In his later years Franz Joseph Haydn personally enjoying great success and fame, but the world around him was in trouble. In 1798 Haydn wrote Missa in Angustiis (“Mass for troubled times”) which may have been premiered the day Admiral Horatio Nelson defeated Napoleon in the Battle of the Nile. This late mass would gradually be called … Read More »
Tonight’s Vocalise is as American as an apple pie on Thanksgiving, almost! American composers Barber, Joplin and Copland will make appearances on the program. However, I’ll also have “Goin’ Home” based on the slow movement of Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” written in the U.S.A. and the bawdy “Watkins Ale” with The … Read More »
In honor of Veterans Day, I’ll have music of different moods by American composers beginning with Aaron Copland’s Simple Gifts and ending with Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings in the choral arrangement. In between those small treasures, there will be performances of music by Morten Lauridsen and Eric Whitacre. Related posts: Almost All American Mass … Read More »
Though somewhat daunted by the prospect of riding in last year’s Tour du Port, I got up the courage and had a blast! Actually, it was WBJC’s Jonathan Palevsky who persuaded me to ride with him in Bike Maryland’s Tour du Port which is a fundraiser and an awareness-raiser. Not only do you get to … Read More »
My father was not a fan of television, so as a child I spent a good deal of time in front of a record player listening to my mother’s classical and folk music. There are photographs of me as a 4 year old sitting in my rocking chair, holding my beloved stuffed dog listening intently … Read More »
At my last book club meeting, my friend Deborah encouraged members of our group to buy tickets for what she described as a great wine tasting event at Hopewell Cancer Support. She said that Hopewell had been a wonderful source of support for her and her family. The very mention of a wine tasting … Read More »
Trumpeter and Artistic Director Phil Snedecor blew into the WBJC studios to talk about the next concert by the Washington Symphonic Brass- The Best of All Possible Worlds: Brass on Broadway this coming Saturday and Sunday. Listen here! Related posts: 7-9-12 Word On Wine Sauvignon Blanc From $12 – $70! Bernstein, Beethoven, and… Soccer? The … Read More »
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