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90.9 WRCJ is a listener supported classical and jazz music public radio station licensed to Detroit Classical and Jazz Educational Radio, LLC., and managed by Detroit Public Television and the Detroit Educational Television Foundation Board of Trustees.
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Juanjo Mena leads the DSO this weekend in a program of Schumann and Elgar favorites. Peter speaks with Mena about being a guest conductor...and some of his favorite composers...
Peter and DSO Assistant Conductor Na'Zir McFadden talk about Classical Roots and upcoming concerts...and reflect on some of the sounds we hear in Shelly Washington's "Both"...
In addition to being a gifted instrumentalist, Detroit saxophonist, composer and educator Dominic Waddles is a member of the music theory staff at Michigan State University's Community Music School-Detroit. He also leads the Civic Jazz Band with the DSO's civic ensemble program. In this feature he shares conductor William Eddins reflecting on composer Florence Price.
Dr. Dave Wagner talks with Ann Marie Koukios, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Fort Street Chorale. On February 25, 2024 the Fort Street Chorale, the Brazeal Dennard Chorale and Wayne State University Choirs present A Black History Month Celebration at Fort Street Presbyterian Church in Detroit. The concert will feature opera legend George Shirley, soprano Frances Brockington and organist Dr. Norah Duncan IV.
Peter's final conversation with DSO musicians during their Florida tour. This time, it's Principal Flutist Hannah Hammel Maser reflecting on this past week's performances and what's ahead...
Peter brings us our daily check-in with DSO musicians on the Florida tour. Today, Principal Bassist Kevin Brown leads off the conversation as he considers playing in different halls every night...
Peter caught up with DSO Principal Clarinetist Ralph Skiano first thing this week to talk about the orchestra's Florida tour. This past weekend was a two-fer in Vero Beach with different programs showcasing Nicolai Rimsky Korsakov's Scheherazade on Saturday, followed by Sunday's Tchaikovsky 6...
WRCJ is your station for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's 2024 Florida tour this week - taking our ensemble to six cities in the sunshine state. But Principal Trombonist Kenneth Thompkins tells us that the DSO's arrival was anything but sunny...
In addition to being a gifted instrumentalist, Detroit saxophonist, composer and educator Dominic Waddles is a member of the music theory staff at Michigan State University's Community Music School-Detroit. He also leads the Civic Jazz Band with the DSO's civic ensemble program. In this feature he presents a Detroit-made classical music story about Thomas Wilkins.
In addition to being a gifted instrumentalist, Detroit saxophonist, composer and educator Dominic Waddles is a member of the music theory staff at Michigan State University's Community Music School-Detroit. He also leads the Civic Jazz Band with the DSO's civic ensemble program. In this featurette he presents a Detroit-made classical music story about Lara Downes.
DSO Principal Clarinetist Ralph Skiano takes center stage with the orchestra on this weekend's Neighborhood Concert Series. Peter catches up with Skiano to talk about Mozart and more...plus the Gerald Finzi Clarinet Concerto...
Douglas Bianchi conducts the International Symphony Orchestra in their "At the Movies" concert this weekend. The concert consists of 20th and 21st century masterworks and new music by an international array composers.
90.9's Peter Whorf sits down with conductor Bianchi and Executive Director Anthony Wing. Doug begins the discussion by considering Sergie Prokofiev's intense Romeo and Juliet score...
The 20th Anniversary of "Too Hot To Handel" in Detroit at the Detroit Opera is just around the corner. Here's a sneak peek of Cecelia's conversation with tenor Rodrick Dixon and learns how Detroit's "Too Hot To Handel" started 20 years ago, what people can expect to see and hear, and how Handel's Messiah and the mission of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are in perfect harmony.
DSO Principal Oboist Alexander Kinmonth and Associate Concertmaster Kimberly Kaloyanodes Kennedy play Bach's Oboe and Violin Concerto this weekend on the orchestra's Neighborhood Series. Also included are works by Joseph Boulogne and Nicolai Rimsky Korsakov. 90.9's Peter Whorf catches up with Alex to talk about DSO news...and the Bach concerto...
The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra performs for the first time at Orchestra Hall in Detroit on Friday, January 26. It's part of a music-rich weekend in Midtown, which also brings the Sphinx Competition Finals to Orchestra Hall and DPTV. WRCJ's Peter Whorf speaks with A2SO Executive Director Sarah Calderini about this historic happening...
Cecelia Sharpe speaks with Yolanda Jack, Director of the play TopDog/UnderDog running at the Detroit Repertory Theatre through December 17, 2023.
Cecelia Sharpe speaks with award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter who will be at the Charles H. Wright Museum in Detroit on December 16, 2023 to talk about her book "The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Right Thing to Black Panther".
Jader conducts the DSO in music by Bonds, Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky this weekend. He spoke with Peter about the upcoming Florida tour, and Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony...
Linda Yohn host of 90.9's Swing Set talks to Kris Johnson, who is the director of the Paradise Theatre Big Band and is having a very special concert on Friday, November 17th.
90.9's Peter Whorf speaks with Detroit Symphony Orchestra guest conductor Kevin John Edusei about this week's program featuring a world premiere, a beloved violin concerto and Alexander Zemlinsky's The Mermaid...
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