The Classics a Day team unanimously decided to make #BlackLivesMatter the theme for July. Classical music isn’t immune to systemic racism. It’s an art form that, like painting, sculpture, literature, or poetry, is a powerful form of expression for many voices. But some voices are heard more often than others. If you’d like to learn […]

Show of hands: how many played the Polka and Fugue from Schwanda the Bagpiper in their highs school or college band? Jaromir Weinberger’s piece has made him a one-hit-wonder. An as with many composers, it does him something of a disservice. It is true, I think, that in Schwanda the Bagpiper all the threads of Weinberger’s style come together. […]

Starting next Monday, July 13, WTJU’s classical department becomes Charlottesville Classical, your arts companion for our community. It’s radio for lovers of good music and curious seekers of new musical experiences. It’s radio for people who value our local community — yet who sometimes need a break from the bleakest of the news. It’s radio for […]

Volume two of Daniel-François-Esprit Auber overtures builds on the strengths of the first. As before, maestro Dario Salvi and the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice present several world premiere recordings — including a violin concerto. While I enjoyed the performances of the ensemble in volume one, I had some complaints about the quality of the […]

REGISTER HERE for this Zoom-based panel discussion on Friday, July 31, 4 – 5 p.m. Music entertains, but it can never be reduced to mere entertainment. Music is always a change agent in human life. And so it was in the early 1970s, when underground, freeform, and countercultural radio stations took to the airwaves, amidst […]

Film festival sensation WBCN and The American Revolution is now available in Charlottesville for screening in your own home. Don’t miss our panel discussion with the filmmaker and others on July 31: RADIO TALKS: The early days of underground radio The landmark film about the early days of the legendary, underground Boston radio station, will […]