Film music sets the mood and helps elicit the emotional responses that make a good movie a great movie. Each week on CharlottesvilleClassical.org, The Silver Screen Soundtrack Hour takes a listen to music from the wide world of film scores. Michael Giacchino’s first compositional job was for – video games! After graduating from the school […]

George Enescu’s earliest compositions were for violin and piano. And by early, I mean age five. Enescu was one of Romania’s most talented (and precocious) musicians. He distinguished himself both as a violinist and a composer. Enescu’s sole violin concerto was composed in 1896 when he was 15. It was designed to be a magnum […]

New Jazz & Blues – 8/16/2022 New Jazz: Quentin Baxter Quintet – Art Moves Jazz (Baxter Music Enterprises): “Quentin E. Baxter, a native of Charleston, SC, comes from a family of drummers with his mother leading the troupe. “I’m unable to recall a moment in my youth void of having drums either at home or […]

       Episode twenty-five of WorldView is only the second ever show to feature only one artist: Danish composer Ludolf Nielsen. The work, Symphony No. 3 in C major—with a run-time of fifty-four minutes—is not as famous as his operas, but it is one of Nielsen’s most well-known symphonic compositions.          […]

We couldn’t let the season go by without having some kind of summer-related theme. The Classics a Day team chose to catch some rays this August. And to find out how many classical composers did so with their music. Of course, any summer-related topic is fair game, too. Here are my posts for the second […]

Elana Brody and Madelyn Ilana will pull into Offbeat Roadhouse Friday night, August 19, for a concert which will also be broadcast on WTJU. These two solo artists are kicking off their first ever tour together right here at Offbeat Roadhouse. This is a free event, open to all. Masks are strongly encouraged for all attendees.  You […]