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Walkin' Blues

Walk your troubles away listening to the early blues. Songsters from the '20s and '30s, field recordings from the '40s and '50s, rediscovered greats from the '60s, and modern acoustic… MoreWalk your troubles away listening to the early blues. Songsters from the '20s and '30s, field recordings from the '40s and '50s, rediscovered greats from the '60s, and modern acoustic artists who draw on the blues tradition are featured here. That's Walkin' Blues each Sunday night from 9 to 11 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Baby Please Loan Me Your Heart" - Papa Charlie Jackson - Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1928-1934) [AAC audio file ]
2. "Baby, Let Me Lay It On You" - Reverend Gary Davis - Blues & Ragtime [Purchased AAC audio file ]
3. "Bardyard Dance" - Kim And Jimbo Cary - Aniamal Friends [MPEG audio file ]
4. "Barrel House Flat Blues" - Mary Johnson - Blues Masters, Vol. 11: Classic Blues Women [MPEG audio file ]
5. "Bayou Baby" - Merle Travis - The Merle Travis Story - 24 Greatest Hits [Purchased AAC audio file ]
6. "Bayou Teche Waltz" - David Greely - Sud Du Sud [Purchased AAC audio file ]
7. "Be Sweet" {Lee Morse} - Del Rey - Artwalk [Apple Lossless audio file ]
8. "Bear Cat Blues" - John Jackson - Don't Let Your Deal Go Down [AAC audio file ]
9. "Big Fat Ma and Skinny Pa" - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five - Red Hot, Volume 2 [Purchased AAC audio file ]
10. "Black Mare Blues" - Charlie Patton - [AAC audio file ]
11. "Blanche Touquatoux" - Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band - Portrait of a New Orleans Master [Purchased AAC audio file ]
12. "Blue Drag" - The Red Stick Ramblers - Bring It On Down [AAC audio file ]
13. "Blue Room Blues" - Lonnie Johnson - Complete Recorded Works 1925-1932 Vol. 5 [MPEG audio file ]
14. "Bluebird" - Howlin' Wolf - The Memphis Sessions [Purchased AAC audio file ]
15. "Blues" {Unidentified Convict} - Unknown Convict - Screamin' & Hollerin' The Blues: The Worlds Of Charley Patton [Disc 6] [Apple Lossless audio file ]
16. "C-Rag" - Reverend Gary Davis - Blues & Ragtime [Purchased AAC audio file ]
17. "C.C. Rider" {Mississippi John Hurt/Traditional} - Mississippi John Hurt - Memorial Anthology [AAC audio file ]
18. "Canary Bird" {Muddy Waters & McKinley Morganfield} - Muddy Waters - Rollin' Stone: The Golden Anniversary Collection [Purchased AAC audio file ]
19. "Candy Man" - Rev. Gary Davis - Pure Religion & Bad Company [Apple Lossless audio file ]
20. "Careless Love" - Johnny St. Cyr - Johnny St. Cyr [Purchased AAC audio file ]
21. "Cheap Suit Special" {Traditional, Al Dodge} - R. Crumb And His Cheap Suit Serenaders - R. Crumb's Music Sampler [MPEG audio file ]
22. "Clarksdale Moan" {Felguerez - Diaz/Various Artists} - Son House - The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of [Disc 2] [AAC audio file ]
23. "Clean Up At Home" - Sleepy John Estes - Someday Baby Blues [AAC audio file ]
24. "Come on in My Kitchen" {Robert Johnson} - Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 1 [AAC audio file ]
25. "Come on in This House" {Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band} - John Hammond, Jr. - Push Comes to Shove [AAC audio file ]
26. "Contentment Rag" - Ragtime Allstars - Ragtime Rarities [Purchased AAC audio file ]
27. "Corrina Corrina" - Kenneth Jethro Burns - Swing Low, Sweet Mandolin [Purchased AAC audio file ]
28. "Corrina Corrina" - Tex Rubinowitz And Bob Newscaster - The Old Man Mississippi [Apple Lossless audio file ]
29. "Croquet Habits" {Various Artists} - Freeny's Barn Dance Band - The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: Super Rarities [AAC audio file ]
30. "Cruelle Tendresse" {Louis Peguri} - Les Primitifs Du Futur - R. Crumb's Music Sampler [MPEG audio file ]
31. "Dew Drop" - Sam McGee - Grand Dad Of The Country Guitar Pickers [AAC audio file ]
32. "Don't Bother It" - Memphis Minnie - Queen Of Country Blues [Apple Lossless audio file ]
33. "Down South Blues" - Mike Seeger - Southern Banjo Sounds [Purchased AAC audio file ]
34. "In My Girlish Days" - Erin Harpe -
35. "Everlasting Love" - The Ebony Hillbillies -

Just a Few Friends

Just a Few Friends, heard each Sunday evening from 7-9, where Penelope invites you to spend your evening in a salon filled with the intimate strains of fine classical chamber… MoreJust a Few Friends, heard each Sunday evening from 7-9, where Penelope invites you to spend your evening in a salon filled with the intimate strains of fine classical chamber music, from early to modern. Less

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1. "Ten Themes and Variations for Flute and Piano, Op. 107" {BEETHOVEN} - Jean-Pierre Rampal & Robert Veyron-Lacroix - Beethoven: Complete Chamber Music for Flute [VoxBox: 1990]
2. "Quartetto No. 2 in B-flat" {LOMBARDINI} - Erato Quartett Basel - Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel; Emilie Mayer & M. Laura Lombardini Sirmen: String Quartets [CPO: 1999]
3. "Piano Trio in g, Op. 17" {C. SCHUMANN} - Francesco Nicolosi, Rodolfo Bonucci & Andrea Noferini - C. Scchumann: Piano Concerto & Piano Trio [Naxos: 2005]
4. "Trois Morceaux pour Piano" {L. BOULANGER} - Charlotte Mueller - Women's Work: Music for Solo Piano [MSR Classics: 2008]
5. "Notturon in g" {F. MENDELSSOHN} - Charlotte Mueller - Women's Work: Music for Solo Piano [MSR Classics: 2008]
6. "March (from Das Jahr)" {F. MENDELSSOHN} - Charlotte Mueller - Women's Work: Music for Solo Piano [MSR Classics: 2008]
7. "Sonata in d, K. 103" {SCARLATTI} - Jeno Jando - Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 3 [Naxos: 2001]

Heifetz on Air

Each week, "Heifetz On Air" presents captivating performances by Heifetz International Music Institute students, alums, and faculty -- recorded on stage in Staunton and in WTJU's Charlottesville studios.

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Sunday Opera Matinee

Heard each Sunday afternoon from 3-6, Sunday Opera Matinee is the only non-syndicated weekly broadcast of opera in Central Virginia coming to you year round, regardless of the season! Hosts… MoreHeard each Sunday afternoon from 3-6, Sunday Opera Matinee is the only non-syndicated weekly broadcast of opera in Central Virginia coming to you year round, regardless of the season! Hosts Ann Shaffer, Tim Snider, and Brendan O'Donnell share their favorite recordings, old and new. Plot synopsis and historical background are provided. Less

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1. "Un giorno di regno" {G. VERDI} - J. Norman, J. Carreras, Royal Phil. Orch., Lamberto Gardelli, cond. - Un giorno di regno [Philips: 1974]
2. "Ford's Aria" {G. VERDI} - L. Tezier, Orch. del Teatro Communale, F. Chaslin, cond. - Ludovic Tezier Verdi [Sony: 2021]
   Notes: From Falstaff
3. "Act IV confrontation scene" {G. VERDI} - S. Radvanosky, D. Hvorostovsky, Philharmona of Russia, Constatine Orbelian, cond. - Verdi Opera Scenes [Delos: 2008]
   Notes: From Il trovatore
4. "De'miei bollenti spiriti" {G. VERDI} - P. Domingo, Met Opera Orch., James Levine, cond. - Domingo at the Met [Sony: 1981/2014]
   Notes: From La traviata
5. "Recognition scene" {G. VERDI} - S. Radvanosky, D. Hvorostovsky, Philharmonia of Russia, Constantine Orbelian, cond. - Verdi Opera Scenes [Delos: 2008]
   Notes: From Simon Boccanegra
6. "La donna e mobile" {G. VERDI} - P. Domingo, Met Opera Orch., James Levine, cond. - Domingo at the Met [Sony: 1977/2014]
   Notes: From Rigoletto

A New Sound

Over the past one hundred years, music and the arts have undergone as much revolutionary change and experimentation as science, technology, and medicine. These sounds inspired riots and revolutions, created… MoreOver the past one hundred years, music and the arts have undergone as much revolutionary change and experimentation as science, technology, and medicine. These sounds inspired riots and revolutions, created new schools of thought, and crossed the Rubicon into uncharted musical territory. Join us every Sunday afternoon from 1-3 pm on A New Sound as we explore together the classical music of our lifetime. Less

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1. "How to fold the wind" {Caroline SHAW} - Ars Nova Copenhagen; Paul Hillier, conductor - How to fold the wind [Cantaloupe: 2025]
2. "A Western" {Michael GORDON} - Theatre of Voices; Paul Hillier, conductor - A Western [Cantaloupe: 2025]
3. "Stabat Mater" {Arvo PART} - Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Concerto Copenhagen; Tonu Kaljuste, conductor - ...Lente [Berlin Classics: 2025]
4. "Infinite Body" {Ayanna WOODS} - The Crossing; Donald Nally, conductor - At Which Point [The Crossing: 2025]

Offstage, On-Air

Offstage, On-Air is a weekly show highlighting central Virginia's vibrant classical music community. Each week you'll hear conversations with local classical musicians, learn about upcoming concerts, and enjoy artist-curated playlists.… MoreOffstage, On-Air is a weekly show highlighting central Virginia's vibrant classical music community. Each week you'll hear conversations with local classical musicians, learn about upcoming concerts, and enjoy artist-curated playlists. Tune in Sunday from noon to 1:00pm here on WTJU. Less

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1. "String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: I. Allegro con brio" {Ludvig van Beethoven} - Doric String Quartet -
2. "String Quartet in C Major, Op. 20 No. 2" {Joseph Haydn} - Isidore String Quartet -
3. "Weber: Grand duo concertant, Op. 48: III. Rondo. Allegro" {Carl Maria von Weber} - Andreas Ottensamer & Yuja Wang -
4. "Ave Maria" {Franz Biebl} - Chanticleer -
5. "Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66" {Frédéric Chopin} - Garrick Ohlsson & Frédéric Chopin -
6. "Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 "Classical": I. Allegro" {Sergei Prokofiev} - Martha Argerich, Yefim Bronfman, Sergei Prokofiev -
7. "Douce France" {Charles Trenet} - Benjamin Bernheim -

Classical Brunch

Join Paula as she brings you noteworthy compositions, some well-known, some yet to be discovered - but all refreshing and engaging. Classical Brunch, Sunday mornings from 10 'til noon. Only… MoreJoin Paula as she brings you noteworthy compositions, some well-known, some yet to be discovered - but all refreshing and engaging. Classical Brunch, Sunday mornings from 10 'til noon. Only on WTJU. Less

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1. "Duetto in D major, Op. 18 No. 1" {PICHL, Václav} - The WIG Society Chamber Music Ensemble - Galant Night Fever [Outhere: 2024]
2. "Vermont Counterpoint" {REICH, Steve} - Kuniko Kato, percussion - kuniko plays reich [Linn: 2011]
3. "Czech Suite, Op. 39" {DVORAK, Antonin} - Scottish Chamber Orchestra - Joseph Swensen - Violin Concertos Collection [Linn: 2018]
4. "Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 29" {ARNOLD, Malcolm} - Michael Collins, clarinet/Michael McHale, piano - English Music for Clarinet [BIS: 2024]
5. "Sei Sonate per il Cembolo Solo, No. 4 in F major" {BENDA, Jiri Antonin} - Korneel Bernolet, harpsichord - enSuite [Korneel Bernolet: 2023]
6. "Cello sonata, Op. 66" {KOECHLIN, Charles} - Marina Tarasova, cello/Ivan Sokolov, piano - French Cello Sonatas, Vol. 1 [Brilliant: 2022]
7. "Harp sonata in C minor" {PESCETTI, Giovanni Battista} - Xavier De Maistre, harp - Notte Veneziana [Sony: 2012]
8. "Trumpet Sextet" {BÖHME, Oskar} - Brass Partout - Hermann Bäumer - Nokturno [BIS: 2003]

In the Spirit

In The Spirit, heard each Sunday morning at 9, is an hour of vintage and contemporary gospel music to feed your soul and lift you up.

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1. "My Mother's Gone To Glory" - Mitchell's Christian Singers - Complete Recorded Works Vol. 2 1936-1938 [Document: 1996]
2. "Motherless Children Have A Hard Time" - Blind Willie Johnson - The Complete [Sony: 1993]
3. "Shake Mother's Hand For Me" - Golden Eagle Gospel Singers - Swinging Gospel Sounds [Document: 1995]
4. "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray" - Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - Just A Closer Walk With The [Original Blues Classics: 1957]
5. "Beside Mother" - Willie Banks - Heaven Must Be A Beautiful Place [Geffen: 1973]
6. "A Mother's Last Words To Her Daughter" - Washington Phillips - Washington Phillips And His Manzarene Dreams [Columbia: 2016]
7. "Somebody is Praying for me" - The Angelic Gospel Singers - Out Of The Depths [Malaco Records: 1988]
8. "Mother Don't Worry About Me" - The Soul Stirrers - Joy In My Soul: The Complete SAR Recordings [ABKCO Records: 1965]
9. "I Can See Everybody's Mother" - The Five Blind Boys Of Alabama - Even Me [Sonorous Records: 2021]
10. "Waiting For My Child" - The Consolers - Gospel Music [UMG Recordings: 2014]
11. "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again" - Mahalia Jackson - Sings The Gospel Right Out Of The Church [Columbia: 1969]
12. "Mama" - Candi Staton - Here's A Blessing For You [Beracah Records: 2010]
13. "Hello Mother" - The Canton Spirituals - Live In Memphis [Blackberry Records: 1993]
14. "Six Mile Water" - Ruthie Foster - Mileage [Ruthie Foster: 2024]
15. "Your Mother Loves Her Children" - Rev. C. L. Franklin - Paula Gospel [Paula Records: 1965]

The Early Music Show

Imagine hearing the origins of the music of Western civilization! The Early Music Show reaches back to the ancient meditative sacred music and foot tapping dances of the abbeys and… MoreImagine hearing the origins of the music of Western civilization! The Early Music Show reaches back to the ancient meditative sacred music and foot tapping dances of the abbeys and troubadours of the first millennium and journeys through seven centuries of music, featuring the friendly madrigals of the Italian and English traditions, sublime motets and music of the Renaissance, Medieval and Baroque eras up to the time of JS Bach - a genre of endless richness and variety. Imagine, and then join us for music of centuries gone by, every Sunday morning from 6 'til 9 on The Early Music Show. Less

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1. "Nunc Aperuit Nobis" {Hildegard von Bingen} - Sequentia - Canticles of Ecstasy [DHM: 1994]
   Notes: used as theme
2. "Canzona La Spiritata" {Giovanni Gabrieli} - New York Brass Ensemble, Samuel Baron - Seven Canzonas of Giovanni Gabrieli [Esoteric: 1953]
3. "Overture-Suite in A Minor, TWV 55:a2" {George Philipp Telemann} - Jean-Pierre Rampal, Paris Festival Strings - Benda/Telemann [Orion: 1972]
   Notes: aka "Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in a minor."
4. "Cracovia civitas" {Anonymous, Polish 15th century} - Boys' Chorus of the Pomerianian Philharmonia of Bydgoszcz, Capella Bydgostiensis Pro Musica Antiqua, Stanislaw Galonski - Polish Medieval Music [Muza: 1968]
   Notes: Earliest known piece of Polish polyphony
5. "Mille regretz" {Josquin des Prez, arr. Tylman Susato} - Musica Antiqua Vienna, Rene Clemencic - Josquin des Prez: Missa L'Homme Armé [Supraphon: 1963]
6. "O spiritus angelica" {Giovanni Battista Brevi} - Delphine Galou, Accademia Bizantina, Ottovio Dantone - Agitata [Alpha/Outhere: 2017]
   Notes: 300th anniversary of presumed death
7. "O adiutor" {Bishop Ato of Troyes} - Sequentia - Ancient Music for a Modern Age [RCA Victor: 1993]
   Notes: Bishop Ato is 12th c. From Codex Calixtinus
8. "Kharjas Garid vos ay yermanellas" {Anonymous woman, 13th century} - Sequentia - Ancient Music for a Modern Age [RCA Victor: 1993]
9. "Sobelos fondos do mar CSM 193" {Cantigas de Santa Maria} - Sequentia - Ancient Music for a Modern Age [RCA Victor: 1993]
10. "O splendidissima gemma" {Hildegard von Bingen} - Sequentia - Ancient Music for a Modern Age [RCA Victor: 1993]
11. "Instrumental piece [based on Hildegard]" {Sequentia} - Sequentia - Ancient Music for a Modern Age [RCA Victor: 1993]
12. "O beate Sebastiane" {Johannes Martini} - Les miroir de musique, Baptiste Romaine - Johannes Martini: La fleur des Bialté [Ricercar: 2021]
    Notes: ca. 1440 - 1498; Franco-Flemish, served in Ferrara and Milan
13. "Solo Sonata in D major from Der getrue Music Meister, TWV40:1b" {George Philipp Telemann} - Amarilis Dueñas Castán - Live performance [Amarilis Dueñas Castán: 2052]
14. "Recordare, Virgo Mater" {Josquin des Prez, attributed} - Binchois Consort, Andrew Kirkman - Josquin & his contemporaries [Hyperion: 2001]
    Notes: Not thought to be authentic, but no thoughts on whom the real composer might be
15. "The Water So Wide" {Scottish Traditional, 18th century} - Rappahannock - Rappahannock [Rappahannock: 1999]
    Notes: Originally appeared in 1714 as Waly, Waly

Classical Prelude - Sunday

Classical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to… MoreClassical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to music by classical and romantic composers such as Beethoven, Bruckner, Mozart, and Schubert. Less

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Virginia Overnights

All Virginia artists. All genres. All night long. Tune in to Virginia Overnights and experience the sounds of our commonwealth, hand-curated by Don Harrison and Erin O.

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Cadmium

Cadmium is a show for people who hear the phrase "blackened crusty sludge" and think of music instead of the stuff that builds up around your sink drain. Mr. Owl… MoreCadmium is a show for people who hear the phrase "blackened crusty sludge" and think of music instead of the stuff that builds up around your sink drain. Mr. Owl takes you on a screaming ride through extreme metal past and present, from the shallow underground to the molten iron at the earth's core. You might hear some clean singing, but don't hold your breath. Less

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1. "The Sycophant" - Immortal Bird - Empress/Abscess [Broken Limbs: 2015]
2. "Disenthralled" - Aenigmatum - Deconsecrate [20 Buck Spin: 2021]
3. "Cheers With My Destiny" - Dictator - Moreover Imagination [Underground Defenders: 2015]
4. "The Collector" - Denial of Life - Denial of Life [Denial of Life: 2019]
5. "Horror and Torture" - Torture Squad - Pandemonium [Mutilation Productions: 2003]
6. "Sphinx" - Poison - Into the Abyss [Midian Creations: 1993]
7. "The Bodhi Tree" - Lunar Chamber - Shambhallic Vibrations [20 Buck Spin: 2023]
8. "XVII - I Have Lived" - Gasbrand - Fading Away in Nothingness [Gasbrand: NEW]
9. "Transcribing the Inconceivable" - Relic of the Adversary - Demo [Relic of the Adversary: 2016]
   Notes: VIRGINIA
10. "Longships" - Hellfarer - Agoge [Hellfarer: 2016]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
11. "Unrecognizable" - Murder - Demo 2 [Murder: 2016]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
12. "Frost and Fire" - Manilla Road - Voyager [High Roller: 2022]
    Notes: Reissue, orig. 2008
13. "Doomed to Serve the Devil" - Ghostrider - Mayhemic Destruction [Ghostrider: 1985]
14. "Rson" - Gall - The World Is Your Oyster, But You're Eating Shrimp [Gall: 2025]
15. "They Took My Skin" - Nekrofilth - Worm Ritual [Hells Headbangers: 2018]
16. "Coffin Rust" - Scumklot - Recreational Scrapyard [Macabre Mastermind: 2024]
17. "Delusions of Having a Head" - Man Stabbed - Where the Sun Don't Shine [Man Stabbed: NEW]
18. "Fomentations" - Whoresnation - Mephitism [Obliteration: 2018]
19. "From the Grave" - The Living Dead - Resurrection Cemetery [The Living Dead: 2024]