WPR Music Hosts Share Songs To Drive The Cold Away
Tuesday, November 26, 2019, 12:00pm
Now that winter has settled in and made itself at home, WPR's music hosts offer this varied selection of music to add some light and warmth to your days. In the words of an old ballad:
Flutist Holly Venkitaswaran
Monday, November 25, 2019, 12:00pm
The Midday comes to you live from Mills Concert Hall on the UW-Madison campus where flutist Holly Venkitaswaran and piano accompanist Vincent Fuh are featured. Venkitaswaran attended Hamilton High School in Lisbon, Wisconsin and is currently a freshman at Vanderbilt University. She was a finalist...
Folk And Country Music Share A Common Rootstock
Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 5:50am
Folk music and country music have danced together over the last century, sometimes closer, sometimes farther apart, and no one knows that better than country music historian Bill Malone.
The Enlightened Trumpet
Friday, November 8, 2019, 10:00am
Trumpeter Paul Merkelo has recorded four popular concertos with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, playing three different trumpets.
Roots Musician Wade Fernandez Honors The Past To Ensure The Future
Wednesday, November 6, 2019, 1:15pm
For Wade Fernandez, music is a way of honoring the past while also ensuring the future. A roots musician and member of the Menominee Nation, Fernandez’s song, "Sawaenemiyah (Blessed)" is the "Simply Folk" download of the month for November.
'Her Voice'
Friday, October 25, 2019, 10:00am
The Neave Trio's new release, "Her Voice" features three pioneering female composers: Amy Beach, Rebecca Clarke and Louise Farrenc.
'Across The Stars'
Friday, October 18, 2019, 10:00am
Composer John Williams has adapted music from a number of films for violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter.
US Premiere by Irish Composer Raymond Deane
Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 9:20am
Award-winning UW-Madison composer Laura Schwendinger talks with WPR's Norman Gilliland about the upcoming U.S premiere of music by Irish composer Raymond Deane.
Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein On The Band's Evolution, Defying Expectations
Saturday, October 5, 2019, 11:00am
When Sleater-Kinney formed in the mid-1990s, they were a rock 'n' roll powerhouse from the start. Two guitarists, Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker, weave heavy, melodic licks and share vocal duties. A drummer rounds out the trio, a group that eventually became one of the most influential bands of that era.
Cris Plata Plays His Music At The Crossroads
Wednesday, October 2, 2019, 3:20pm
Cris Plata is an embodiment of a musical crossroads, having grown up traveling with his family around the United States as migrant farmers. And those travels exposed him to music that melded with the traditional Mexican music that he grew up with.
'Souvenirs Of Spain And Italy'
Friday, September 27, 2019, 10:00am
Guitarist Sharon Isbin and the Pacifica String Quartet play works by Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Vivaldi, Turina and Boccherini.
Classic Folk Song Explores Anxiety Of Humans Vs. Technology
Friday, September 27, 2019, 5:20am
What do humans do when their work — their livelihood and part of their identity — can be replaced by a machine and even done better? One answer is, they stand up for their dignity, or at least, that's what John Henry did.
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 17 And 24
Friday, September 20, 2019, 10:00am
Pianist Orli Shaham's new release features two of Mozart's piano concertos in a recording made with her husband, conductor David Robertson, and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. It's quite a family affair – the release is on her brother Gil Shaham's recording label, Canary Classics.
Wisconsin Ensemble Mixes Classical And Bluegrass Music
Tuesday, September 10, 2019, 3:30pm
We talk with one of the members of Graminy, an award-winning Wisconsin musical group that blends classical and bluegrass. They touch on themes like the environment, cultural events, and the feel of the Midwest.
Wisconsin Ensemble Mixes Classical And Bluegrass Music
Tuesday, September 10, 2019, 3:30pm
We talk with one of the members of Graminy, an award-winning Wisconsin musical group that blends classical and bluegrass. They touch on themes like the environment, cultural events, and the feel of the Midwest.
