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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
Cecelia Sharpe speaks with members of the Akropolis Reed Quintet and composer/pianist Pascal Le Boeuf about their latest album Are we Dreaming the Same Dream? They will perform at the Carr Center in Detroit on October 11 2024. Listen HERE
Yuval Sharon and the Detroit Opera are shaking up the opera scene in Detroit. Sharon has served as the Detroit Opera artistic director since 2020, finding ways to bring viewers unique performances throughout the pandemic and beyond. Sharon recently extended his contract with the Detroit Opera through the 2027- 2028 season. The Opera’s upcoming season […]
The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra kicked off its 2024-25 season on September 27 at Hill Auditorium. 90.9 WRCJ’s Peter Whorf spoke with A2SO executive director Sarah Calderini about the first few programs of the season, including the opener – with keyboard showcases by Saint-Saens and Rachmaninoff… Listen HERE
Cellist Paul Watkins is in his 10th year as Artistic Director of the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival. He speaks with Peter about the wide-ranging series of concerts, all around Metro Detroit… LISTEN HERE
As the Ann Arbor Symphony wraps up its 2023/24 season at Hill Auditorium with Beethoven’s 9th. Executive Director Sarah Calderini talks with Peter about next season – and LVB’s mighty Choral Symphony… Listen HERE
Peter and DSO Assistant Conductor Na’Zir McFadden talk about Classical Roots and upcoming concerts…and reflect on some of the sounds we hear in Shelly Washington’s “Both”… Listen HERE
Dr. Dave Wagner talks with Ann Marie Koukios, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Fort Street Chorale. On February 25, 2024 the Fort Street Chorale, the Brazeal Dennard Chorale and Wayne State University Choirs present A Black History Month Celebration at Fort Street Presbyterian Church in Detroit. The concert will feature opera legend George Shirley, […]