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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. "Microcosm" {Teddy ABRAMS} - Teddy Abrams, piano - Preludes [New Amsterdam: 2025]
2. "Lev's Loops (for Ljova)" {Sam SADIGURSKY} - Sam Sadigursky, clarinets; Nathan Koci, accordion - The Solomon Diaries Vol. IV [Adhyaropa: 2025]
3. "Pearl's Lullaby" {Sam SADIGURSKY} - Sam Sadigursky, clarinets; Nathan Koci, accordion - The Solomon Diaries Vol. IV [Adhyaropa: 2025]
4. "Second Hand (for Guy Klucevsek)" {Sam SADIGURSKY} - Sam Sadigursky, clarinets; Nathan Koci, accordion - The Solomon Diaries Vol. IV [Adhyaropa: 2025]
5. "Refugee 3/8" {Sam SADIGURSKY} - Sam Sadigursky, clarinets; Nathan Koci, accordion - The Solomon Diaries Vol. IV [Adhyaropa: 2025]
6. "Mirrors" {Sam SADIGURSKY} - Sam Sadigursky, clarinets; Nathan Koci, accordion; Meg Okura, violin - The Solomon Diaries Vol. IV [Adhyaropa: 2025]
7. "One for Kathleen (for Kathleen Sullivan)" {Sam SADIGURSKY} - Sam Sadigursky, clarinets; Nathan Koci, accordion; Danny Fox, piano - The Solomon Diaries Vol. IV [Adhyaropa: 2025]
8. "Slow Motions (for Andy Statman)" {Sam SADIGURSKY} - Sam Sadigursky, clarinets; Nathan Koci, accordion - The Solomon Diaries Vol. IV [Adhyaropa: 2025]
9. "Swell" {Sam SADIGURSKY} - Sam Sadigursky, clarinets; Nathan Koci, accordion - The Solomon Diaries Vol. IV [Adhyaropa: 2025]
10. "Janie Claire" {Sam SADIGURSKY} - Sam Sadigursky, clarinets; Nathan Koci, accordion - The Solomon Diaries Vol. IV [Adhyaropa: 2025]
11. "Fire at 168 Gibber" {Sam SADIGURSKY} - Sam Sadigursky, clarinets; Nathan Koci, accordion; Matt Darriau, kaval & alto saxophone - The Solomon Diaries Vol. IV [Adhyaropa: 2025]
12. "River" {Sam SADIGURSKY} - Sam Sadigursky, clarinets; Nathan Koci, accordion; Timo Andres, piano - The Solomon Diaries Vol. IV [Adhyaropa: 2025]
13. "Tsohle Tsohle" {Abel SELACOE} - Abel Selacoe, cello & voice; Manchester Collective - Hymns of Bantu [Warner Classics: 2025]
14. "Emmanuele" {Abel SELACOE} - Abel Selacoe, cello & voice; Manchester Collective - Hymns of Bantu [Warner Classics: 2025]
15. "Kea Morata" {Abel SELACOE} - Abel Selacoe, cello & voice; Manchester Collective - Hymns of Bantu [Warner Classics: 2025]
16. "Tshepo - I" {Abel SELACOE} - Abel Selacoe, cello & voice; Manchester Collective - Hymns of Bantu [Warner Classics: 2025]
17. "Tshepo - II (Rapela)" {Abel SELACOE} - Abel Selacoe, cello & voice; Manchester Collective - Hymns of Bantu [Warner Classics: 2025]
18. "Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012; IV. Sarabande" {J.S. BACH arr. Fred THOMAS} - Abel Selacoe, cello & voice; Manchester Collective - Hymns of Bantu [Warner Classics: 2025]
19. "Dinaka" {Abel SELACOE} - Abel Selacoe, cello & voice; Manchester Collective - Hymns of Bantu [Warner Classics: 2025]
20. "Improv on "Les voix humaines"" {Marin MARAIS arr. Abel SELACOE & Fred THOMAS} - Abel Selacoe, cello & voice; Manchester Collective - Hymns of Bantu [Warner Classics: 2025]
21. "Takamba" {Abel SELACOE} - Abel Selacoe, cello & voice; Manchester Collective - Hymns of Bantu [Warner Classics: 2025]
22. "L.B. Files, I. Concerto" {Giovanni SOLLIMA} - Abel Selacoe, cello & voice; Manchester Collective - Hymns of Bantu [Warner Classics: 2025]
23. "L.B. Files, II. Iguil" {Giovanni SOLLIMA} - Abel Selacoe, cello & voice; Manchester Collective - Hymns of Bantu [Warner Classics: 2025]
24. "Camagu" {Abel SELACOE} - Abel Selacoe, cello & voice; Manchester Collective - Hymns of Bantu [Warner Classics: 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. "Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 Eroica II. Marcia funebre Adagio assai" {Ludwig van Beethoven} - Osmo Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra -
2. "As Quatro Estações Portenhas" {Astor Piazzolla} - Carmelo de Los Santos -
3. "Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 Eroica III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace" {Ludwig van Beethoven} - Osmo Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra -
4. "English Folk Song Suite II. Sea Songs" - Timothy Reynish, Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra - British Wind Band Classics

Classical Brunch

Welcome to your weekly buffet of all things classical during Classical Brunch.  Paula brings centuries worth of musical delights to your Classical Brunch table on Sunday from 10 'til noon,… MoreWelcome to your weekly buffet of all things classical during Classical Brunch.  Paula brings centuries worth of musical delights to your Classical Brunch table on Sunday from 10 'til noon, right here on 91.1 FM WTJU and charlottesvilleclassical dot org. Less

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1. "Sei, lieber Tag, wilkommen" {BACH, Johann Michael} - Voces Suaves/Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin - Bach's Roots: Early Influences on the Young Master [Outhere: 2024]
2. "Sonata for Cello and Piano" {CARTER, Elliot} - Astrig Siranossian, cello/Nathanäel Gouin, piano - "Dear Mademoiselle:" A Tribute to Nadia Boulanger [Alpha Classics: 2020]
3. "Oboe Sonata No. 3 in F major, Op. 1 No. 5 HWV 363a" {HANDEL, G.F.} - Marcel Ponseele, oboe/Ewald Demeyere, harpsichord/Richte Van Der Meer, cello - Handel: The Complete Sonatas for Wind Instruments [Accent: 2015]
4. "Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 "Poème Mystique"" {BLOCH, Ernest} - Elsa Grether, violin/Ferenc Vizi, piano - Poème mystique [Outhere: 2013]
5. "Flute Concerto No. 3 in C major" {BRICCIALDI, Giulio} - Ginevra Petrucci, flute/Il Virtuosi Italiani - Briccialdi: Flute Concertos [Brilliant Classics: 2018]
6. "Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"" {BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van} - Maurizio Pollini, piano - Pollini plays Beethoven [DG: 2016]
7. "Overture to Tsar Boris" {KALINNIKOV, Vasily} - Scottish National Orchestra - Neeme Järvi - Kalinnikov: Symphony 2 in A and the Cedar and the Palm [Chandos: 1990]

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. "Throw Out The Lifeline" - The Southern Plantation Singers - Black Vocal Groups Vol 8 1926-1935 [Document: 1997]
2. "I'm Traveling On" - Golden Eagle Gospel Singers - Swinging Gospel Sounds [Document: 1996]
3. "Jesus Gave Me Water" - Soul Stirrers - Le Gospel 1939/1952 [Body & Soul: 2003]
4. "I Want Jesus On The Road I Travel" - Brother Joe May - Le Gospel 1939/1952 [Body & Soul: 2003]
5. "I've Been Born Again" - The Dixie Hummingbirds - Gospel Brunch Classics [Rounder Records: 2003]
6. "I Am Born To Preach The Gospel" - Washington Phillips - Rough Guide To The Roots Of Gospel [World Music Network: 2020]
7. "Praying Time Will Soon Be Over" - Elizabeth Cotton - Vol. 3: When I'm Gone [Smithsonian Folkways: 1979]
8. "Down On Me" - Marlena Smalls and the Hallelujah Singers - Gullah-Carry Me Home [Ziplow Productions: 1999]
9. "Little Boy, How Old Are You" - Sister Rosetta Tharpe - When Gospel Was Gospel [Shanachie: 2005]
10. "Power Of The Holy Ghost" - Mahalia Jackson - When Gospel Was Gospel [Shanachie: 2005]
11. "This Train" - Snooks Eaglin - Possum Up A Simmon Tree [Arhoolie: 1970]
12. "Have More Faith In Jesus" - Rev. Gary Davis - Rough Guide To The Roots Of Gospel [World Music Network: 2020]
13. "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" - George Jones With Pop And Mavis Staples - My Very Special Guests [Sony: 1979]
14. "When The Saints Go Marching In" - Fats Domino (live at Montreux) - Religious Soul [Warner: 2018]
15. "I'll Fly Away From Here" - Mavis Staples And Lucky Peterson - Spirituals & Gospel [Decca Records: 1996]
16. "Walk Around Heaven All Day" - Irma Thomas - Gospel Brunch Classics [Rounder Records: 2003]
17. "Lord Help The Poor And Needy" - Jessie Mae Hemphill - Shake It Baby [Hightone Records: 2003]

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 of Bingen} - Sequentia - Canticles of Ecstacy [DHM: 1994]
   Notes: used as theme
2. "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" {Martin Luther} - Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Richard Condie; Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy - The Lord's Prayer, Vol. II [Columbia Masterworks: 1962]
3. "Capriccio No. 1 in c minor" {Joseph-Marie-Clément Dall'Abaco, arr. Judith Steenbeck} - Amarilis Duenas, Holland Baroque, Judith Steenbeck - Live performance [NPO: 2025]
4. "Kyrie from the Mass of St. Hylarion" {Anonymous, Cyprus manuscript} - Niccolo Seligmann - Live performance [Niccolo Seligmann: 2024]
5. "Mille Quingentis" {Jacob Obrecht} - The Clerks' Group, Edward Wickham - Obrecht; Missa sub tuum praesidium [ASV Gaudeamus: 2003]
6. "Toccatta 9na/Xma" {Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger} - Rolf Lislevand - Kapsberger: Libro Quarto D'Intavolatura di Chittarone [Astrée: 1993]
7. "La belle et la gente rose" {Anonymous, Cyprus manuscript} - La morra - Flour de Beaulté [Ramée: 2060]
8. "Jesus autem/ Credo in Deum" {Robert Wylkynson} - The Sixteen, Harry Christophers - The Pillars of Eternity [Collins Classics: 1992]
9. "Nobelman" {Johan Schop} - Annegret Siedel, Barbara Maria Willi & Hubert Hofmann - Johan Schop and his Contemporaries [Cantate: 1999]
10. "La douceur de vostre biau vis" {Anonymous, Cyprus manuscript} - Fanie Antonelou, Ensemble Ex Silentio, Dimitris Kountouras - Music from the Court of Lusignan - The Codex of Cyprus [Nefeli: 2021]
11. "O take those lips away from Measure for Measure" {John Wilson & William Shakespeare} - Alfred Deller & Desmond Dupre - Alfred Deller HMV Recordings [EMI Classics: 1954]
12. "Confitebor tibi Domine (secondo) a 3 - Psalm 110" {Claudio Monteverdi} - Emma Kirkby, Nigel Rogers & David Thomas, Taverner Consort and Players, Andrew Parrott - Monteverdi Selva Morale e Spirituale [EMI Classics: 1984]
13. "Baron de mon dan covit" {Peire Vidal} - Richard Levitt, Studio der Frühen Musik, Thomas Binkley - Chansons der Troubadours [Telefunken: 1970]
14. "A chanter m'er de so qu'eu no volria" {Comtessa de Dia} - Andrea von Ramm, Studio der Frühen Musik, Thomas Binkley - Chansons der Troubadours [Telefunken: 1970]
15. "Jerusalem, surge" {Don Carlo Gesualdo} - Ensemble Vocal Européen de La Chapelle Royale, Philippe Herreweghe - Gesualdo: Sabbato Sancto [Harmonia mundi: 1990]
16. "Pues mi Dios ha nacido" {Matias Durango} - Camerata Renacentista de Caracas, Isabel Palacios - Salades et bombes Catalanes [K617: 1997]
17. "Pictor eterne syderum/O Adonay domus Israel" {Anonymous, Cyprus manuscript} - Huelgas Ensemble, Paul Van Nevel - Cypriot Advent Antiphons [DHM: 1990]
18. "Crux triumphans" {Loyset Compère} - Orlando Consort - Passion [Metronome: 1997]
19. "Contre douleur" {Anonymous, Cyprus manuscript} - Ensemble P.A.N. - The Island of St. Hylarion [New Albion: 1991]
20. "Pretty Maid Milking Her Cow" {Anonymous, Irish Traditional} - El McMeen - Acoustic Guitar Treasures [Piney Rock Music: 1998]

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. "Nomad" - Legion (Philippines) - Righteous Killing [Legion: 2015]
2. "Evergrey" - Legion (Indiana) - Conqueror [Dark Horizon: 2000]
3. "Soy el Elegido Para Matar a la Humanidad" - Legion (Chile) - El Nuevo Regimen [Legion: 2015]
4. "Osario Interior" - Legion (Argentina) - Gran Mal [Legion: 2017]
5. "At the Altar" - Legion (Texas) - State of Decay [Metal Rising: 2013]
6. "Nothing" - Legion (Spain) - Labyrinth of Problems [PDI: 1992]
7. "Dooms of Shadows" - Legion (Turkey) - To Bleed for Master [Legion: 1995]
8. "Forces Conspire" - Legion X (Georgia, USA) - Beat By Nothing [Legion: 2011]
9. "Altar de Sombras" - Legion (Ecuador) - Evocacion de Mal [Dov Hell Producciones: 2011]
10. "Nemesis" - Legion (Romania) - Black Underground [Nail: 2009]
11. "Impurities of Father John Wolfthorne" - The Reasons Were Legion - Wyzardkriest [The Reasons Were Legion: 2012]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
12. "Massacre... Under the Moonlight" - Wolf Legion - Blessed the Bloodshed [Wolf Legion: 2018]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
13. "Legions of Azazel" - Jaws of Leviathan - Desolation [Jaws of Leviathan: 2024]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
14. "El Entorno de las Sombras" - Legion (Honduras) - Ejecutor [Legion: 2008]
15. "Imprisoned" - Legion (Belgium) - Embedded in Darkness [Days of Fury: 1999]
16. "Abandoned Complex" - Legion666 (Canada) - Kiss the Goat [Schizophrenic: 2000]
17. "Legion ov Fire" - Legion (Wisconsin) - Ov Fire [Legion: 2003]
18. "Memories and Agony" - Legion (Italy) - Lost Dreams [Legion: 2005]
19. "Putrefaction" - Legion (Denmark) - Legion of Darkness [Legion: 1994]
20. "The Darkest One" - Legion (Denmark) - Legion of Darkness [Legion: 1994]
21. "Legion of the Dumb" - Negative Thought Process - I [Negative Thought Process: 2016]
22. "Scum Legions Arise!" - Jehovah Lashing - Jehovah Lashing [Jehovah Lashing: 2023]
23. "Beneath Seven" - Legion (Minnesota) - Black Rose [Legion: 2016]