WCPE's Programming

 

In the Gardens of Spain
March 10–11
From the Atlantic Ocean to the Straits of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Sea, the landscape of Spain presents us with breathtaking beauty. The music that has emanated from this country is no less exquisite.

Pesach (Passover)
Sundown, Friday, April 6–sundown, Friday, April 13
WCPE presents music for the High Holy Days of Pesach on Friday evening, April 6, at 6:00 p.m. ET.

Easter
Sunday, April 8
Music for Christianity’s Feast of the Resurrection will be presented during Sing for Joy and Great Sacred Music beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET.

Primarily Piano
April 14–15
Schubert, Liszt, Beethoven, Beach, Schumann (Clara and Robert)—along with so many others—have written music for the piano that has moved us. Music from the piano has been so deftly played by the likes of Rubinstein, Pletnev, Larrocha, Argerich, Watts, Schiff, Rachmaninoff—performances which have driven many a person to take lessons on the instrument.

Back to the Baroque
May 19–20
WCPE salutes the composers and music of the Baroque era—especially that of J.S. Bach. It was in the Baroque era that the language of music came to be defined as we know it today. Composers from the Classical era to the 21st century often return to the Baroque era to study and adapt music from various Baroque composers to modern usage. The music is at once powerful, yet beautiful—and has remained a part of our lives thanks to the efforts of Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schumann, and Beethoven.

Memorial Day Weekend
May 26–28 (Saturday–Monday)
Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) was officially proclaimed on May 5, 1868, by General John Logan of the Army of the Republic to honor both Union and Confederate soldiers who had died in the Civil War. It was officially observed on May 30, 1868, though not many states participated until after World War I, when it became widely celebrated throughout the United States. WCPE honors our nation’s soldiers who have died on the field of battle through the music of American composers, patriotic music throughout the weekend, and the playing of “Taps” at 3:00 p.m. ET on Monday, May 28.

— Kenneth Bradshaw

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