Irish fiddle legend Gerry O’ Connor and singer and flute player Nuala Kennedy will stop by WTJU on Friday afternoon, November 16, at 4 to kick off Sunset Road ahead of their Blue Ridge Irish Music School concert that evening at C’Ville Coffee (1301 Harris St, Charlottesville).
Havergal Brian’s reputation these days rests on his first symphony — a record-breaker in size and scope. Thanks to recordings like this one, a more balanced picture of this British composer emerges. The New Russia State Symphony Orchestra directed by Alexander Walker may be far from London, but they manage to capture the inherent Englishness […]
As I listened to Symphony No. 1 by Karl Weigl, two descriptions came to mind — post-romantic, pre-Mahler. That last impression isn’t historically accurate. Weigl’s symphony premiered in 1908; Mahler’s Eighth Symphony was completed the year before. And yet stylistically, that was my impression. Karl Weigl, like Gustav Mahler, was a pupil of Robert Fuchs. […]
Steph Geremia & The Flyaways will stop by WTJU this Saturday afternoon, October 19, around 4:30 for a live session ahead of their BRIMS concert that evening at C’Ville Coffee. Irish American flautist and singer, highly regarded as one of the top musicians of her generation and perhaps best known as a mainstay member of […]
New Blues – Soul – Gospel News – 10/15/2019 Al Basile – B’s Hot House (Sweetspot): “Al Basile grew up in a park in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He graduated from Phillips Academy in 1966, and in 1970 he was the first to receive a Master’s Degree from the Brown University Writing Program. He began his musical career […]
New Jazz Adds – 10/15/2019 Royce Campbell – Organ Trio (Self-produced): Royce Campbell offers his 33rd release under his own direction and he has performed with such jazz guitar greats as Pat Martino, Herb Ellis, Tal Farlow, Jimmy Raney, John Abercrombie, Larry Coryell, Mundell Lowe, John Pisano, Charlie Byrd, Gene Bertoncini, and Bucky Pizzarelli and […]
Celebrate Halloween night with some garage rock / power pop / throwback rock-n-roll. The Flamin’ Groovies are coming to town! WTJU presents: Halloween with the Flamin’ Groovies on Thursday, October 31 at The Southern Cafe & Music Hall. Local favorites New Boss and The Gladstones open the show. Ticket sales benefit WTJU. Get your tickets […]
