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

Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Hadelich/Norwegian Radio Orchestra/Harth-Bedoya

Label

Warner Classics

Catalog Number

0

Today's Playlist

5:00pm Suite from Pelleas et Melisande

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Barenboim

5:19pm Selections from The Surprises of Love

Composed by

Jean-Philippe Rameau (realized by Silvie Bouissou)

Performed by

Musicians of the Louvre/Minkowski

5:35pm Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat, K. 447

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Clevenger/Franz Liszt Chamber Orch/Rolla

5:53pm Music selected by the announcer

6:01pm Tempus Est Iocundum

Composed by

Anonymous (13th c.)

Performed by

Il Giardino Delle Muse

6:07pm Magnificat I

Composed by

Anonymous

Performed by

Iken Scholars

6:25pm Orchestral Suite in E minor, FaWV K:el

Composed by

Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1759)

Performed by

Tempesta di Mare - Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra/Roberts/Stone

6:49pm Goldberg Variations 19 - 24, BWV 988

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arr. Garcia & Moriniere

Performed by

Thibaut Garcia/Antoine Moriniere

7:01pm Violin Concerto in C, Op. 3 No. 2

Composed by

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799)

Performed by

Swarte/Royal Opera Orchestra of Versailles/Swarte

7:15pm Berlin Symphony in F, Wq. 175

Composed by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Performed by

Arte dei Suonatori

7:26pm 3 Selections from Welsh Songs, WoO 155

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Finley/Benedetti/Kanneh-Mason/Grosvenor

7:34pm Symphony No. 1 in B flat

Composed by

Friedrich Witt (1770-1836)

Performed by

Cologne Academy/Willens

8:01pm Piano Trio in C, Op. 101 No. 3

Composed by

Anton Reicha (1770–1836)

Performed by

Trio Bohemo

8:28pm Roses from the South, Op. 388

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Nezet-Seguin

8:38pm Dance of the Tumblers from The Snow Maiden, Op. 12

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Chauhan

8:44pm The Lark Ascending

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Liebeck/Voces8 Foundation Choir/Voces8 Foundation Orchestra/Smith

9:01pm Dovehouse Pavan

Composed by

Alfonso Ferrabosco the Younger (1575-1628)

Performed by

American Brass Quintet

9:06pm Sonata for Cello and Continuo in C, Op. 5 No. 3

Composed by

Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762)

Performed by

O'Sullivan/Four Nations Ensemble

9:21pm Mother Of Sorrows

Composed by

Benedictines of Mary

Performed by

Benedictines Of Mary, Queen Of Apostles

9:27pm Concerto for Harp and Orchestra

Composed by

Alexander Mosolov (1900-1973)

Performed by

Maistre/WDR Symphony Orchestra of Cologne/Stutzmann

10:01pm Elegiac Trio No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Beaux Arts Trio

10:48pm In paradisum

Composed by

Eriks Esenvalds (b.1977)

Performed by

Oliveira/Noble/Portland State Chamber Choir/Sperry

11:03pm To Sing of Love - A Triptych

Composed by

Taylor Scott Davis (b.1980)

Performed by

Liebeck/Voces8 Foundation Choir/Voces8 Foundation Orchestra/Smith

11:28pm Quartet No. 15 for String Trio & Guitar

Composed by

Niccolo Paganini (1782–1840)

Performed by

Gray/Diaz Trio

11:50pm Music selected by the announcer