For the third year in a row, the Classics a Day team has chosen women composers as March’s theme. And while some composers (living and dead) have received their due, there are thousands more to discover and rediscover. I challenged myself to seek out women composers I had not featured in previous years. Here are […]
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Energetic works from early and late Richard Strauss
This release features a selection of works written at the very beginning, and at the very end of Richard Strauss’ career. In a way, it’s not surprising at the consistency of style in these works. In those later years, Strauss became increasingly nostalgic for those earlier times. A good example is the Duett-Concertino for clarinet […]
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Explosive performance of Allan Pettersson Violin Concerto
You could consider Swedish composer Allan Pettersson a musician’s musician. His symphonies, though rarely performed in concert halls, are considered ground-breaking masterworks. Since 2009 maestro Christian Lindberg has been moving through Pettersson’s orchestral catalog. This release is but the latest in his string of outstanding Pettersson recordings. The official title of the major work on […]
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New Jazz Adds – 3/24/2020
New Jazz Adds – 3/24/2020 Michael Attias – echos la nuit (Out Of Your Head): “‘échos la nuit,’ Michael Attias’ first solo album, was twelve years in gestation and recorded in a little over an hour. There are no overdubs: the alto is played with the left hand, the piano with the right. The reverberation […]
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New Blues & Soul News – 3/24/2020
New Blues & Soul News – 3/24/2020 New Blues Adds: Avey Grouws Band – The Devil May Care (Self-produced): “Jeni Grouws met Chris Avey and Bryan West at a blues jam in the Quad Cities in 2015, and later that year The Avey Grouws Duo was formed. After throwing in a handful of well-received full […]
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#ClassicsaDay #WomensHistoryMonth Week 3
For the third year in a row, the Classics a Day team has chosen women composers as March’s theme. And while some composers (living and dead) have received their due, there are thousands more to discover and rediscover. I challenged myself to seek out women composers I had not featured in previous years. Here are […]
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Live music performances! Tune in WTJU every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday evening
-During these pandemic times, WTJU is pleased to present Save the Music, a series of live-streamed concerts from The Front Porch twice each week. Every Friday 8 – 9 p.m. during Offbeat Roadhouse, tune in WTJU to hear the live concert as it happens. Every Tuesday 6-7 p.m. during Around This Town, WTJU will air another live […]
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We’ve got COVID-19 local updates from Charlottesville Tomorrow
Music helps us get through all this, and WTJU’s programming will continue to provide a respite. As a community radio station, we’re also working closely with our community news partner Charlottesville Tomorrow, as well as updates from the University of Virginia. Throughout WTJU’s program schedule, we’ll air lots of coronavirus-related local PSAs and local news updates. […]
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Quarantine Haikus: A simple, uplifting poetry project you can participate in
Stay connected with your neighbors and WTJU. #QuarantineHaukus is a series of crowd-sourced, uplifting Haikus to help us get through the Covid-19 outbreak. We’re partnering with The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative to air Quarantine Haikus. Listen for them throughout WTJU’s program schedule. Be a part of it! Pen your own, make a video it, and […]