Every day, 90.9 broadcasts classical music and jazz through well-curated playlists and programs.
This Sunday at noon on 90.9 WRCJ, hear our broadcast of the Ann Arbor Symphony‘s concert from the Michigan Theater, conducted by Earl Lee. Here is the program: Antonín Dvořák – Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191 György Kurtág – The Answered Unanswered Question Op. 31b Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 3 […]
Randall Goosby returns to Detroit to play Florence Price with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra January 31 – February 2, 2025. It’s a reunion with 90.9 WRCJ’s Peter Whorf who heard Goosby play the Price Violin Concerto No. 2 in Amsterdam last spring. Listen to the interview HERE
Because you asked, we are once again airing SymphonyCast® Sundays noon to 2pm. Hosted by Steve Seel, the two-hour weekly radio program featuring a full-length concert by a major orchestra. Material is drawn from Europe’s premier symphony orchestras, along with U.S. orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Nashville Symphony and the Cleveland Orchestra. […]
Here are some of the new albums we’ve added to our music library. The first consists of Rachel Barton Pine and friends performing Corelli Sonatas for violin & continuo. We also acquired two albums from JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic. One is the Golden Age of Horn with works by Friedrich Witt & Leopold […]
Air Date Time Title Composer Orchestra Performer MONDAY Mon 02/03/2025 5:01am Concerto “a due cori” No 2 in F, HWV 333 Handel, George Frideric Academy of Ancient Music Mon 02/03/2025 5:18am Andante cantabile, (from String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op 11)–arranged for cello and orchestra Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich Santa Cecilia Orchestra Chang, Ha-Na, cello […]
Veteran radio host Judy Adams unfortunately passed away December 24, 2024. She had a long radio career and we are thankful we had a chance to have work with her. She stepped in as a guest host for 90.9 WRCJ on occasion and did some other voicework for us. She was very kind and knowledgeable. […]
90.9 WRCJ is already quite relaxing, but this gift may take you to the next level. Check out our Meditation CD featuring classical favorites for relaxing & dreaming. Still not relaxed enough? You can choose our Relaxation Combo which includes the Meditation CD, a stress ball shaped like a musical note and some gum (with […]
Assistant Principle Flutist of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Sharon Sparrow has a new holiday album called Flutes Joyeux! She stops by our studios before DSO practice to tell us a bit more about it. Listen to the interview HERE
Dave Wagner talks with Christopher Ward, Director of the award winning Five Lakes Silver Band and their tribute to the students of Oxford High School in a special work written to honor those who lost their lives during that tragic day. Listen to the interview HERE
November 21-23, 2024 the Detroit Symphony Orchestra performed Gustav Mahler’s monumental Symphony No. 5. Joseph Haydn’s 100th Symphony opens the program. DSO Concertmaster Robyn Bollinger joined 90.9 WRCJ’s Peter Whorf to talk about Mahler, Haydn and Beethoven. Listen HERE