Reed Hessler

Dec. 15 2017

TIME TO SAY GOODBYE

By Reed Hessler | Posted in Host Blogs, WBJC News | 74 Comments

TIME TO SAY GOODBYE … (YOU SAY GOODBYE. I SAY HELLO.) by Reed Hessler As of Monday, December 18th, I am no longer a classical music host on WBJC. After thirty-nine years and thirteen days, I am retiring. My last live broadcast was the Friday night request show on December 15th, followed by my pre-recorded […]

May. 21 2016

Friday, 5/20/16, 8:19PM-12:00AM

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8:19 PM 18777 Johann Strauss II North Sea Pictures Waltz Op 390 NordseeM Polo/HK 223207 COND Oliver Dohnanyi ORCH Polish State Philharmonic 9:15 C 1 12-12 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:29 PM 4439 Ludwig van Beethoven King Stephen: Overture in E-Flat Op 117MHS 523114 COND Claudio Abbado KLOW dee oh Uh BAH doh ORCH Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 6:37 […]

May. 14 2016

Playlist Friday, 5/13/16

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5:00 AM 4016 Adolf Busch Divertimento for 13 Solo Instruments OpCBS/Sony 48088 ORCH Marlboro Festival Ensemble 18:22 C 1 5-10 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5:18 AM 85 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F Op 90 Pentatone 5186308 COND Marek Janowski yah NOFF skee ORCH Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 36:37 C 1 5-8 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12:00 PM 1847 Wolfgang Amadeus […]

Feb. 26 2016

LISTENER’S CHOICE, EMAIL ONLY REQUEST SHOW, FRIDAY, MARCH 4TH

By Reed Hessler | Posted in Host Blogs, WBJC Listener's Choice, WBJC News | 2 Comments

Friday, March 4th, WBJC will present our first email only request show. Send your requests to our brand new email address: ListenersChoice@wbjc.com. As usual, we will accept one request for one selection from each listener, and will broadcast your requests between 8PM and 1AM. Because the March 4th show will be pre-recorded, all requests […]

Oct. 23 2015

Play List Friday, 10/23/15, 8:20PM to 12:00AM

By Reed Hessler | Posted in Host Blogs, Playlists, WBJC Listener's Choice | 1 Comment

Play Report PLAY DATE: Fri, 10/23/2015 8:00 PM 2893 Johann Stamitz Clarinet Concerto in B-Flat Angel/EMI 54842 COND Iona Brown i OWN uh Brown ORCH Academy of St Martin in Fields SOLO Sabine Meyer, clarinet Suh BEE nuh MAY ihr 15:47 C 1 7-9 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:20 PM 37490 Pablo Sarasate Fantasy on Themes from the […]

Oct. 14 2015

Playlist Friday, 10/2/15

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PLAY DATE: Fri, 10/02/2015 12:57 AM 10118 Gabriel Faure Morceau de Concours Virgin 61495 SOLO Jonathan Snowdon, flute SOLO Andrew Litton, piano 2:50 C 1 6-6 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4:00 AM 421 Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Concerto No. 2 in E BWV 1042 DG/Archiv 986 COND Jeffrey Kahane ORCH Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra SOLO Hilary Hahn, violin […]

Jul. 03 2015

Listener’s Choice 07/03/15

By Reed Hessler | Posted in Playlists, WBJC Listener's Choice | Comments Off on Listener’s Choice 07/03/15

PLAY DATE: Fri, 07/03/2015 8:23 PM 1324 Morton Gould American Salute RCA/BMG 61249 COND Arthur Fiedler Arthur FEED lihr ORCH Boston Pops Orchestra 4:09 C 1 14-14 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:28 PM 273 Jean Sibelius Finlandia Op 26/7 Naxos 572705 COND Pietari Inkinen ORCH New Zealand Symphony Orchestra 8:55 C 1 6-6 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:38 PM 6648 William […]

Jan. 10 2015

Playlist-Friday, 01/09/15, 7:24PM – 1159PM

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Adagio for Strings 0 11 20:24:00 524 Samuel Barber Sir Neville Marriner Academy of St Martin in Fields London 4780100 1968 String Quartet No.12: “Quartettsatz” c D 703 (Unfinished) 20:34:00 652 Franz Schubert Quartetto Italiano Philips 446163 1965 Adagio on Celtic Themes 0 56 20:46:00 489 Max Bruch Antoni Wit Polish National Radio Orchestr Julius […]

Nov. 22 2014

Program Listings – Friday, 11/21/14, 8:22PM to 12AM

By Reed Hessler | Posted in Playlists, WBJC Listener's Choice | Comments Off on Program Listings – Friday, 11/21/14, 8:22PM to 12AM

Play Report PLAY DATE: Fri, 11/21/2014 8:22 PM 725 Francois-Adrien Boieldieu Harp Concerto in C Pentatone 5186135 COND Antonio de Almeida ORCH Monte Carlo Natl Opera Orch SOLO Catherine Michel, harp 20:38 C 1 1-3 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:44 PM 1796 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni: Overture in d K 527 Nederland 8005 COND Kurt Sanderling ORCH […]

Nov. 01 2014

Playlist – Friday, 10/31/14, 8:19PM – 11:59PM

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Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain 0 King 20:19:00 149 Edvard Grieg Arthur Fiedler Boston Pops Orchestra DG/Archiv 4776121 1973 Six Waltzes for Guitar Duet 0 39 20:22:00 898 Fernando Sor Robert Kubica,guitar Wilma van Berkel,guitar Naxos 8553302 1994 Candide Overture 0 20:39:00 249 Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein New York Philharmonic CBS/Sony 47154 […]