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ETHEL on Live Constructions

Tune in to Live Constructions on Sunday, March 15th, from 10-11 pm for an exclusive interview with members of the string quartet ETHEL. The show will feature an hour-long in-studio interview with Ralph Farris and Corin Lee from ETHEL and recordings from throughout their career. ETHEL are performing with guitarist Kaki King and composer/guitarist/violinist John King at Merkin Concert Hall this Saturday, March 21st at 7:30 pm.
Date: 
Sun, 15 Mar 2015, 10:00pm to 11:00pm

The Fiery Angel on Saturday Night At The Opera!

Elektra, Lady Macbeth, and Isolde are the roles one would normally associate with the term "vocally punishing." None of these, however, compare to Renate in Sergei Prokofiev's masterpiece, The Fiery Angel. Tune in to Saturday Night At The Opera on Saturday March 14th to hear this little known opera in its first Russian studio recording. Neeme Järvi conducts a cast that includes a young Bryn Terfel, Kurt Moll, and a fearless Nadine Secunde. Stepan Atamian hosts.
Date: 
Sat, 14 Mar 2015, 9:00pm to Sun, 15 Mar 2015, 1:00am

Samarth Nagarkar on Raag Aur Taal

Music lovers in New York and around the world- Tune in to WKCR 89.9 FM-NY at 7PM, Sunday March 8. Samarth Nagarkar has been invited as a guest to a special show, Raag Aur Taal, on the radio channel. An interview in which he will be speaking of his musical journey so far and sharing great music of legendary masters who have influenced his musical growth.
Date: 
Sun, 8 Mar 2015, 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Magic on Guitars on In All Languages

You already know what wonderful music one guitar can make, what about two guitars? Tune in this Sunday March 8th at 11 pm to "In All Languages" for a journey through music full of stories and passion made by Depapepe, a Japanese acoustic guitar duo. They have had successful concerts in Japan, Indonesia, and Thailand. They also performed at Java Jazz Festival in 2012 in Indonesia.
Date: 
Sun, 8 Mar 2015, 11:00pm to Mon, 9 Mar 2015, 2:00am

Bix Beiderbecke Birthday Broadcast: Tuesday, March 10

Cornetist, pianist, and composer Leon “Bix” Beiderbecke was one of the great musical innovators to emerge in the 1920s. One of jazz’s earliest soloists, he is of enduring importance to the dynamic history of jazz. This Monday, WKCR will dedicate 24 hours of programming to Bix in honor of his 112th birthday anniversary. Young Bix taught himself to play cornet, listening to his brother’s Victrola phonograph and records of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band.

Date: 
Tue, 10 Mar 2015, 12:00am to 11:59pm

Ornette Coleman Birthday Broadcast: Monday, March 9

Tune in to WKCR as we dedicate a full day of programming to the celebration of the 85th birthday of Ornette Coleman! Ornette Coleman is and has been pursuing the untouched horizons in music since the beginning of his career. Emerging from the Texas blues tradition (all of his music has the gutbucket wail of the blues in there somewhere), Ornette took L.A. and then New York City by storm with his visionary quartet in the late 1950s. His revolutionary concept placed melody, not harmony, at the center of improvisation. That's the key to really hearing Ornette--it's all in the melodies.

Date: 
Mon, 9 Mar 2015, 12:00am to 11:59pm

Christian Wolff on Afternoon Classical!

Join us in a conversation with Christian Wolff, Robyn Schulkowsky, and Joey Baron
as they discuss their upcoming concert of Wolff’s music celebrating his 80th birthday
at Roulette. Although perhaps best known for his work with the New York school of
the 1950s, where he composed alongside the likes of John Cage, Morten Feldman
and Earle Brown, Wolff’s music has transcended traditional musical boundaries to
become at once timeless, relevant, political, and, above all else, human. Listen to the

Date: 
Thu, 5 Mar 2015, 3:00pm to 6:00pm

Jazz Profiles - Herman Chittison

Join us from 2 to 7pm Sunday, March 8 for an in-depth profile on pianist Herman Chittison, Hosted by Charles Iselin. Though he never achieved widespread fame, Chittison was a unique and masterful pianist of the Swing era, famed for his talent as a vocal accompanist. A native of Kentucky, born in 1908, Chittison had his first break as a musician when he joined Zack Whyte’s Band, but his career took a significant leap when he joined Willie Lewis on his 1934 tour of Europe.

Date: 
Sun, 8 Mar 2015, 2:00pm to 7:00pm

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Emmet Cohen on Out to Lunch

Join us Tuesday, January 17 during our Out to Lunch programming from 1-2:30 pm EST for an interview with New York-based jazz pianist Emmet Cohen regarding his most recent project "Masters Legacy Series featuring Jimmy Cobb." Cohen began Suzuki method piano instruction at age three, and his playing quickly became a mature melding of musicality, technique, and concept. He placed first in both the American Jazz Pianists competition (2014) and the Phillips Piano Competition at the University of West Florida (2011).

Date: 
Tuesday, January 17, 2017 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Related Program: 
Out to Lunch
Related Department: 
Jazz

Aspen Matis on Studio A

Tune in to Studio A this Sunday, January 15, from 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM EST for an interview with internationally-bestselling memoirist Aspen Matis. Her book, Girl in the Woods, tells the story of her sexual assault and her flight from college, which led to a journey of self-discovery as she set out to hike the entire Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada.

A brief account of her experiences appeared first in The New York Times' Modern Love column, and that subsequentally led to her inspiring and heart-wrenching memoir.

Date: 
Sunday, January 15, 2017 - 9:00pm to 10:00pm
Related Program: 
Studio A
Related Department: 
Arts

George Wallington Celebration on Jazz Profiles

Sid Gribetz presents a five hour radio program celebrating the pianist and composer George Wallington on Jazz Profiles this Sunday, January 15 from 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST.
George Wallington was one of the legendary pianists of the bebop era but never achieved great fame. With his early retirement from a musical career, he remains a more obscure figure in jazz history and lore.
Date: 
Sunday, January 15, 2017 - 2:00pm to 7:00pm
Related Program: 
Jazz Profiles
Related Department: 
Jazz

Streaming WKCR during Bach Festival Announcement

We, the WKCR Board, wanted to address any of the inconveniences experienced in using our stream. Unfortunately, our online stream regularly approaches maximum capacity during the Bach Festival. As we try to accommodate for more listeners, we implore anyone tuning in within our radio broadcasting range to tune in with a radio receiver.

Date: 
Thursday, December 25, 2014 - 12:00pm to Wednesday, December 31, 2014 - 11:59pm

Gustav Leonhardt Memorial Broadcast

This Friday, January 20th, WKCR will be devoting over eleven hours of programming to the music of Gustav Leonhardt (5/30/1928-1/16/2012). As a harpsichordist, organist, and conductor, Leonhardt was on the forefront of the movement in early music to revive period styles and practices. While best known for his recordings of J.S. Bach, Leonhardt made spectacular recordings of many different early music and Baroque composers. Tune in from 9:30am-9:00pm to hear WKCR's tribute to this legendary musician.
Date: 
Friday, January 20, 2012 - 9:30am to 9:00pm
Related Department: 
Classical
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