Norwegian composer Eivind Groven had a unique compositional voice. It was informed by his intimate knowledge of Norwegian folk music and folk instruments. Groven came from a family of folk musicians and was an accomplished Hardanger fiddle player. While similar to a violin, there are many differences. These differences form the basis of the music […]
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WTJU nominated for 11 national awards!
Well, here at WTJU, we make radio and podcasts because we care about serving our community. But it’s also nice to be recognized with awards from time to time. The Intercollegiate Broadcasting System has just announced nominees for its 2020-21 annual media awards, and WTJU is a finalist in 11 categories! Winners will be announced in […]
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L’Arte dell’Arco triumphs with latest Giovanni Platti release
Giovanni Benedetto Platti was born when Johann Sebastian Bach was 13, and died when Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was seven. Just as his life spanned the late Baroque and the early Classical era, so did his music. This release features four of Platti’s nine published harpsichord concertos. The works were written between 1730 and 1750, for […]
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Hour 23 The Legacy of Wayne Shorter
Roxy Coss Wayne Shorter began composing for the Jazz Messengers in 1959 and over the past 60 years has amassed perhaps the most significant catalog of jazz compositions of his time. Many of his, roughly, one hundred compositions are standards of the current repertoire. In this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!, we’ll explore recent […]
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Andrew Green & Craig Akin Go Track By Track Through Two Steps Back, January 14
Tags: Andrew Green, Banjo, bass, Craig Akin, Folk Beyond, Track By Track, Two Steps Back, WTJU, WTJU Folkwtju · Track by Track of “Two Steps Back” with Andrew Green & Craig Akin Andrew Green and Craig Akin will do a Track by Track of their new EP, Two Steps Back, Six Songs For Banjo & Upright Bass, on Thursday afternoon, January 14, starting around 4:30 (eastern) with Folk & Beyond host Peter […]
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Bronwyn Keith-Hynes digs into Fiddler’s Pastime, January 7
wtju · Track by Track of Bronwyn Keith-Hyne’s Fiddler’s Pastime (January 7, 2021) Bronwyn Keith-Hynes (Mile Twelve) will do a track by track of her album, Fiddler’s Pastime, this Thursday afternoon, January 7, at 4 (eastern) to kick off Folk & Beyond. While she released the album on CD in late 2020, Bronwyn just released […]
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Modern masterworks by Victoria Borisova-Ollas
Victoria Borisova-Ollas is a Russian-born composer making her home in Sweden. If you (like me) aren’t familiar with her work, start with this recording. It’s stunning. Borisova-Ollas writes deeply spiritual music, drawing on classical music traditions of the past as well as the present. And she’s an imaginative orchestrator. Her use of percussion is original […]
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Mona and Rica Bard jumpstart Bruch double piano concerto
This release features two live recordings from a Max Bruch Jubilee Concert. The recorded sound and the performances are first-rate. The Staatskapelle Halle directed by Ariane Matiakh has a warm sound that’s still richly detailed. The audience is so well-behaved that this could pass for a studio recording. For many, Buch is a one-hit-wonder. His […]
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Florent Schmitt release balances the familiar with the unknown
This release mixes Florent Schmitt’s most recorded work –La Tragédie de Salomé — with some receiving their world recording premieres. But it’s all Schmitt, so it’s all good. Maestro JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra do well with late Romantic/early Post Romantic repertoire. Their previous Schmidtt recording of Antoine et Cleopatre was outstanding. As […]