CPO’s ambitious cycle of Christoph Graupner cantatas continues. Graupner wrote over 1,200 cantatas. This series is limited to the ten he wrote for Lent in 1741. The first of the three cantatas included in this release is the first of the Lenten cycle. Kommt, Seelen, sied in Andacht stille (Come, ye souls, be silent in worship) sets […]
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New Blues News – 11/12/2019
New Blues News – 11/12/2019 Altered Five Blues Band – Ten Thousand Watts (Blind Pig): The Altered Five Blues Band certainly serves up some solid blues whether altered or not. They have the presence of a rock band, but this crew is serving BLUES rock rather than the other way around. Singer Jeff Taylor has […]
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British Cello Works – quality chamber music by women
When I present classical music on the radio, I never identify a composer by race or sex. I think it creates the impression that these are subsets of the main group of composers. There are composers, and there are women composers. Almost as good, but not quite. I don’t think that’s true, and (apparently), neither […]
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New Jazz Adds – 11/12/2019
New Jazz Adds – 11/12/2019 Lolly Allen – Coming Home (OA2): “Originally from Westport, New York, Lolly studied on scholarship at the New England Conservatory and received the honor of performing her original composition “Daylight Savings” in the graduation concert. She received classical training from world-renowned percussionist Gordon Stout at Ithaca College, and has studied improvisation […]
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Leopold Kozeluch Masonic music well-crafted
Leopold Kozeluch’s career somewhat paralleled Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s – as did his music. Both were pianists. Like Mozart, Kozeluch wrote many symphonies (30) and piano concertos (22). He succeeded Mozart as the Hofmusik Compositor of the Viennese court. And Kozeluch, like Mozart, was a Freemason and wrote music for the Order. Kozeluch’s contribution was a […]
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Mitchel Evan & The Saboteurs at Offbeat Roadhouse, Nov 15
Richmond Folk Rock act Mitchel Evan & The Saboteurs will pull into Offbeat Roadhouse on Friday night, November 15, from 8-9 for a concert which will also be broadcast on WTJU.Sure you could listen to Offbeat Roadhouse on the radio (91.1 FM) or on-line, and even video stream it, but concerts always sound better with you as part of […]
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#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalEleven Week 1
Numbers have meaning. But meaning can depend on context. The Classics a Day team made “eleven” the theme for November, the eleventh month. The challenge is to post performances of classical music that involve the number. I chose a mix. Some pieces involve eleven players. Some are the eleventh type of piece by a composer. […]
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Josef Labor Piano Quintets late-Romantic gems
Josef Labor wasn’t one to be hampered by disability — although it could inspire him. Labor lost his sight in childhood but went on to become a respected organist, pianist, teacher, and composer. He was also the first composer-pianist Paul Wittgenstein commissioned to write a left-hand concerto. (Wittgenstein lost his right arm in WWI.) Labor […]
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Donate your vehicle to WTJU!
Getting a new car? Got plans for your old one? Don’t trade it, donate it! Before you head to the dealer, plan on donating your vehicle to WTJU. Often, the value you’ll receive for your donation will meet or exceed what the dealer will offer you as a trade-in. Besides cars, our vehicle donation program also […]