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11/20 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Announces New Music Director
11/09 At 80, Joan Tower Says Great Music Comes ‘in the Risks’
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09/17 Eric Lu wins Leeds International Piano Competition
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This Week At The Classical Station
by Rob Kennedy
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Go the last mile with your used vehicle. If your vehicle - automobile, truck, boat, motorcycle, RV, or aircraft - is no longer of use to you, it can still go a long way as a donation in support of the programs you rely on from WCPE. Here's how it works: Center for Car Donations (CFCD), manages the donations on our behalf. Call them toll-free at 1-877-927-3872 for more information and to begin the car donation process. Don't forget to mention that WCPE is the recipient of your donation.
A CFCD representative will schedule a pickup that's convenient for you, and provide you with confirmation of your donation. We will mail you a confirmation that states how much your vehicle sold for at auction. This amount is what you can claim on your itemized tax return. You also will be entitled to a one year subscription to Quarter Notes.
Photo: Wikipedia.org
On July 17 we observe the birthdays of American sopranos Eleanor Steber (1914-1990) and Dawn Upshaw (1960-) and American composer and authority on P.D.Q Bach, Peter Schickele (1935-). A West Virginia native, Ms. Steber graced the stages of major opera houses during her career. She also appeared on some of the popular radio programs of the day. Grammy Award winner Dawn Upshaw is equally at home singing operatic roles or art songs. The discoverer of the hitherto unknown composer P.D.Q. Bach, Peter Schickele is an accomplished bassoonist.
Photos: Ms. Upshaw: John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Others/Wikipedia.org
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Our App now shows what music is playing. That information is streamed for you on the first row of the App. For any app and audio geeks out there, our talented Music Director William Woltz exports an XML file containing the day's playlist to a server from which the App retrieves the performance information and cover art.
This method of bringing you What's Playing will be superceded in the fall when an upgrade to our streaming software and hardware is complete. Then the software will stream the metadata simultaneously for whatever we are playing.
Please let us know what you think of this enhancement to our App. Seeing what's playing on our App is something you have asked for ever since the App went live in 2014. We are thrilled to be able finally to provide that information to you! Look for our App in your device's store where it is listed as "WCPE The Classical Station".
On July 16 we observe the birthdays of Soviet-born American pianist Bella Davidovich (1928-), Scottish conductor Bryden Thomson (1928-1991), and Israeli violinist Pinchas Zukerman (1948-). Bella Mikhaylovna Davidovich was just nine years old when she performed Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1. Happy 91st birthday! Bryden Thomson was a champion of the music of English and Scottish composers. Israeli violinist Pinchas Zukerman has earned two Grammy awards and enjoys a fine reputation as a conductor.
Photos: Pinchas Zukerman/Cheryl Mazak; Others/Wikipedia.org
Monday, Ju1y 15, 2019
This evening Monday Night at the Symphony features the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Hear this conductorless ensemble perform music of Felix Mendelssohn, Antonio Vivaldi and Pyotr Tchaikovsky, with soloists Jan Lisiecki, piano, and Sarah Chang, violin. See What's Playing for details.
You can enjoy the concert beginning at 8 p.m. on 89.7 FM in Central North Carolina and streaming everywhere online and on our apps.
Photo: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra/Matt Dine
On July 15 we observe the birthdays of three English musicians: guitarist Julian Bream (1933-), and composers Geoffrey Burgon (1941-2010) and Harrison Birtwistle (1934-). Julian Bream has won four Grammy Awards for his playing. He is widely considered one of the greatest classical guitarists of the 20th century. Geoffrey Burgon wrote scores for film and television. The income from his music for Monty Python's Life of Brian, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Brideshead Revisited allowed Burgon to indulge his love of other musical styles. Harrison Birtwistle's style of composing is distinctive. He often writes music which he disassembles so that he can rearrange it, all with good dramatic effect.
Photos: Wikipedia.org
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