Twenty-five officers left the Charlottesville Police Department (CPD) in 2018, up from an average of ten to twelve officers in recent years. WTJU’s Bowie Duncan spoke with Mike Murphy, Interim City Manager for the City of Charlottesville, about why officers are choosing to leave CPD and what the city can do to counter the trend. […]
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Charlottesville Symphony Director discusses upcoming concert April 28/29
Gustav Host: The Planets, Op. 32 Kaija Saariaho: Orion (2002) The Charlottesville Symphony The Women of the UVA Chamber Singers Benjamin Rous, conductor April 28 & 29, 2018 Benjamin Rous, director of the Charlottesville Symphony, visited WTJU to discuss the last Masterworks concert of the season at the end of April. Listen to what Maestro […]
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Three Notch’d Road “Salute to St. Patrick” March 10-12
WTJU’s John Delehanty talks with violinist Fiona Hughes of Three Notch’d Road about their upcoming March concert “Salute to St. Patrick.” Featuring music from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, the concert will take place March 10-12. For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit: tnrbaroque.org
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Early Music Show Goes Live with David McCormick
As the repertoire employed in the field of Early Music is centered in the past, one may think of it as “dead” in the sense some have expressed in regard to mainstream classical music. It’s old, it never makes it into the news cycle and thus it has no relevance to the world as it […]
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Vintage Interview (1976) on Soulful Situation 2/13
Tune in to the Soulful Situation Monday, March 13, at 1pm to catch a vintage interview (1976) for Naval recruitment between Lou Rawls and Bobby Womack. From the Dixie-fried sounds of the Southern soul centers of Muscle Shoals, Memphis, New Orleans and Shreveport to the Uptown Rhythm and Blues shots from the Northern cities of […]
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Piano Prodigy Matt Savage on The Jazz Messenger, Nov 11
In advance of his solo concert that evening in UVA’s Brooks Hall, which is co-sponsored by WTJU and The Charlottesville Jazz Society, 24 year old jazz pianist and composer Matt Savage will be in the studio Friday morning November 11th to talk about his music. Savage is equally adept at both jazz and classical playing. […]
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Rob Sheffield talks new book “On Bowie” Hot & Cold Skulls 7/29
Author and columnist Rob Sheffield joins Hot & Cold Skulls this Friday, 2-4pm, to talk about his latest book on David Bowie, “On Bowie.” On his new book: When the shocking news of his death on January 10, 2016 broke, the outpouring of grief and adulation was immediate and ongoing. Fans around the world and […]
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Bobby Read Stops by Jazz Messenger on June 17
Image from Anteroom event page Composer, producer, and musician Bobby Read will join the Jazz Messenger this Friday morning to play tracks off his latest album, “Saturn Blue” as well as talk about his upcoming performance this Sunday at the Anteroom. Bobby will play alongside Jonah Kane-West, Randy Johnston, Robert Jospé, and Randall Pharr. In his […]
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Percy Wiggins Interview 8/13/2012
Memphis based Soul singer Percy Wiggins had a brief career in Nashville while attending Tennessee State University with releases on Atco and RCA Victor. His subsequent career in insurance gave him a secure life and upon retirement, his return to the stage with the Bo-keys has seen a resurgence in his career. We talk with […]