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Today is international Jazz Day! What are your favorite jazz arrangements of classical music? What classical music would you like to see adapted to jazz? 🎷 🎶 bit.ly/4bhXEEy
@WQXR I turn to Bach to wake up every morning at 6:30 (I’m in Central Time)
American Author Harper Lee was born on this day in 1926. In 1964, Lee sat down with WQXR host Roy Newquist, and the 11-minute interview is the only known recording of Lee discussing "To Kill a Mockingbird," & one of the last interviews she would ever give. bit.ly/4befrfT
Is there a composer you turn to for nearly every momentous occasion in your life? For violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, that composer will always be J.S. Bach. 🎧Hear more in this week’s episode of The Open Ears Project and subscribe: bit.ly/3IJOjcB
A whole new trove of stuff is public domain, meaning free to use + edit into music magic. Our colleagues at @AllOfItWNYC are doing another contest for original songs. Enter by May 12 for fun prizes- including coming to talk about your work live on the air! wnyc.org/story/public-s…
With a heavy heart, we share that our cherished colleague Bob Evans passed away on Wednesday, April 24th. A longtime classical music radio host, Bob recently returned to WQXR as a fill-in host in July, 2023. bit.ly/44iHSae
Today at 1pm ET, you'll hear Terence Blanchard’s jazz-inflected drama Fire Shut Up in My Bones, in a performance from The Metropolitan Opera earlier this month. bit.ly/3Qhn9xZ
According to Jeff at @WQXR it's both Pretzel Day and Arbor Day today.
This week on The Open Ears Project, we hear from pianist Víkingur Ólafsson (@VikingurMusic), who felt “awestruck” the first time he heard Rameau’s “Dialogue of the Birds.” 🎧 Listen here and subscribe: bit.ly/3IJOjcB
I can't hear Pérotin's VIDERUNT OMNES too many times. Please, more Léonin, Pérotin, Notre-Dame school,@WQXR!
Don’t miss @ImWhitneyWhite, the director of the Broadway play “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” on this week’s episode of Helga! She talks about how powerful moments onstage originate in the body and reflects on how she maintains inner peace. 🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/3fXuXGa
Sergei Prokofiev was born on this day in 1891. At our sister station WNYC, they lovingly put together a list of "Peter and the Wolf" adaptations that feature the most beautifully unhinged album covers. Which is your favorite version? bit.ly/4cZoAuC
What piece of classical music do you find best celebrates Earth Day? Celebrate our natural environment today by exploring how four major composers found inspiration in nature. bit.ly/2GxfTdV
Head to the link below to listen to the performance earlier this month by @jordisavall and Hespèrion XXI at @carnegiehall, now streaming via @WQXR: wqxr.org/story/jordi-sa… @FundacioCIMA
Puccini’s opera La Rondine is a jewel – a love story with tenderness, heartbreak, and a lot of beautiful music. Hear it live from the @MetOpera at 1 pm ET today. Soprano Angel Blue leads the cast and tenor Jonathan Tetelman makes his Met broadcast debut. bit.ly/3U6jJiH
April is National Poetry Month! Have you ever wondered what makes a symphonic poem...a poem? Here are five pieces and some background to help you gain a deeper understanding before listening. bit.ly/3W3ZowV
Tonight at 7:30 PM ET, live from @carnegiehall, you'll hear The Danish String Quartet play Schubert’s Quintet in C, and a new work composed by Thomas Adès. bit.ly/3Q5N4se
A new season of HELGA returns with a soul-stirring conversation with renowned singer-songwriter Brittany Howard delving into grief, resilience, and the healing power of music. 🎧 Listen now and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: bit.ly/3fXuXGa
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A whole new trove of stuff is public domain, meaning free to use + edit into music magic. Our colleagues at @AllOfItWNYC are doing another contest for original songs. Enter by May 12 for fun prizes- including coming to talk about your work live on the air! wnyc.org/story/public-s…
So sad to see this news. The New York airwaves just became a dimmer place.
With a heavy heart, we share that our cherished colleague Bob Evans passed away on Wednesday, April 24th. A longtime classical music radio host, Bob recently returned to WQXR as a fill-in host in July, 2023. bit.ly/44iHSae
According to Jeff at @WQXR it's both Pretzel Day and Arbor Day today.
I can't hear Pérotin's VIDERUNT OMNES too many times. Please, more Léonin, Pérotin, Notre-Dame school,@WQXR!
I am excited to announce that I will be the Artist in Residence of the Berliner Philharmoniker for the 2024/25 season! I would like to thank the orchestra and the whole team at @BerlinPhil for this opportunity and looking forward to the coming season! rb.gy/asrzvc
Join Met Orchestra Principal Trumpet David Krauss and beloved mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato for a live taping of the @SpeakingSndly podcast this Wednesday, April 24, in Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium! Learn more: bit.ly/3W9ZLGs
Head to the link below to listen to the performance earlier this month by @jordisavall and Hespèrion XXI at @carnegiehall, now streaming via @WQXR: wqxr.org/story/jordi-sa… @FundacioCIMA
Hey @WQXR with all the times you've featured the theme from Succession on Score at Four why have you never mentioned that it's basically the 1st movement of Pathétique? (the end of it) Or did I miss a mention?
I'm listening to George Gershwin - Catfish Row (Suite from "Porgy and Bess") wqxr.org/streams/?strea… via @WQXR
What would we do without Jeff Spurgeon and his 3 minute opera synopses! @WQXR
Juilliard is honoring Earth Month 2024! 🌎 Learn more about #EllenReidSOUNDWALK @LincolnCenter and @CentralParkNYC, John Luther Adams’ Crossing Open Ground, the Juilliard Green Club’s Earth Day Celebration, & an Earth Month concert with @WQXR here: bit.ly/3vWaWHR
Imagine my surprise and delight tuning in to one of my favorite @WQXR shows, @exploringmusic, tonight and discovering this week's topic is Ukraine. Bill McGlaughlin is always entertaining as he educates. This will be fabulous.
@WQXR playing Pavarotti's performance 50 years ago today in LELISIR dAmore. Bliss.
On WQXR today at 1:00 p.m. ET: Metropolitan Opera Broadcast "Luciano Pavarotti is the star of today’s archival broadcast of Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore. Also in the cast are Judith Blegen, John Reardon, and Ezio Flagello." wqxr.org/story/donizett… via @WQXR
On WQXR today at 1:00 p.m. ET: Metropolitan Opera Broadcast "Luciano Pavarotti is the star of today’s archival broadcast of Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore. Also in the cast are Judith Blegen, John Reardon, and Ezio Flagello. Max Rudolph conducts.” wqxr.org/story/donizett… via @WQXR
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Alright!! People be lovin on the Queen B Caro Mio Ben interpolation, cool! - turns out there's a little history to black female vernacular singers interpreting opera/art song - my first exposure was Nina Simone doing "O Black Swan" (Menotti) in 1963.