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Kati Harrison

Kati Harrison

About Kati

Kati is WBJC's Operations Director and weekend host. Her full bio can be read here.

May. 23 2013

Carlos’s Favorites!

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In the following interview, conductor Carlos Kalmar talks about a phenomenal, newish work and about gathering together his favorite music from Prokofiev’s Ballet, Romeo and Juliet,  aka Carlos’s Favorites.   Maestro Kalmar also talks about why he loves American orchestras like the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra which he will conduct this Thursday through Saturday.    Also on the program, … Read More »

May. 12 2013

In our spare time…

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What do the announcers do when they’re not serving up delicious selections of music? Here I am, trying to get a horse to eat… fig newtons!   What do you do in your spare time? Related posts: Flying with Twyla Poulenc plays! Riding the Tour du Port

Apr. 25 2013

The Melodies of Brahms With Denyce Graves and no Hands!

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Conductor Piotr Gajewski talked with me about the National Philharmonic’s upcoming all Brahms concert with superstar mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, 2 of the women Brahms loved and conducting without a score.                                                                        The National Philharmonic Chorale with Denyce Graves will perform Saturday and Sunday, May 4th and 5th.  Here’s the web address for more … Read More »

Apr. 12 2013

Vocalise 1-26-13

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8:00 PM 8:00 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Marriage of Figaro: “Dove sono i bei…” Conductor: James Levine Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Dame Kiri Te Kanawa,soprano DG/Archiv, 449229 8:04 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Exsultate, Jubilate (Motet) Conductor: Gyorgy Fischer Ensemble: Vienna Chamber Orchestra Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano London, 443452 8:19 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — … Read More »

Apr. 12 2013

Vocalise 1-31-13

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8:00 PM 8:12 PM Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari — Idillo Concertino for oboe & strings Conductor: Francesco La Vecchia Ensemble: Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra Andrea Tenaglia, oboe Naxos, 572921 8:37 PM Dmitri Shostakovich — 5 Days & 5 Nights: Suite Opus: 111 Conductor: James Judd Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orch. Capriccio, 10341 9:08 PM Franz Lehar — The … Read More »

Apr. 12 2013

Vocalise 2-2-13

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8:00 PM 8:00 PM Franz Schubert — Schwanengesang (Complete) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar. Alfred Brendel, piano Philips, 411051 8:48 PM Johannes Brahms — German Requiem: Herr, lehre doch mich… Opus: 45 Conductor: Otto Klemperer Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar. Angel/EMI, 47238

Apr. 12 2013

Vocalise 2-16-13

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8:00 PM 8:00 PM Giuseppe Verdi — Il Trovatore: “Vedi, le fosche notturne” Conductor: Richard Bonynge Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orch. London Opera Chorus London, 443818 8:02 PM Giuseppe Verdi — La Traviata: “Pura siccome un angelo” Conductor: John Pritchard Ensemble: Orch. of Maggio Musicale Robert Merrill, baritone Joan Sutherland, soprano London, 443828 8:10 PM Giuseppe … Read More »

Apr. 12 2013

Vocalise 2-23-13

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8:00 PM 8:00 PM George Frederich Handel — Zadok the Priest Conductor: Simon Preston Ensemble: The English Concert Choir of Westminster Abbey DG/Archiv, 410030 8:05 PM Johannes Brahms — Neue Liebeslieder Walzer Opus: 65 Conductor: Robert Shaw Robert Shaw Festival Singers John Wustman, piano Norman Mackenzie, piano Telarc, 80326 8:26 PM George Frederich Handel — … Read More »

Apr. 12 2013

Vocalise 2-26-13

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8:00 PM 8:08 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 27 Key: B-Flat Conductor: Mitsuko Uchida Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra Mitsuko Uchida, piano London, 15498 8:40 PM Joseph Martin Kraus — Ballet Music for Gluck’s Armide Conductor: Petter Sundkvist Ensemble: Swedish Chamber Orchestra Naxos, 557498 8:41 PM Christof Ernst Friedrich Weyse — Symphony No.4 Key: … Read More »

Apr. 12 2013

Vocalise 3-02-13

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8:00 PM 8:00 PM Francis Poulenc — Ave Verum Corpus (1952) Conductor: John Rutter Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia Cambridge Singers Collegium, 108 8:03 PM Francis Poulenc — Les chemins de l’amour-Valse chantee Felicity Lott, soprano The Songmakers Almanac Hyperion, 66147 8:08 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Adelaide Opus: 46 Jussi Bjoerling, tenor Harry Ebert, … Read More »

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