For me, Virtuosity was something of a mixed bag. There were many things I liked about the recording (the music), and a few things I didn’t (the playing). As a composer, John Robertson created his own path. He was mostly self-taught, and never tapped into the various trends in contemporary music. As the liner notes […]

Traditionally, September is the back-to-school month. The Classics a Day team decided to mark the occasion. Classical School is the theme for September 2019. To participate, just post a piece of classical music that’s somehow related to education with the appropriate hashtags. What would count? Any classical work about school, or using themes from schools; […]

This reissue from Divine Arts brings together several short chamber works by Vyacheslav Artyomov. Each work has its own unique combination of instruments, and (in a way) its own aesthetic. The opening track, Star Wind, is a 1981 sextet featuring violin, cello, flute, French horn, piano, and glockenspiel. To me, it sounds like a very early […]

Chapman Stick master Greg Howard and singer/songwriter Peyton Tochterman will pull into Offbeat Roadhouse on Friday night, September 27, 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 […]

Festy founder Michael Allenby will stop by WTJU Thursday evening, September 26, around 6 to chat about Festy X, taking place Columbus Day weekend (October 11-13) for the first time at IX Art Park.

The Stephane Wrembel Band will stop by WTJU both Thursday, September 26, and Friday, September 27.  In town for a Prism Coffeehouse concert (presented in part by WTJU) Friday evening, September 27, at C’Ville Coffee, the band will kick off the September 26 edition of Folk & Beyond at 4 pm, and perform for a […]