Archive for March, 2020
3-25-20 Some things that are sustaining me during these times!
With the advent of Covid – 19 all of our lives have changed so dramatically! All the lectures, classes and podcasts that I do in addition to radio have all disappeared! March April and May, some of my busiest months (and if you know me I am a pretty busy guy) are now empty other […]
Connecting through Radio
I spoke/Facetimed with my mother recently who lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. My mother has lung issues, so she has to safeguard against the Corona Virus by physically isolating herself from all people. My brother who lives in Austin, Texas and I have been Facetiming almost every day with her. In spite of the […]
Meet My New Colleagues!
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, […]
Wednesday 03/25/20 SANTA FE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL/CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER
11:00 PM MAHLER Rückert Lieder (1901–1902) “Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder” (“Do Not Gaze into My Songs”) “Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft” (“I Breathed a Gentle Fragrance”) “Liebst du um Schönheit” (“If You Love for the Sake of Beauty”) “Um Mitternacht” (“At Midnight”) “Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen” (“I Am Lost to […]
Playlist: Mar/25/20
10:35 PM Sergei Prokofiev — Flute Sonata Key: DOpus: 94Sir James Galway, fluteMartha Argerich, pianoRCA/BMG, 63439 9:57 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 3 Key: cOpus: 37Conductor: Kurt SanderlingEnsemble: Royal Concertgebouw OrchestraMitsuko Uchida, pianoPhilips, 446082 9:20 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — String Quintet No. 3 Key: CEnsemble: Guarneri QuartetIda Kavafian, violaRCA/BMG, 7772 8:57 […]
Steve’s Though of the Day
What’s important right now for your estate planning? In short, three (3) things: locate all original documents – wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance medical directives, memorandums – and review them for accuracy and any needed changes; revise and update all documents that require changes or updating, and check/verify all asset alignment and beneficiary designations to ensure continuity […]
Tuesday 3/24/20 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Conductor John Storgårds and Violinist Ray Chen Higdon: blue cathedral Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 14 (Ray Chen, violin) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36
Playlist: Mar/24/20
10:07 PM Franz Schubert — Symphony No. 9 Key: CConductor: John Eliot GardinerEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraDG/Archiv, 457648 9:59 PM Roxanna Panufnik — Four World Seasons: Autumn in Albania Ensemble: BBC Symphony OrchestraTasmin Little, violinChandos, 5175 9:35 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 21 Key: COpus: 53Annie Fischer, pianoWarnerClas, 63412 8:57 PM Frederick Delius […]
Monday 3/23/20 New York Philharmonic
11:00 PM Jaap van Zweden conducts A German Requiem BRAHMS: A German Requiem, Op. 45 Ying Fang, soprano Matthias Goerne, baritone Concert Chorale of NY Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Playlist: Mar/23/20
10:56 PM Giovanni Antonio Terzi — Canzone a Otto Voci for Four lutes Jakob Lindberg, lutePaul O’Dette,luteNigel North,luteRobert Meunier,luteBis, 341 10:17 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 5 Key: E-Flat Opus: 73Conductor: JoAnn FallettaEnsemble: Buffalo PhilharmonicNorman Krieger, pianoLondon, 4815583 10:01 PM Michael Nyman — String Quartet No. 3 Ensemble: Balanescu String QuartetArgo, 433093 […]