The Randy Johnston Trio (Randy Johnston, Jonah Kane-West, John Hanks) will put on the February 5 edition of Lambeth Live, and you are invited to be part of the studio audience! For those unable to add their applause in person for this FREE concert radio broadcast, you can listen around Charlottesville at 91.1 FM, in the Richmond area at 102.9 FM, and on-line at wtju.net.
New Jazz Adds – 7/14/2020 Antonio Adolfo – BruMa (mist) Celebrating Milton Nascimento (AAM): “Antonio Adolfo is one of the premier pianists, composers, and arrangers to emerge from Brazil, a country rife with exceptional musical talent. A prolific recording artist, Adolfo is now releasing BruMa: Celebrating Milton Nascimento. A multi-Latin Grammy and Grammy nominee, Antonio […]
New Blues News – 7/14/2020 Grant Dermody – My Dony (Self-produced): “The new album is pretty much, straight-up Chicago blues,” Dermody says. “There’s some gospel and zydeco, but I consider this the first full record I’ve done with amplified harmonica. It gave (guitarist Dirk Powell) the chance to play electric guitar the way he wants […]
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 […]
In response to best practices put forth by the CDC and other health officials, the WTJU offices will be closed to the public for the time being. The station will continue to broadcast both on 91.1 FM and online. You can continue to reach out to us via email at wtju@virginia.edu or by phone at 434-924-0885.
