This month’s Classics a Day theme follows a trend. In May 2020 we were sheltering in place. The theme was #ClassicalDistancing — music for unusual solo instruments best played at home. In June, social bubbles were allowed, and so the theme #ClassicalBubble called for duos. Again, for unusual instruments best played at home. This month […]
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Spencer & Rains bring the Kansas Farmers Market to Offbeat Roadhouse, Sep 18
Howard Rains and Tricia Spencer, known worldwide as Spencer & Rains, recently performed at a Farmers’ Market out in Kansas, and we will bring you that very concert this Friday night, September 18, at 8 (est) during Offbeat Roadhouse. 91.1 FM, streaming at wtju.net, or by telling your smart speaker to “Play WTJU“.
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Han Rott Orchestral Works Vol. 1 – Potential realized
When Hans Rott died at age 25, the musical world, in general, didn’t notice. But his colleagues were devastated. They included Anton Bruckner (Rott’s organ teacher), and fellow classmates Gustav Mahler and Hugo Wolf. Mahler wrote, ” What music has lost in him cannot be estimated. Such is the height to which his genius soars […]
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Emil Hartmann Chamber Music – Worth Exploring
In the liner notes violinist, Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider writes that Emil Hartmann was influenced by Felix Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann. “With Hartmann, this influence is enhanced by his simplicity and sincerity.” As I listened to this collection of Hartmann chamber works, I had to agree. The melodies were similar to Mendelssohn’s, especially in their general […]
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Hour 7: Great Young Singers – Cécile McLorin Salvant, Charenee Wade, Jazzmeia Horn, Veronica Swift
Jazzmeia Horn In 1987, the first Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Piano Competition was held. Among the winners were Marcus Roberts and Joey DeFrancesco. On a roughly annual basis, the competition is held, now focussing on a different instrument each year and renamed in 2019 the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Competition. The […]
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New Blues News – 9/15/2020
New Blues News – 9/15/2020 Colin Lake – Forces Of Nature (Splice): “Rarely does an artist in his prime withdraw seemingly at once from the work that defines him. But when Colin Lake stepped away from performing at the end of 2017, that is exactly what the singer / songwriter had done. After two albums, […]
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Keep jazz & blues loud and clear! WTJU’s Jazz Marathon airs October 5 – 11
In these tough times, WTJU Jazz brings you much-needed community and music. We need your support to keep WTJU going! In recent months, we’ve all come to realize how important it is to support things that make our community vibrant and unique. We’ve learned not to take for granted the things we value. We’ve seen […]
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WTJU celebrates the 2020 Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival
We are all missing live music! This year’s Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival is offering the next best thing to in-person concerts, FREE on its website. From Monday, September 15 through Thursday, September 24, experience 10 days of carefully chosen music during this virtual festival. WTJU will air selections from this year’s festival on 91.1 FM […]
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Christopher Gunning symphonies well-crafted modernism
Christopher Gunning is one of those composers who is quite comfortable in both the cinema and the concert hall. His TV and movie credits include “Agatha Christie’s Poirot” (a PBS mainstay for decades). The three symphonies on this release show another side of this composer. Gunning is skilled at creating movie themes and short music […]