Archive for December, 2012
12/21/12 – Leroy Anderson Christmas – 10 pm
Enjoy classic Christmas arrangements and original music by Leroy Anderson. Hosted by conductor Leonard Slatkin and the composer’s son Kurt Anderson, the program features recorded performances of Leroy Anderson’s Christmas Music with Leonard Slatkin conducting the BBC Concert Orchestra, and Leroy Anderson conducting his Pops Concert Orchestra. Listeners will also hear Leroy Anderson talking about […]
12/20/12 – A Chanticleer Christmas – 10 pm
A Chanticleer Christmas is a celebration of the season as told through the glorious voices of Chanticleer, the 12-voice San Francisco-based men’s choir. The program spans the globe and the centuries, from England in the 1300s to new arrangements of classic and contemporary carols.
12/19/12 – Welcome Christmas! – 10 pm
VocalEssence rings in the season with an all-new Welcome Christmas! Bring a Torch! This year’s program puts the focus on old French carols, alongside two world premieres in the annual VocalEssence/American Composers Forum Christmas carol contest. The new carols call for the intriguing combination of men’s chorus with English horn.
WBJC announcer gets some “ink”
If you’ve checked out the WBJC hosts’ bios on our web page, you’ll have seen that Morning Host, Mark Malinowski, enjoys video games, Mid-day Host, Dyana Neal, has a passion for fashion and cats, Evening Host, Reed Hessler is a film buff, and Weekend Host, Kati Harrison, is a Perfume Jedi Master and lover of […]
Thursday 12/06/12 The Cleveland Orchestra
11:00 PM Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor Megan Miller, soprano Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano Eric Cutler, tenor Iain Peterson, bass The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus LIGETI: Atmosphères WAGNER: Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 1 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in d, “Choral”, Op. 125
Playlist: Dec/06/12
10:44 PM Romanus Hofstetter — String Quartet No. 6 Key: AOpus: 3Ensemble: Kodaly QuartetNaxos, 8555704 10:26 PM Sir Arnold Bax — Tintagel Conductor: Bryden ThomsonEnsemble: Ulster OrchestraChandos, 7047 10:20 PM Frederic Chopin — Fantaisie-Impromptu Key: c-Sharp Opus: 66Yundi Li, pianoDG/Archiv, 471479 10:09 PM Johann Strauss II — Wedding Dance Waltz Opus: 453Conductor: Alfred WalterEnsemble: Slovak […]
12/18/12 – Echoes of Christmas – 10 pm
The Dale Warland Singers provided magical performances to listeners across the country for over 30 years and were acclaimed as America’s premiere choir. Beloved by listeners nationwide, their signature holiday concert is the annual Echoes of Christmas program. Drawing upon the archive of their live performances, Dale Warland and host Brian Newhouse create […]
Wednesday 12/05/12 Live! At The Concertgebouw
11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: James Garrigan SOLOIST: Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano ORCHESTRA: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Nationaal Jeugdkoor Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand Debussy : Trois Nocturnes Skriabin : Poème de l’Extase
Playlist: Dec/05/12
10:55 PM Domenico Cimarosa — Cleopatra: Overture Conductor: Alessandro AmorettiEnsemble: Nicolaus Esterhazy SinfoniaM Polo/HK, 8225181 10:25 PM Franz Berwald — Piano Quintet No. 1 Key: cEnsemble: Uppsala Chamber SoloistsBengt-Ake Lundin, pianoNaxos, 8553970 10:08 PM Josef Suk — Fantastic Scherzo Opus: 25Conductor: JoAnn FallettaEnsemble: Buffalo PhilharmonicNaxos, 572323 9:52 PM Bedrich Smetana — Ma Vlast: Vysehrad Conductor: […]
Tuesday 12/04/12 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Arvo Pärt. Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta Pärt: Symphony No 4, Los Angeles Debussy: La Mer Castellanos: Santa Cruz de Pacairigua (Gustavo Dudamel, conductor)
