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Classical WSMR, 89.1 and 103.9, based in west central Florida, features the finest performances of classical music, 24 hours a day, with special features and live performances by internationally acclaimed musicians. The station is also available online at www.wsmr.org and on HD radio on WUSF 89.72.
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Join Russell Gant for Classical WSMR’s next full-length broadcast from the Sarasota Opera! This one is a double bill with a performance of Pergolesi’s La Serva Padrona, and Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas.
Join Russell Gant for Classical WSMR’s next full-length broadcast from the Sarasota Opera! This week it’s a performance of Rossini’s La Scala di Seta (The Silken Ladder) . Listen to WSMR’s full-length broadcast at wsmr.org for a limited time.
Join Russell Gant for Classical WSMR’s next full-length broadcast from the Sarasota Opera! This week it’s a performance of Bizet’s “The Peral Fishers”. Listen to WSMR’s full-length broadcast at wsmr.org for a limited time.
Join Russell Gant for Classical WSMR’s next full-length broadcast from the Sarasota Opera! This week it’s a performance of Verdi’s “Atilla”. listen to WSMR’s full-length broadcast from the Sarasota Opera at wsmr.org
Join Russell Gant for live music from Sarasota Opera as he welcomes cast members from their production of Cimarosa’s opera “The Secret Marriage.”
Join Russell Gant for Our next Tuesday Concert with the Florida Orchestra. Michael Francis conducts the Piano Concerto No. 3 by Prokofiev with guest pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, and the Symphony No. 5 by Tchaikovsky. Originally broadcast Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 8:00 PM on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9, online at wsmr.org.
Join host Russell Gant for Our Tuesday Concert with the Florida Orchestra. Michael Francis conducts Robert Levin’s completion of the Mozart Requiem featuring the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay. Originally broadcast on September 27th at 8:00 PM.
Our Tuesday Concert with The Florida Orchestra Concert Broadcast - Shchedrin & Rodrigo for September 20, 2022 Listen as host Russell Gant presents Our Tuesday Concert with the Florida Orchestra. Michael Francis conducts the Carmen Suite by Shchedrin, and the Concierto de Aranjuez by Rodrigo with guest guitarist Milos. That’s Tuesday night at 8:00 on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9, online at wsmr.org.
Taylor Irelan is a flutist based in Tampa, Florida and has collaborated with award winning composers to commission, premiere, and record new works for the flute, as well as write his own works and transcriptions for flute and various ensembles. He joins Tyler Kline to discuss his debut album, out now, called “The Journey.” The album features brand new works by LGBTQIA+ composers. You can listen and get your copy on his website, taylorirelan.com.
Listen as host Russell Gant presents Our Tuesday Concert with the Florida Orchestra, as Michael Francis conducts the Piano Concerto No. 1 by Tchaikovsky with guest pianist Conrad Tao, followed by a performance of the complete ballet, the Firebird by Stravinsky. Originally broadcast September 13 at 8:00 PM on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9, online at wsmr.org.
Join host Susan Giles Wantuck for the next Tuesday concert with The Florida Orchestra. Michael Francis conducts "A Silence Haunts Me" by Jake Runestad. And Beethoven’s Symphony Number nine, with soloists and the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay. Originally broadcast September 6th at 8:00 on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9, online at wsmr.org.
Listen as host Russell Gant presents our Tuesday Concert with the Florida Orchestra. Michael Francis conducts the Piano Concerto No. 23 by Mozart with guest pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, followed by a performance of the Symphony No. 5 by Gustav Mahler. Originally broadcast August 30th at 8:00 on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9, online at wsmr.org.
On the 7/3/2022 edition of Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline shares a pair of pieces for Independence Day inspired by the National Anthem: Jessie Montgomery’s “Banner,” and Kile Smith’s “The Dawn’s Early Light.” Plus, Tyler will be joined by pianist Ann DuHamel to discuss her project “Prayers for a Feverish Planet.” Enjoy this audio, an interview with Ann DuHamel. Listen to Modern Notebook, Sunday nights from 8 to 10 on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9.
Live Performance – Pianists from the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival – June 30th, 2022 Celebrating its 10th season, the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival returned to the USF School of Music on Thursday, June 30th. The festival welcomed piano students from all over the world to work with acclaimed faculty artists. Hear some of the festival’s best students from this Thursday afternoon as Bethany Cagle welcomes them for a live performance. Originally broadcast on June 30, 2022 at 1:00 PM.
Live Performance – Pianists from the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival – July 7th, 2022 Celebrating its 10th season, the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival returned to the USF School of Music on Thursday, July 7th. The festival welcomed piano students from all over the world to work with acclaimed faculty artists. Hear some of the festival’s best students from this Thursday afternoon as Bethany Cagle welcomes them for a live performance. Originally broadcast on July 7th, 2022 at 1:00 PM.
Tuesday Concert with Sarasota Orchestra 2022 Concert Broadcasts - Prokofiev and Mendelssohn for July 5, 2022Enjoy Russell Gant hosting Our Tuesday Concert with Sarasota Orchestra from this year’s Sarasota Music Festival featuring guest artist Francesca Anderegg playing the Violin Concerto No. 2 by Prokofiev, and Jeffrey Kahane conducting the Symphony No. 4 by Mendelssohn. Originally broadcast Tuesday, July 5th at 8:00 PM on Florida’s Classical Music Station…WSMR 89.1 and 103.9.
Enjoy this LIVE performance as host Russell Gant welcomed 2003 Sarasota Music Festival alumni, and as of this year, faculty member, violinist Francesca Anderegg. They talked about how the Festival as impacted her successful career, and she performed for us live on the radio.Originally broadcast Tuesday morning, June 21st, 2022, at 11:00 AM on WSMR 89.1 & 103.9 and online at WSMR.org. Stream us on the WUSF and NPR One apps. Ask your smart speaker to "Play Classical WSMR."
Listen to Classical WSMR as host Russell Gant welcomed the principal cellist from the Houston Symphony; Brinton Avril Smith to our Sarasota Performance and Broadcast Studio. Brinton played Bach for solo cello, and talked about this year’s exciting Sarasota Music Festival. Originally broadcast June 16th, 2022 at 11:00 AM on Florida’s Classical Music Station, WSMR 89.1 & 103.9.
Classical WSMR thanks Sarasota Orchestra for sharing this music and giving us the chance to broadcast it for everyone to enjoy. At a time when it matters most – we are working together to keep the music playing! Stay up to date with Sarasota Orchestra on their website at sarasotaorchestra.org. And listen every Tuesday for a Masterwork with Sarasota Orchestra. You can listen live at 89.1 or 103.9, on wsmr.org, and from your smartphone with the WUSF Public Media App. Also, you can ask your Smart Speaker to play Classical WSMR. If you miss a broadcast, you can listen to it on-demand at WSMR.org for 30 days after the airdate.
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