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The Power Of The Smaller Ensemble

March 31, 2019 - 1:00pm

Enjoy examples of great musical emotion, delivered from three instruments, or a small group of singers.

Eccentric to the End

March 29, 2019 - 11:30am

He was a strange man, a macabre man, the composer of the "Funeral March for a Papagallo." Everything about Charles-Valentin Alkan seemed eccentric—even his death on March 29th, 1888.

What Went Wrong?

March 28, 2019 - 11:30am

In 1601, at the age of 25, Thomas Weelkes was one of England's most promising musicians... then his life took a turn for the worse.

Take 3, Musical Heritage, Play and Fundraiser- Two members of Take 3, a trio of West Coast musicians coming to perform at The Heyde Center for the Arts in Chippewa Falls, talked about the group with host Al Ross on Spectrum West on. Also explored on the program was new exhibition being planned at the Chippewa Valley Museum about the area’s musical heritage, a preview of UW-Stout’s presentation of a play written by comedian Steve Martin, a look ahead to the Literacy Chippewa Valley Scrabble Bee in Eau Claire, and a follow-up on last months’ conversation with area artist Eric Lee.

The Modest Virtuoso

March 27, 2019 - 11:30am

On March 27 th , 1830 a twenty-year-old Polish pianist, Frederic Chopin, was concertizing in Warsaw and he wrote to a friend in a nearby town: “About the first concert: The hall was full, and all the boxes and stage seats were sold out three days in advance, but most...

A Royal Pain

March 25, 2019 - 11:30am

An invitation to perform for a king. Most musicians would see it as a grand opportunity. Louis Spohr found it a royal pain.

Women In Music

March 24, 2019 - 5:00pm

This week we hear the women on stage and behind the music – producers, engineers and record label executives like Ani DiFranco, Alison Brown and Kate Bush, along with an interview and performance by Lula Wiles and a ticket giveaway to hear Jack Williams.

Spring Dances

March 24, 2019 - 1:00pm

The Martha Graham Dance Company performs “Appalachian Spring” on the stage of the Library’s Coolidge Auditorium on Oct. 30, 1944. The Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation Collection, Music Division.

The rising energy of the season is calling everyone to dance!

#1290 3.23.19 Encore Broadcast from April 21, 2018

March 23, 2019 - 9:00pm

This edition of world music features Orchestre Mangelepa, The Red Eyes, Les Yeux Noir, Burkina Electric, Breabach, Wu Man, Saz’iso, Mariza, Karsh Kale, Park Jiha, Yonatan Gat, The Gloaming, Raghu Dixit, Ba Cissoko and much more.

#1292 4.619 Live Broadcast

March 23, 2019 - 9:00pm

This edition of world music features Leyla McCalla, Secret Sisters, Le Vent Du Nord, Kiran Ahluwalia, Blick Bassy, Jérôme Lamasset. Old Sledge, Sonny Okosun, Fran & Flora, Karine Polwart and Pippa Murphy, Fela Ransome-Kuti and Africa 70, Paul Robeson, and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

The Sacred Shakuhachi

March 23, 2019 - 8:00am

The Shakuhachi is a Japanese end-blown flute originally from China and introduced to the Japanese culture in the 8th century. Traditionally made of bamboo, the flute was first used by the monks of the Fuke school of Zen Buddhism in the practice of "blowing mediation."

Pianists Jessica Chow Shinn & Michael Shinn

March 22, 2019 - 12:00pm

Jessica Chow Shinn and Michael Shinn at the piano

Pianists Jessica Chow Shinn & Michael Shinn join Norman is the WPR studios in Madison. Both pianists are currently on the faculty at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. They'll be performing Thomas Cabaniss' "Double Rainbow" as part of the Masterworks Series of performances by the Madison Chamber Orchestra on Friday, March 22 at the Capitol Theater in Madison. Also being performed that evening are Schoenberg's "Verklarte Nacht, Op. 4" and Haydn's "Symphony No. 58 in F major."

Lully's Last Maneuver

March 22, 2019 - 11:30am

Jean-Baptiste Lully was extremely devoted to his music. In fact, he died for it.

The Hardest Thing in the World

March 21, 2019 - 11:30am

On March 21st, 1864--in the thick of the Civil War--New Orleans-born composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk was in the middle of a concert tour of the northern and western states.

Spectrum West, March 21, 2019

March 21, 2019 - 10:00am

Cellist, Symphony, Musical and Civil War book- New York cellist Dale Henderson talked about his project “Bach in The Subways” with host Al Ross on Spectrum West. Two Red Cedar Symphony Orchestra concerts, a musical celebrating Chippewa Falls’ 150^th birthday and a book about a Wisconsin Civil War captain were also be featured.

Folk Band Lula Wiles Receives, Passes On The Music

March 20, 2019 - 11:45am

For the band Lula Wiles, folk music isn't just about passing on the music, but also passing on the possibility to other women.

The Italian Marine Band

March 19, 2019 - 11:30am

. The group of sixteen Italian musicians didn’t know what to think. Their leader, Gaetano Carusi, had brought them to America, the land of promise. But when they arrived in Washington their first thought must have been to go back home. The year was 1805 and Carusi himself described the...

Brutally Frank Advice

March 18, 2019 - 11:30am

How direct should an established composer be when appraising the work of an up-and-comer? Vincent d'Indy would've had two answers to the question -- one before and one after getting advice from Cesar Franck. D'Indy recalled: "Once I had played a movement of my string quartet for him -- which...

St. Patrick's Day And More!

March 17, 2019 - 5:00pm

We celebrate St Patrick’s Day with a mix of traditional Irish songs and folk music from Irish artists including Luka Bloom, Gaelic Storm and Danny Burns, along with tunes by the Yonder Mountain String Band and the Wailin Jennys, and a chance to win tickets to see Molly Tuttle or Jig Jam in concert.

Susana Baca - More Than Just A Singer

March 16, 2019 - 4:00am

Born in Lima, Peru, Susana Baca, a prominent Peruvian singer-songwriter and two-time Latin-Grammy Award winner, is much more than just a singer to her country and to the world.

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The Power Of The Smaller Ensemble

Eccentric to the End

What Went Wrong?

Spectrum West, March 28, 2019

The Modest Virtuoso

A Royal Pain

Women In Music

Spring Dances

#1290 3.23.19 Encore Broadcast from April 21, 2018

#1292 4.619 Live Broadcast

The Sacred Shakuhachi

Pianists Jessica Chow Shinn & Michael Shinn

Lully's Last Maneuver

The Hardest Thing in the World

Spectrum West, March 21, 2019

Folk Band Lula Wiles Receives, Passes On The Music

The Italian Marine Band

Brutally Frank Advice

St. Patrick's Day And More!

Susana Baca - More Than Just A Singer

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