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Abhinn Malhotra

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Abhinn Malhotra is WBJC's Evening and Sunday Afternoon host. You can contact him at amalhotra@bccc.edu.

Jul. 03 2024

The Scandinavian Sound

By Abhinn Malhotra | Posted in Host Blogs | Comments Off on The Scandinavian Sound

Composers have long been enamored with the landscapes of the Scandinavian countries. Sibelius saw swans taking flight outside his cottage window in Northern Finland, resulting in the Swan Theme in his Symphony #5. Similarly, Wilhelm Peterson-Berger used the images of Northern Sweden in his Symphony #3, “Lapland”. During a musical time dominated by European composers […]

Jan. 05 2023

Winds of Change

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“You play the what?” Yep. The euphonium. One of the most fun instruments in the world has found it’s place in the world of brass bands and, in my case growing up, in wind ensembles around the globe.  The wind ensemble has been, throughout my life and even before, a changing landscape in the world […]

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