Posts Tagged ‘music’

Dec. 01 2023

Holidays at Hampton 2023

By Dyana Neal | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews, WBJC Programs | Comments Off on Holidays at Hampton 2023

Hampton National Historic Site is preparing for the holiday season once again. Their day-long 2023 celebration, Holidays at Hampton, will start the festivities on Saturday, December 9. I recently spoke with Historic Hampton board member Gayle Economos about this year’s featured activities and performances.

Sep. 13 2021

Honoring Defenders’ Day 2021 at Fort McHenry

By Dyana Neal | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews, WBJC Programs | Comments Off on Honoring Defenders’ Day 2021 at Fort McHenry

Fort McHenry’s Defenders’ Day celebration will take place Friday and Saturday, September 17 and 18. Various activities are planned including a parade, musical performances, and living history re-enactors. I spoke with Ranger Shannon McLucas about this year’s remembrance of an important period in Baltimore’s history.  

Mar. 02 2021

The Fashions of the Opera

By Dyana Neal | Posted in Host Blogs | Comments Off on The Fashions of the Opera

    My husband and I are outliers in a number of ways, one of which is that we still dress up when we go to the theater or the opera. We’re both vintage enthusiasts as well and enjoy researching the proper attire for a particular era when we attend “period” (usually 1920’s) events. Well, […]

Dec. 07 2020

Home for the Holidays – and Potentially Missing Ten Million Dollars!

By Dyana Neal | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews, WBJC Programs | Comments Off on Home for the Holidays – and Potentially Missing Ten Million Dollars!

Baltimore actress Kay-Megan Washington has scored something most performers only dream about – a major role in a movie! “The Christmas Lottery” begins airing on BET, BET Her, and streaming services on December 12. Ms. Washington is a fabulous singer-actress and I recently spoke with her about her role as the family matriarch as well […]

Jul. 01 2020

Sing – It’s Good For You!

By Dyana Neal | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on Sing – It’s Good For You!

Engaging with music, whether that means listening to it or performing it, has been shown to have numerous health benefits including stress reduction, improved cognition, reduced anxiety, and elevated moods. Artistic Director Jeanne Kelly founded Encore Creativity for Older Adults in 2007 to give singers age 55 and older a chance to perform music that’s […]

Mar. 25 2020

Meet My New Colleagues!

By Dyana Neal | Posted in Host Blogs | 2 Comments

Okay, OUR new colleagues. WBJC’s on-air personnel are the only humans coming to work at this point, but we have some exciting new staff members who have been working super hard to keep us all safe. Aren’t they photogenic? They get quite a workout several times a day disinfecting countertops, door handles, the sound board, […]

Nov. 22 2019

A Musical Message of Peace

By Dyana Neal | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews, WBJC Programs | Comments Off on A Musical Message of Peace

The holiday season is almost upon us, so of course that means choral concerts, especially Handel’s Messiah. Recently, I spoke with Columbia Pro Cantare’s Executive Director, Elladean Brigham, about the group’s upcoming performance of the famous work as well as their Chamber Chorus seasonal offering, A Christmas Noel.

Mar. 02 2017

If music be the food of love, what’s the food of music?

By Dyana Neal | Posted in Host Blogs | 3 Comments

On almost any given day, if you were to stop by WBJC’s studios, you’d hear someone mention food. The staff at this radio station loves to natter on about all things culinary – favorite cookbooks, silly food trends, amazing (or dreadful) restaurants we’ve recently tried – if you can eat it or drink it, we’ve […]

Jun. 24 2016

Get on your bikes and ride!

By Dyana Neal | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on Get on your bikes and ride!

From July 22-24, scooter enthusiasts will meet at various locations in Baltimore to check out one another’s bikes, listen to music, meet like-minded folks, and oh, yes, ride! There hasn’t been a scooter rally in Charm City for a few years, so fans of two-wheeled transit (myself included) have good reason to be excited about […]

Jul. 11 2014

Seeing Music in Medieval Manuscripts

By Judith Krummeck | Posted in Host Blogs | Comments Off on Seeing Music in Medieval Manuscripts

                        Gorgeous exhibition at The Walters. Here is my write up for the online journal, Monologging: http://monologging.org/medieval-music/      

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