The Musicaphon label marks the 300th anniversary of Karlsruhe with a special collection. Johann Melchior Molter was the city’s best-known composer, active in the first half of the 18th Century. He’s credited as one of the first composers to write for the clarinet, developed around 1700. This release features some of Molter’s writings for the […]

If you — like me — are looking for a seasonal recording with a fresh perspective, check out “The Secret Life of Carols.” The early music ensemble The Telling presents a collection of (mostly) familiar carols in intimate performances. Unlike, say, the Boston Camerata, The Telling doesn’t give us the historical development of each piece. […]

The Jack Dunlap Band will pull into Offbeat Roadhouse to ruin Christmas on Friday night, December 20, 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 the […]

This marks the third year running that the Classics a Day team made Christmas music the December theme. I guess that makes it a tradition. When it comes to the music of the season, there’s plenty to choose from. Since the 1100s composers have written sacred music for Advent and Christmas — and plenty of […]

WTJU is currently accepting applications for our two internship programs this coming semester (Spring 2020): News production / podcasting interns. Up to 8 students. Live music tech / event production apprentices. Up to 10 students. Interns for either program should be available to help 3-5 hours per week. No previous experience is required, though it doesn’t hurt. These are […]

Russian composer Georgy Catoire remains relatively unknown. His self-effacing nature kept his music out of the spotlight, and himself out of the company of other composers. The 1914 Piano Quintet in G minor shows the effect of that isolation. While it’s a late-Romantic work, it’s also a forward-looking one. Catoire methodically lays out his themes and develops […]