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

Clarinet Quintet In B flat, Op. 89

Composed by

Anton Reicha (1770–1836)

Performed by

Zahradnik/Panocha Quartet

Label

Supraphon

Catalog Number

73081

Today's Playlist

3:47pm Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Bamberg Symphony/Flor

4:01pm Concerto in C, RV 87

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Camerata of Cologne

4:09pm Prelude No. 5 in G minor, Op. 23

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff arr. Antoince Fougeray

Performed by

Raphael Feuillatre

4:15pm Ballet Music from Macbeth

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Scottish National Orchestra/Gibson

4:26pm Serenade No. 13 in G, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Columbia Symphony/B. Walter

4:41pm Concerto in D for Trumpet and 2 Oboes

Composed by

Anonymous

Performed by

Basch/Virtuoso Chamber Music/Asperen

5:00pm Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Williams/Bream

5:06pm Dance of the Miller’s Wife from Three Cornered Hat

Composed by

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)

Performed by

Berlin Radio Symphony/Maazel

5:15pm Violin Concerto in F, Op. 7 No. 4

Composed by

Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764)

Performed by

Ruhadze/Ensemble Violini Capricciosi

5:31pm Quickened Pulses Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

5:41pm Sonata a 3 in E Minor, Op. 1, No. 11

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)

Performed by

Parnassi Musici

5:47pm Suite in D from Terpsichore

Composed by

Michael Praetorius (1571–1621)

Performed by

Christopher Parkening

6:00pm A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

Composed by

Joseph Joachim Raff (1822-1882)

Performed by

Basel Radio Symphony/Travis

6:20pm Intermezzo in A, Op. 118 No. 2

Composed by

Johannes Brahms, arr. by Nicolai Popov

Performed by

Ottensamer/Wang

6:26pm Four's Company

Composed by

Paul Lansky (b.1944)

Performed by

Curtis Institute Guitar Quartet

6:46pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Neidich/Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

7:31pm 4 Impromptus, D. 899

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Alfred Brendel

8:01pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Richter/Warsaw Philharmonic/Wislocki

8:36pm Lute Suite In E minor, BWV 996

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Yolanda Kondonassis

8:53pm Intermezzo from Goyescas

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Reiner

9:01pm Sonata Concertata in A

Composed by

Niccolo Paganini (1782–1840)

Performed by

Galway/Yamashita

9:16pm Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Tsang/Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Yoo

9:58pm Prelude

Composed by

Anonymous

Performed by

Christopher Wilson

10:00pm Three Gymnopedies

Composed by

Eric Satie (1866-1925)

Performed by

Stoltzman/Allen

10:10pm Overture & Venusberg Bacchanale from Tannhäuser

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Maazel

10:33pm A Summer’s Day in the Country

Composed by

Niels Gade (1817-1890)

Performed by

Lyngby-Taarbaeck Symphony/Eriksson

11:00pm Horn Quintet in E, Op. 106

Composed by

Anton Reicha (1770–1836)

Performed by

Klanska/Panocha Quartet

11:29pm Suite Cubana

Composed by

Manuel Ponce (1882-1948)

Performed by

Jorge Federico Osorio

11:43pm Music selected by the announcer