Our Values, Vision, & Mission

WCPE’s Values

  • We believe in developing and sustaining a community of classical music lovers by nurturing, educating, and offering the human side of music.
  • We are committed to improving people’s lives through the sharing of classical music, providing excitement, joy, information, beauty, and stress relief.
  • We believe in being consistent and accessible in the variety of classical music we play.
  • We strive to be responsive to our listeners and available to them across time and location.
  • We value live, informed, interesting announcers who strive to nurture and maintain our relationship with our listeners.
  • We strive to find the good balance between talk and music.
  • We believe that our sustaining base of support should be our listeners.

WCPE’s Vision

We envision a continuously expanding worldwide interactive community of classical music listeners. Their lives are more fulfilled and complete because of the emotional, physical, and intellectual benefits that Great Classical Music brings.

WCPE’s Mission

WCPE’s mission is to expand the community of classical music lovers by sharing accessible classical music with everyone, everywhere, at any time. We entertain, educate, and engage our audience with informative announcers, programs, and publications. We strive to make it easy to appreciate and enjoy Great Classical Music.

Now Playing

Piano Trio in G, Op. 1 No. 2

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Gryphon Trio

Label

Analekta

Catalog Number

29858

Today's Playlist

9:35pm Capricho Arabe

Composed by

Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909)

Performed by

Christopher Parkening

9:42pm Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Marc Ponthus

9:59pm Rolling River (Sketches on 'Shenandoah')

Composed by

Peter Boyer (b.1970)

Performed by

London Symphony Orchestra

10:06pm Adagio in G minor

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (arr. Remo Giazotto)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

10:16pm Variations and Fugue in B flat on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Van Cliburn

10:44pm Quartet in D for 2 Flutes, Viola and Cello

Composed by

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

Performed by

Hanoverian Ensemble

11:00pm Symphony in C minor

Composed by

Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792)

Performed by

Cappella Coloniensis/Linde

11:24pm Sonata in A for Violin and Basso Continuo

Composed by

Domenico Zipoli (1688-1726)

Performed by

Francia/Videla

11:34pm Cello Sonata No. 3 in A minor, RV 43

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Anner Bylsma

11:50pm Music selected by the announcer