and performers.
We are grateful for the generosity of the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation and UVA Arts Council, supporting WTJU and CharlottesvilleClassical.org.