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I really enjoy listening to Sleepers, Awake. It is carried on our local Classical station, KUCO 90.1 FM, in Oklahoma City to fill the overnight hours. Thanks for all that you do to keep great classical music alive. Appreciate it much!
—Nyk from Oklahoma

You are an oasis in the desert of talk radio. Keep up the good work!
—Judson from Greensboro, NC

I love Great Sacred Music and the Saturday Night Request Program. Also, your app is easy to use for those of us who no longer live in your radio listening area.
—Sarah from Nelson, British Columbia

Thank you for providing such cathartic music.
—Blair from Cary, NC

This radio station makes my mom very happy, and we both enjoy listening to it. Thank you for being around!
—Amy from Michigan

I’m a better driver for having you on in the car.
—Anthony from Bath, NC

The station is on 24 hours a day, in my home and in my car. Thank you so very much.
—Sue from Raleigh, NC

WCPE is our go-to station on-line. We are grateful for your commitment to classical music and happy to hear the live announcers every day.
—Larry & Cindy from Salem, Wisconsin

Our family listens to WCPE (as do our pets!). I love when a piece comes on that makes me stop what I am doing and just sit and listen for a few minutes. (It happened this past Sunday with the Brahms Requiem.) No matter how stressful or busy life can get, taking a few minutes to get lost in the beauty of music can make such a difference in my well-being. Thank you WCPE!
—Laura from Raleigh, NC

I have listened to our station for a number of years, thanks to the Internet.
—Melville from Wan Chai, Hong Kong

I have been listening for almost 20 years and cannot imagine my day without this wonderful station!
—Jennifer from Chapel Hill, NC

Your station is an absolute gift. I’ve listened to you for so many years. Thanks for being there for all of us Classical music enthusiasts!
—Frederick from Washington, NC

I was late to appreciate Classical music but often listen to your station. I hear new (to me) music all the time. How lovely it is!
—Nancy

I’ve been a listener to WCPE since I was about 7. I started composing around that time as well, and now I’m about to enter undergrad at Juilliard. This channel gave me a lot when I was younger and still does when I have time to listen!
—Phil from Winston-Salem, NC

Thank you beyond words for all the beauty!
—Elizabeth & Henry from Roxboro, NC

Wonderful music and my three kids (16, 19, 21) like it as well. Thanks!
—Carl from Raleigh, NC

WCPE is a daily part of my life. At home and in my car, I look forward to the calming, relaxing Classical music.
—Judith from Raleigh, NC

Much appreciate your local station and the website. I listen from several areas on East Coast and on the road. Keep up the great work. Thanks.
—Donald from Sanford, NC

Thanks so much for all of the beautiful requests you have played for us on the Saturday Evening Request Program! Dogs can donate, too … so spread the ‘ruffs’ that great classical music is a treasure and needs to be supported!
—Mickey & Millie from Wake Forest, NC

Really appreciate the fantastic music. It helps me survive my daily commute.
—Ralton from Louisburg, NC

Now Playing

Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Baxtresser/NY Philharmonic/Masur

Label

Teldec

Catalog Number

13133

Today's Playlist

3:47pm Divertimento in D, K. 136

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Philharmonia Quartet Berlin, augmented

4:00pm Octet in E flat, Op. 20

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Vienna Octet

4:35pm Vysehrad from Ma Vlast (My Fatherland)

Composed by

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Harnoncourt

4:52pm La Catedral

Composed by

Agustin Barrios (1885-1944)

Performed by

Berta Rojas

5:01pm Triple Concerto in A minor, BWV 1044

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Perahia/Sillito/Martin/Lindberg/ASMF

5:24pm Valse fantastique from Raymonda, Op. 57

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

Scottish National Orchestra/Jarvi

5:29pm Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 97 "Rhenish"

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

London Symphony/Gardiner

6:02pm Arabesque No. 1

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Gordon Fergus-Thompson

6:08pm The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (arr. Gang Chen for piano and orchestra)

Composed by

Yin Chengzong (b.1941)

Performed by

Chen/New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Kuan

6:36pm Fanfare for the Common Man

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

Mexico City Philharmonic/Batiz

6:41pm Carillon-sortie

Composed by

Henri Mulet (1878-1967)

Performed by

John Balka

6:46pm Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

7:01pm String Quartet in D, Op. 64 No. 5 "The Lark"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Hagen Quartet

7:20pm Trumpet Concerto in C

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Andre/Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra/Sandor

7:41pm Six Epigraphes Antiques

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Andrei Diev

8:03pm Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Mexico City Philharmonic/Batiz

8:20pm Gaité Parisienne

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach, arr. by Manuel Rosenthal

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

8:50pm Concerto No. 4 in F

Composed by

Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762)

Performed by

I Musici

9:03pm La Barcarolle, a waltz

Composed by

Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915)

Performed by

Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

9:17pm Deep River from Feel the Spirit

Composed by

Traditional, arr. John Rutter

Performed by

Marshall/Cambridge Singers/BBC Concert Orchestra/Rutter

9:23pm Pictures at an Exhibition

Composed by

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881), orch. Maurice Ravel

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

10:02pm Dixit Dominus, RV 595

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

King's Consort and Choir/King

10:26pm Jazz Suite No. 2 (Suite for Promenade Orchestra)

Composed by

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Performed by

Royal Concertgebouw/Chailly

10:52pm Overture to Egmont, Op. 84

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

German Chamber Phil. Bremen/Harding

11:02pm Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Wang/Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra/Dudamel

11:27pm Prairie Journal

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

Saint Louis Symphony/Slatkin

11:40pm Music selected by the announcer