90.9’s Program Director, Dr. Dave Wagner, is a lifelong Detroiter and a well-known organist, pianist and music educator. He brings his vast musical knowledge and wry sense of humor to our afternoon airwaves with traffic and weather updates.
He returns weekday afternoons to ease your drive home with a mix of lighter classics and orchestrated popular tunes.
Bats turn left like racecar drivers! This IS driving me batty. Thanks for the laughs, like everyday 🙂
Oh that silly Dave!
Hello, Im a sustaining member already but want to put my votes in for: Copland, Wagner, and John Williams. I know he may not be considered a “true” classical composer, but he’s still pretty darn good! thanks for all you do.
Thank you Joseph, we’ll add these to our tally!
When do we find out which composers were voted the listeners’ favorites?
Hi Judy, we will reveal the top composers at the end of our Spring Fundraiser. Votes are still coming in!
Hi Dr. Dave, I have noticed and very much appreciate that you are playing more Baroque and Chamber music this summer. Please continue and keep up the excellent work!
Thank you for the note William and we appreciate you!
Could I get some information on the recording you just played (Mon. Aug. 21, about 2:40) of Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini? Conductor, pianist, recording?
Hi Susan, yes that recording featured the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Earl Wild on piano conducted by Jascha Horenstein. It’s from a Chandos disc called “Rachmaninov – The Complete Piano Works” spine number 7114.
This was amazing!
Fantasy for Harp and Orchestra
Dubois, Theodore
Where DO you find this stuff?
Thanks Bill. We travel the Earth in search of great music! Well, ok maybe it’s not that dramatic.
I just realized I was in banking with Christa’s dad, Hal, 40+ years ago. She would play at the branch during Christmas.
Oh really? How cool, we will mention that to her.
Hello! May I please have the playlist information for the solo piano piece played near the end of Drive-Time Elixir on yesterday, Monday Oct 30? It may have been the second-to-last selection. I recall the announcer saying that it was also a beautiful song with lyrics (that they were singing to themselves as it aired!) My guess it was Davis Gloff hosting. Thank you. And best of luck in getting the playlists back up — they are wonderful to have.
Hi Michael, the last three pieces we played were a suite from Miklos Rosza’s Spellbound, Lost in the Stars by Kurt Weill an Witches of Eastwick: Devil’s Dance by John Williams.
Just had a very nice driveway moment with Albinoni Addagio. Love that recording! Best one I’ve heard.
A driveway moment, yay! It’s nice to hear you enjoyed that version.
You’re amazing, C Sharp! 😀
Our listeners are amazing too!