Every day, 90.9 broadcasts classical music and jazz through well-curated playlists and programs.
Tune in this Sunday at noon to hear our broadcast of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra concert featuring “Symphony No. 10” by Dmitri Shostakovich and “Overture” by Jessie Montgomery led by Conductor Earl Lee. The concert took place at the Michigan Theater and is hosted for 90.9 WRCJ by Ron Nolan.
The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra’s new season opens September 12, 2025. 90.9 WRCJ’s Peter Whorf and orchestra Executive Director Sarah Calderini talk about a few highlights. Listen HERE
On Friday, September 26 at 7 p.m. we’ll have a special live broadcast on 90.9 FM WRCJ of the University Musical Society’s 2025/26 season opener. Hear Verdi’s choral masterpiece “Requiem,” a monumental work that fuses the drama of opera with the spiritual depth of sacred music. This incredible performance will include the Detroit Symphony Orchestra […]
Dave Wagner and Peter Whorf team up for their weekend show Two with the works where they share new releases, play classic performances and listener requests. Every Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m.! To leave a comment or request you can call them at (313) 474-1474.
2025 is the 20th anniversary of 90.9 WRCJ and would be the 150th birthday of conductor Pierre Monteux. He led orchestras like the Boston Symphony and the Metropolitan Opera but had a unpopular debut in Paris of the Rite of Spring. Hear more in this feature from our very own Christa Grix. Listen HERE
The 2025 Detroit Jazz Festival took place over Labor Day Weekend and featured world-class talent of jazz legends, rising stars, legacy and homecoming artists. Located at Hart Plaza, Campus Martius Park, Cadillac Square and the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center, the lineup included more than 60 performances as remarkable and diverse as the genre itself, […]
Haley Taylor hosts The Soundtrack, every Saturday and Sunday at 6 p.m. where she explores the scores of the silver screen. Tune in for an hour of unforgettable film music with a look at the composers and the stories that made these melodies sing. Stay connected by following #TheSoundtrack on Instagram.
Pianist and composer Jason Moran is the Artist-in-Residence for the 2025 Detroit Jazz Festival. Get to know him better in this interview with 90.9 WRCJ’s John Penney. Listen to their talk HERE
Here is a segment 90.9 WRCJ’s John Penney put together in remembrance of Detroit-born Sheila Jordan who passed away recently at the age of 96. She was a jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, music educator, NEA Jazz Master and pioneered a bebop and scat jazz singing style. Listen HERE
90.9 WRCJ’s Linda Yohn speaks with engaging and entrancing French jazz singer Tatiana Eva-Marie. She performed at the 2025 Detroit Jazz Festival in Hart Plaza! Tatiana also has a new album out, A Whole New World, which covers Disney tunes with fresh “jazz manouche” arrangements. Listen to their talk HERE