Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord | Fantasia by Orlando Gibbons WQXR 2024-10-17 | Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord | Fantasia by Orlando Gibbons
Leif Ove Andsnes Live in Conversation and Performance WQXR 2023-10-05 | Leif Ove Andsnes will stop by WQXR for a live conversation and performance while he’s in town to perform with the New York Philharmonic. He’ll play some of his favorite pieces and talk to Elliott Forrest about his life and career. Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
The Magic Flute Radio Special | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight WQXR 2023-08-01 | Listen to the first hour-long radio special of “Every Voice with Terrance McKnight.” Experience this season’s investigation into Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” in one music-filled episode.Every Voice with Terrance McKnight is a podcast series that spotlights marginalized voices, histories and perspectives in the Western classical music traditions. WQXR host Terrance McKnight enlists the musical mentors from his time at Morehouse College and an ensemble of opera talents including Chauncey Packer, Rodell Rosel, Kevin Maynor, Sylvia McNair to better understand the character of Monstatos, one the more infamous stereotypes of Blackness in opera — and a character whose portrayal is key to future stagings of this work. Listen to full episodes of Every Voice on YouTube: bit.ly/3nmI5YAOr subscribe to Every Voice wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3JMacIaSubscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRThe debut season of Every Voice explores Black representation in opera through interviews with performers and educators, historical documents, archival performance recordings, and McKnight’s signature style of personal storytelling, honed through his work as a classical music performer, teacher, presenter, producer and host. This episode is hosted by Terrance McKnight and produced by David Norville and Tony Phillips with help from Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George, and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Alan Goffinski. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson.
Artist Check-in with John Rubinstein WQXR 2023-07-12 | Tony Award-winning actor John Rubinstein joined WQXR host Elliott Forrest for an Artist Check-in, discussing his current role in the one man show Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground, and memories of his father, virtuosic pianist Arthur Rubinstein.You can learn more about Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground at eisenhowertheplay.comDiscover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
Artist Check-In with Joshua Bell WQXR 2023-06-22 | Grammy award-winning violinist Joshua Bell joined WQXR afternoon host Elliott Forrest for an Artist Check-in, to discuss his newest album, upcoming touring engagements, and what he loves to do outside of playing music.Pre order the album, Butterfly Lovers, here: bit.ly/3qWOz2nListen to Joshua Bell’s recent performance with Jersey Symphony here: bit.ly/43PxtSpWatch Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto: Allegro (Official Video): bit.ly/43MARNYDiscover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
Violinist Randall Goosby in Performance and Conversation WQXR 2023-06-15 | Violinist Randall Goosby stopped by @GreeneSpaceNY to talk about his upcoming projects with host Jeff Spurgeon, and perform a program of works all composed by Florence Price with pianist Zhu Wang.PROGRAM:00:00 Welcome and Introduction0:45 Fantasie No. 15:09 Conversation about Randall Goosby's upcoming album: Max Bruch and Florence Price Concertos.08:28 Fantasie No. 213:24 Randall Goosby discusses with Jeff Spurgeon the history of Price's work, and recording his newest album with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra.18:28 Adoration, arranged by Jim Gray21:58 Randall Goosby discusses the history of Florence Price's Adoration and work with Music Masters and Marlboro Music Festival.27:59 ElfentanzDiscover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
WQXR Celebrates Bob Sherman WQXR 2023-06-12 | For nearly 70 years, Bob Sherman has worked his radio magic at WQXR, wearing almost every imaginable hat along the way. Over the course of his career, he has demystified classical music and made it accessible, understandable, and enjoyable for all listeners. Join us in wishing him the best for his retirement, and take a look back at the legacy of WQXR’s longest-running host.Bob Sherman's retirement announcement:wqxr.org/story/bob-sherman-retirement-announcedLearn more about Bob Sherman's career here: wqxr.org/series/sherman-legacyNew Sounds host John Schaefer Reflects on Bob Sherman’s Legacy:wqxr.org/story/seat-listening-room-john-schaefer-reflects-bob-shermans-legacyWatch Bob Sherman's 90th Birthday Concert here: youtube.com/watch?v=Faft5ZLfBFUListen to episodes of Young Artists Showcase: wqxr.org/shows/youngartistsPhotos by Steve J. Shermanwww.stevejsherman.comMusic: Joshua Bell and Emanuel Ax Performing "Spring Sonata" by BeethovenDiscover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
The Abduction from the Seraglio: Chapter 4 | Every Voice w/ Terrance McKnight | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-06-09 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, a podcast series spotlighting marginalized voices, histories and perspectives in the Western classical music traditions. With such a dark past, what does the future look like for opera as an art form? From Verdi to Mozart, many of opera’s most celebrated works famously reduce people of African descent to racist caricatures and stereotypes with tragic fates. In the final episode of this season of Every Voice with Terrance McKnight we go in search of opera’s future with composers, musicians and thinkers of today, and turn our attention one more time to Mozart's “The Abduction from the Seraglio” to learn from a long-voiceless character. We’re joined by Dr. Sharon Willis; opera and theater director Peter Sellars; and opera greats Chauncey Packer, Limmie Pulliam and more. Listen to full episodes of Every Voice on YouTube: bit.ly/3nmI5YAOr subscribe to Every Voice wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3JMacIaSubscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRHosted by WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, the debut season of Every Voice explores Black representation in opera through interviews with performers and educators, historical documents, archival performance recordings, and McKnight’s signature style of personal storytelling, honed through his work as a classical music performer, teacher, presenter, producer and host. This episode is written, hosted and produced by Terrance McKnight with support from David Norville. The Executive Producer is Tony Phillips. The Executive Producer for WQXR Podcasts is Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Sapir Rosenblatt. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson.
The Abduction from the Seraglio: Chapter 3 | Every Voice w/ Terrance McKnight | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-06-02 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, a podcast series spotlighting marginalized voices, histories and perspectives in the Western classical music traditions. Mozart’s “The Abduction from the Seraglio” was first heard in Vienna in 1782, commissioned by Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II to cater to the German-speaking audience of the capital city. Joseph II and Mozart had more in common than just their native tongue. Joseph II championed liberal ideas, equality and religious freedom, while some experts interpret Mozart's operas as striving to be liberatory. But 1780s Europe was financially entwined with human trafficking, and the ideals of enlightenment and freedom didn’t apply to every human. In “Abduction,” those real-world restrictions — and the ramifications they have for Mozart’s characters — are on full display. In this episode of Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, in “The Abduction from the Seraglio,” Pasha Selim subjects both European women and men of African descent to servitude within his haram. But their dramatic treatment — which characters get to enjoy escape and victory, and which characters do not — tend to uphold stereotypes of race, class and sex. We hear from the voices of Jennifer Welch Babige as Konstanze and Blonde, Sir Willard White as Osmin, and Nathan Stark as Pasha Selim. Listen to full episodes of Every Voice on YouTube: bit.ly/3nmI5YAOr subscribe to Every Voice wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3JMacIaSubscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRHosted by WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, the debut season of Every Voice explores Black representation in opera through interviews with performers and educators, historical documents, archival performance recordings, and McKnight’s signature style of personal storytelling, honed through his work as a classical music performer, teacher, presenter, producer and host. This episode is written, hosted and produced by Terrance McKnight with support from David Norville. The Executive Producer is Tony Phillips. The Executive Producer for WQXR Podcasts is Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Sapir Rosenblatt. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to the Livermore Valley Opera and the Metropolitan Opera for the use of their performances of “The Abduction from the Seraglio.” This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
The Abduction from the Seraglio: Chapter 2 | Every Voice w/ Terrance McKnight | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-05-26 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, a podcast series spotlighting marginalized voices, histories and perspectives in the Western classical music traditions. In the prime of his illustrious career, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ran in the realm of prominent, Black visionaries, composed the radical (unfinished) opera “Zaide” depicting a slave revolt, and even shared a home with famed Senegalese-French composer Joseph Boulogne, known as the Chevalier de Saint Georges. The Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, a supporter of Mozart, was also progressive for his time. During his reign, he was known for his religious tolerance, abolition of serfdom and public friendship with Angelo Solimon, a man of African descent.But having Black friends doesn’t mean you’re willing to sacrifice political standing and a payday. And though both men may have dreamed of a better world, “The Abduction from the Seraglio,'' commissioned by Joseph II, catered to the harsh reality of the times, oiling the wheels of Europe's economic engine — slavery. In this episode of Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, Sir Williard White as Osmin, the enslaved eunuch, and Soprano Jennifer Welch-Babidge as Blonde, navigate the fiction of race as two enslaved characters in “The Abduction from the Seraglio.”Listen to full episodes of Every Voice on YouTube: bit.ly/3nmI5YAOr subscribe to Every Voice wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3JMacIaSubscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRHosted by WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, the debut season of Every Voice explores Black representation in opera through interviews with performers and educators, historical documents, archival performance recordings, and McKnight’s signature style of personal storytelling, honed through his work as a classical music performer, teacher, presenter, producer and host. This episode is written, hosted and produced by Terrance McKnight, with support from David Norville. The Executive Producer is Tony Phillips. The Executive Producer for WQXR Podcasts is Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Alan Goffinski. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to the Livermore Valley Opera and the Metropolitan Opera for the use of their performances of “The Abduction from the Seraglio.” This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
The Abduction From the Seraglio: Chapter 1 | Every Voice w/ Terrance McKnight | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-05-19 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, a podcast series spotlighting marginalized voices, histories and perspectives in the Western classical music traditions. All too often, characters of African descent in operas written during the 18th and 19th centuries are defined as the institution of slavery and the idea of inferiority. But today’s composers, like Dr. Sharon Willis, aim to write about Black life in order to uplift the community where she lives and works. She says she has “no use” for the depiction of Black people as “buffoons or vixens or mammies.” In this episode of Every Voice with Terrance McKnight we return to Dr. Willis’s music and hear about a 19th century African American family that inspired one of her 16 operas. And by contrast, we’ll discuss Mozart’s opera “The Abduction from the Seraglio," in which he explores the theme of slavery and freedom, however freedom is a birthright for some, not for all. Listen to full episodes of Every Voice on YouTube: bit.ly/3nmI5YAOr subscribe to Every Voice wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3JMacIaSubscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRHosted by WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, the debut season of Every Voice explores Black representation in opera through interviews with performers and educators, historical documents, archival performance recordings, and McKnight’s signature style of personal storytelling, honed through his work as a classical music performer, teacher, presenter, producer and host. This episode is written, hosted and produced by Terrance McKnight. The Executive Producer is Tony Phillips. The Executive Producer for WQXR Podcasts is Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Alan Goffinski. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to Dr. Sharon Willis for her original compositions and the Livermore Valley Opera for the use of their performance of “The Abduction from the Seraglio.”This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
Aida: Chapter 4 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-05-12 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, a podcast series spotlighting marginalized voices, histories and perspectives in the Western classical music traditions. When “Aida” premiered in Egypt in 1871, it delivered some not-so-subtle messaging in the dramatization of light-skinned Egyptians dominating dark-skinned Ethopians. Within two years, the man who commissioned “Aida,” Egypt’s Khedive Ishmael Pasha, lived out this fantasy of conquest, mobilizing the nation’s army with help from former American Confederate veterans.In this episode of Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, our final installment on Giuseppe Verdi's “Aida,” we’re joined by Limmie Pullman, Angela Brown, Raehann Bryce-Davis and Sir Williard White to revel in the drama of this opera and consider to what extent life imitates art. Listen to full episodes of Every Voice on YouTube: bit.ly/3nmI5YAOr subscribe to Every Voice wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3JMacIaSubscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRHosted by WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, the debut season of Every Voice explores Black representation in opera through interviews with performers and educators, historical documents, archival performance recordings, and McKnight’s signature style of personal storytelling, honed through his work as a classical music performer, teacher, presenter, producer and host. This episode is hosted by Terrance McKnight. The Executive Producer is Tony Phillips. The Executive Producer for WQXR Podcasts is Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Alan Goffinski. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to The Met archives.This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
Episode 5: Coming Home | The NY Phil Story: Made in New York | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-05-10 | The NY Phil Story: Made in New York is a five-part #podcast about the people, the music, and the city behind America’s oldest orchestra. After almost three years of pop-up outdoor performances and playing in venues around the city, the New York Philharmonic came home to a newly renovated David Geffen Hall in October of 2022. Part of Lincoln Center, the hall originally opened in 1962 to acclaim and controversy on the former site of the San Juan Hill Neighborhood. In this first season back, the NY Phil and Lincoln Center paid tribute to a lost community with a new commission by Etienne Charles.Listen to full episodes of The NY Phil Story on YouTube: bit.ly/3UacJ3KOr subscribe to The NY Phil Story wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/40XNNi4Subscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRThe NY Phil Story: Made in New York is produced by WQXR and @NewYorkPhilharmonic. Host Jamie Bernstein takes you backstage and into the archives to hear the untold stories of the New York Philharmonic right from the very beginning. In each episode we’ll go behind the scenes of an iconic performance, speak to current Philharmonic musicians about how they carry on the orchestra’s legacy, and hear the music that inspired it all.The NYPhil Story: Made in New York production team includes Lauren Purcell-Joiner, Helena de Groot, Sapir Rosenblatt, Laura Boyman, Elizabeth Nonemaker, Eileen Delahunty, Christine Herskovits, Natalia Ramirez and Ed Yim. Our engineering team includes George Wellington and Ed Haber. Production assistance from Ben James, Jac Phillimore and Mary Mathis. Additional audio provided by NYC Municipal Archives. Special thanks to Monica Parks, Adam Crane, Gabe Smith and the New York Public Radio Archives.
WQXR Classical Kids Fair in Brooklyn WQXR 2023-05-09 | WQXR is heading back to Brooklyn for a Classical Kids Fair at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum! Families can experience live performances, arts and crafts, dance workshops, and even try out some instruments! Listen, look, and play alongside WQXR and our friends from the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, Little Orchestra Society, and Dancers from the Met Opera.Entry to the Classical Kids Fair is included with regular museum admission to the Brooklyn Children's Museum. WQXR listeners can receive 50% off regular museum admission by using the promo code "WQXR" online or by mentioning "WQXR" at the Museum ticket desk. When: Sunday, June 4, 11:00 am - 4:00 pmWhere: Brooklyn Children's Museum @ 145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213Tickets: bit.ly/44OJJ6PSign up for WQXR's Kids and Family newsletter, and stay up to date on family friendly music events across NYC: bit.ly/44JoLWN--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
Aida: Chapter 3 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-05-05 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, a podcast series spotlighting marginalized voices, histories and perspectives in the Western classical music traditions. “Opera has always been not just adjacent to colonial conquest, but perhaps … quite a large part of it,” says Pranathi Diwaker, a researcher for Every Voice with Terrance McKnight. When the U.S. and British cotton industry was disrupted by the American Civil War in the 1860s, Egypt, led by Khedive Ismail Pasha, moved to capitalize on Britain's demand for the valuable raw material. Egypt’s new booming industry led to a polarizing reality for the region, the use of enslaved East Africans as a labor force, and a new class of rich, European leviathans to entertain in Cairo. Thus, the birth of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Aida” for premier at Cairo’s newly constructed opera house.For “Aida’s” original audience, the opera represented familiar and convenient tropes for those investing in imperialism: autocratic rule, lavish lifestyles and a society based on racial superiority. But in this episode of Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, and with the help of opera greats Limmie Pullman, Angela Brown and Sir Williard White, we give “Aida” a chance to be reborn. Listen to full episodes of Every Voice on YouTube: bit.ly/3nmI5YAOr subscribe to Every Voice wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3JMacIaSubscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRHosted by WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, the debut season of Every Voice explores Black representation in opera through interviews with performers and educators, historical documents, archival performance recordings, and McKnight’s signature style of personal storytelling, honed through his work as a classical music performer, teacher, presenter, producer and host. This episode is hosted by Terrance McKnight. The Executive Producer is Tony Phillips. The Executive Producer for WQXR Podcasts is Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George, and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Alan Goffinski. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to The Met archives.This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
Episode 4: Beyond These Walls | The NY Phil Story: Made in New York | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-05-03 | The NY Phil Story: Made in New York is a five-part #podcast about the people, the music, and the city behind America’s oldest orchestra. The story is a classic in the gilded halls of symphonic music: someone falls ill and a young performer must step in at the last moment. For Leonard Bernstein, that happened live on the radio. During his career as the director of the New York Philharmonic, he advanced the orchestra’s legacy of providing first-rate music to New Yorkers, and eventually to the nation through the televised broadcasts of his Young People’s Concerts. The Phil continues that tradition today with their summer events playing concerts in the parks around the city.Listen to full episodes of The NY Phil Story on YouTube: bit.ly/3UacJ3KOr subscribe to The NY Phil Story wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/40XNNi4Subscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRThe NY Phil Story: Made in New York is produced by WQXR and @NewYorkPhilharmonic. Host Jamie Bernstein takes you backstage and into the archives to hear the untold stories of the New York Philharmonic right from the very beginning. In each episode we’ll go behind the scenes of an iconic performance, speak to current Philharmonic musicians about how they carry on the orchestra’s legacy, and hear the music that inspired it all.The NYPhil Story: Made in New York production team includes Lauren Purcell-Joiner, Helena de Groot, Sapir Rosenblatt, Laura Boyman, Elizabeth Nonemaker, Eileen Delahunty, Christine Herskovits, Natalia Ramirez and Ed Yim. Our engineering team includes George Wellington and Ed Haber. Production assistance from Ben James, Jac Phillimore and Mary Mathis. Special thanks to Monica Parks, Adam Crane, Gabe Smith and the New York Public Radio Archives. Audio footage from Young People's Concerts courtesy of CBS Broadcasting Inc.
Aida: Chapter 2 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-04-29 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, a podcast series spotlighting marginalized voices, histories and perspectives in the Western classical music traditions. At the heart of Verdi's opera “Aida” is an African love story, where an Egyptian general and an Ethiopian princess fall in love. It premiered in Cairo in 1871, but the truth is, very few Africans went to see it, let alone could afford the price of a ticket. This was a European conception of the East, for European audiences at a time when Egypt’s leadership was attempting to make Egypt ‘the Paris of the East.’ Verdi’s “Aida” often portrays Egyptians as white and free and Ethiopians as Black and enslaved, reinforcing colonial stereotypes and colorism, still present in many modern day productions. Verdi’s “Aida” opera painted a picture of Africa for colonial consumption, and subjected its Egypt and Ethiopian characters to stereotypes and colorism that run rampant through even modern productions. In this episode of Every Voice host Terrance Mcknight is joined by bass baritone Sir Willard White as the King of Egypt, soprano Angela Brown as Aida, and mezzo soprano Raehann Bryce Davis as Amneris, so we can hear from “Aida’s” African characters in their own voices. Listen to full episodes of Every Voice on YouTube: bit.ly/3nmI5YAOr subscribe to Every Voice wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3JMacIaSubscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRHosted by WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, the debut season of Every Voice explores Black representation in opera through interviews with performers and educators, historical documents, archival performance recordings, and McKnight’s signature style of personal storytelling, honed through his work as a classical music performer, teacher, presenter, producer and host. This episode is hosted by Terrance McKnight. The Executive Producer is Tony Phillips. The Executive Producer for WQXR Podcasts is Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George, and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Alan Goffinski. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to The Met archives.This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
Episode 3: From the New World | The NY Phil Story: Made in New York | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-04-26 | The NY Phil Story: Made in New York is a five-part #podcast about the people, the music, and the city behind America’s oldest orchestra. Do we know when we’re living through history? In 1893, New Yorkers gathered outside Carnegie Hall to hear the ground-breaking premiere of composer Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, better known as the “New World Symphony.” One of the most hotly anticipated premieres in musical history, it was delivered in the midst of a national debate over what a distinctly “American” classical music should sound like — and it was destined to become one of the most beloved works in Western classical repertoire. More than a century later, the New York Philharmonic performed the same work a world away in Pyongyang, North Korea, once again making history, and revisiting those same questions of what it means to perform American music — and how music, regardless of its origin, can serve as a bridge between peoples.Listen to full episodes of The NY Phil Story on YouTube: bit.ly/3UacJ3KOr subscribe to The NY Phil Story wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/40XNNi4Subscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRThe NY Phil Story: Made in New York is produced by WQXR and @NewYorkPhilharmonic. Host Jamie Bernstein takes you backstage and into the archives to hear the untold stories of the New York Philharmonic right from the very beginning. In each episode we’ll go behind the scenes of an iconic performance, speak to current Philharmonic musicians about how they carry on the orchestra’s legacy, and hear the music that inspired it all.The NYPhil Story: Made in New York production team includes Lauren Purcell-Joiner, Helena de Groot, Sapir Rosenblatt, Laura Boyman, Elizabeth Nonemaker, Eileen Delahunty, Christine Herskovits, Natalia Ramirez and Ed Yim. Our engineering team includes George Wellington and Ed Haber. Production assistance from Ben James, Jac Phillimore and Mary Mathis. Special thanks to Monica Parks, Adam Crane, Gabe Smith and the New York Public Radio Archives.
Aida: Chapter 1 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-04-21 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, a podcast series spotlighting marginalized voices, histories and perspectives in the Western classical music traditions. In Giuseppe Verdi’s “Aida,” Princess Aida is torn between her homeland of Ethiopia (ruled by her father, King Amonasro) and her captor, the Egyptian leader Radamès, who loves her and whom she loves in return. It’s a powerful love story, an African love story — so why are Egyptians portrayed as white and the Ethiopian as Black and enslaved? In this episode of Every Voice with Terrance McKnight we’re joined by tenor Limmie Pulliam, the first Black man to take on the role of Radamès at the Metropolitan Opera; soprano and arts activist Maleasha Taylor; and WQXR host, opera expert, and Cairo native Nimet Habachy on how Aida was commissioned to help position Egypt as the “Paris of the East” and what that means for Egyptians like her today. Listen to full episodes of Every Voice on YouTube: bit.ly/3nmI5YAOr subscribe to Every Voice wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3JMacIaSubscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRHosted by WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, the debut season of Every Voice explores Black representation in opera through interviews with performers and educators, historical documents, archival performance recordings, and McKnight’s signature style of personal storytelling, honed through his work as a classical music performer, teacher, presenter, producer and host. This episode is hosted by Terrance McKnight. The Executive Producer is Tony Phillips. The Executive Producer for WQXR Podcasts is Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George, and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Alan Goffinski. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to The Met archives.This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
Episode 2: A Time to Mourn | The NY Phil Story: Made in New York | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-04-19 | The NY Phil Story: Made in New York is a five-part #podcast about the people, the music, and the city behind America’s oldest orchestra. CONTENT WARING: This episode may not be suitable for all listeners. It contains discussions of self-harm and school violence. Listener discretion is advised. April 29th, 1865: Fifteen days after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the New York Philharmonic paid tribute to the late president with the Funeral March from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3. Beethoven intended this work to honor Napoleon — but ripped out the dedication page when Napoleon declared himself Emperor of France. Now, the symphony merely known as “Eroica” (or “heroic”) is fitting music to honor any national leader or heroic figure.Later, in the wake of an all-too-familiar tragedy, students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School reached out to two New York Philharmonic musicians. Clarinetist Anthony McGill, trombonist Joseph Alessi, and former band director of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Alex Kaminsky discuss how music helped console a community in the face of violence and loss.Listen to full episodes of The NY Phil Story on YouTube: bit.ly/3UacJ3KOr subscribe to The NY Phil Story wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/40XNNi4Subscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRThe NY Phil Story: Made in New York is produced by WQXR and @NewYorkPhilharmonic. Host Jamie Bernstein takes you backstage and into the archives to hear the untold stories of the New York Philharmonic right from the very beginning. In each episode we’ll go behind the scenes of an iconic performance, speak to current Philharmonic musicians about how they carry on the orchestra’s legacy, and hear the music that inspired it all.The NYPhil Story: Made in New York production team includes Lauren Purcell-Joiner, Helena de Groot, Sapir Rosenblatt, Laura Boyman, Elizabeth Nonemaker, Eileen Delahunty, Christine Herskovits, Natalia Ramirez and Ed Yim. Our engineering team includes George Wellington and Ed Haber. Production assistance from Ben James, Jac Phillimore and Mary Mathis. Special thanks to Monica Parks, Adam Crane, Gabe Smith and the New York Public Radio Archives. This episode contains discussions of self-harm and school violence. If you or someone you know is considering suicide or self-harm, help is available. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 988. If you’re outside the U.S., you can find resources for your country here: findahelpline.com You can also find free multilingual trauma resources online from the Child Mind Institute here: childmind.org/guide/multilingual-trauma-resources
Otello: Chapter 4 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-04-14 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, a podcast series spotlighting marginalized voices, histories and perspectives in the Western classical music traditions. As the one Black man in Shakespeare’s play and Verdi’s opera, Otello was not only tokenized, but villainized, criticized and minimized. With such an emphasis on Otello’s flaws, how is it that Desdemona fell in love? In her play “Desdemona,” Nobel laureate Toni Morrison and theater director Peter Sellers tell the story of the women of Otello. And in giving a long-awaited voice to Desdemona, uncover Otello’s connections to Blackness often overlooked or underplayed: a black handkerchief gifted down through generations, the roots of the “Willow” song, and a touching understanding of Desdemona as a child raised and nurtured by an African woman. In this episode of Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, the final installment of Verdi’s “Otello,” the African history and culture hinted at in the opera and uncovered and reimagined by the writer Toni Morrison, laying out the fabric of Desdemona’s nature. Listen to full episodes of Every Voice on YouTube: bit.ly/3nmI5YAOr subscribe to Every Voice wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3JMacIaSubscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRHosted by WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, the debut season of Every Voice explores Black representation in opera through interviews with performers and educators, historical documents, archival performance recordings, and McKnight’s signature style of personal storytelling, honed through his work as a classical music performer, teacher, presenter, producer and host. This episode is hosted by Terrance McKnight and produced by David Norville. The Executive Producer is Tony Phillips. The Executive Producer for WQXR Podcasts is Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George, and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Alan Goffinski. Music provided by the Livermore Valley Opera. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to The Met archives.This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov
Otello: Chapter 3 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-04-14 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, a podcast series spotlighting marginalized voices, histories and perspectives in the Western classical music traditions. Giuseppe Verdi's Otello rose from enslavement to the ranks of Army general and marries an aristocratic Venetian woman. It’s difficult to imagine the rich cultural heritage of Otello’s African past; that history is only hinted at. Through the whitewashing of his character, some may forget that Otello is of African descent. But for Iago, the identity of his enemy, Otello, was never far from mind. To him and Verdi’s high-society audience, that assimilation signaled all the dangers of the free Black man. In this episode of Every Voice with Terrance McKnight: how a handkerchief, a memento, a gift from one to his love, was used to forge a wedge between Otello and Desdemona’s union, catalyzing the brutish, dangerous, parts of Otello deemed a threat to white womanhood. And that handkerchief: simple plot device? Was it white? Was it black? Listen to full episodes of Every Voice on YouTube: bit.ly/3nmI5YAOr subscribe to Every Voice wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3JMacIaSubscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRHosted by WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, the debut season of Every Voice explores Black representation in opera through interviews with performers and educators, historical documents, archival performance recordings, and McKnight’s signature style of personal storytelling, honed through his work as a classical music performer, teacher, presenter, producer and host. This episode is hosted by Terrance McKnight and produced by David Norville. The Executive Producer is Tony Phillips. The Executive Producer for WQXR Podcasts is Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George, and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Alan Goffinski. Music provided by the Livermore Valley Opera. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to The Met archives.This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
Episode 1: The Founding | The NY Phil Story: Made in New York | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-04-12 | The NY Phil Story: Made in New York is a five-part #podcast about the people, the music, and the city behind America’s oldest orchestra. On December 7, 1842, a group of musicians gathered in the Apollo Rooms in Lower Manhattan and performed — for the first time — as the Philharmonic Society of New York. The first piece they played? Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. In this episode, we try to listen to that most famous of famous symphonies as our 1842 audience would have: as if for the very first time. And, host Jamie Bernstein — author, filmmaker and daughter of iconic NY Phil Music Director Leonard Bernstein — follows the twists and turns on the journey an early musician, Solidor Milon, took to get to that stage. Even today, the path that NY Phil musicians take to Lincoln Center is a breathtaking one, as we hear in the story of concertmaster Frank Huang.Listen to full episodes of The NY Phil Story on YouTube: bit.ly/3UacJ3KOr subscribe to The NY Phil Story wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/40XNNi4Subscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRThe NY Phil Story: Made in New York is produced by WQXR and @NewYorkPhilharmonic. Host Jamie Bernstein takes you backstage and into the archives to hear the untold stories of the New York Philharmonic right from the very beginning. In each episode we’ll go behind the scenes of an iconic performance, speak to current Philharmonic musicians about how they carry on the orchestra’s legacy, and hear the music that inspired it all.
Otello: Chapter 1 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-04-07 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, a podcast series spotlighting marginalized voices, histories and perspectives in the Western classical music traditions. Giuseppe Verdi’s “Otello” debuted in Milan in 1887, just two years after European nations gathered in Berlin to agree on a campaign to carve up and colonize the African continent for their own profit. Verdi’s opera, based on the play Shakespeare wrote in the very early 1600s, centers on the Moor, Otello — an African who becomes a much-celebrated Venetian general for leading a successful war against his fellow Africans. Despite that, there’s no lasting comfort in store for Otello: the rage and jealousy of the lieutenant Iago won’t stand for it. In this episode of Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, tenor Limmie Pulliam and baritone Kevin Maynor join Terrance to examine the character of Otello. Listen to full episodes of Every Voice on YouTube: bit.ly/3nmI5YAOr subscribe to Every Voice wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3JMacIaSubscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRHosted by WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, the debut season of Every Voice explores Black representation in opera through interviews with performers and educators, historical documents, archival performance recordings, and McKnight’s signature style of personal storytelling, honed through his work as a classical music performer, teacher, presenter, producer and host. This episode is hosted by Terrance McKnight and produced by David Norville. The Executive Producer is Tony Phillips. The Executive Producer for WQXR Podcasts is Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George, and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Alan Goffinski. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to The Met archives.This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
Otello: Chapter 2 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-04-07 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, a podcast series spotlighting marginalized voices, histories and perspectives in the Western classical music traditions. In this episode we go deeper into Giuseppe Verdi's character of the “Moor of Venice." Otello is a celebrated general in the Venetian army, and as a Black man in a position of power, his status inspires praise and worship by some and searing loathing from others. Otello’s subordinate, Iago, thinks his boss woefully undeserving of his success and his white Venetian wife. Driven mad by entitlement, racism and jealousy, he schemes to “right” this wrong by any means necessary. Joined by baritone Thomas Hampson, tenor Limmie Pulliam, and director Peter Sellars, Every Voice unravels the myth that entangles Otello: that Black manhood is something to be feared and controlled, and how the same stereotypes and undertones of superiority remain an all-too-familiar danger to Black men navigating life in America today. Listen to full episodes of Every Voice on YouTube: bit.ly/3nmI5YAOr subscribe to Every Voice wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3JMacIaSubscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRHosted by WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, the debut season of Every Voice explores Black representation in opera through interviews with performers and educators, historical documents, archival performance recordings, and McKnight’s signature style of personal storytelling, honed through his work as a classical music performer, teacher, presenter, producer and host. This episode is hosted by Terrance McKnight and produced by David Norville. The Executive Producer is Tony Phillips. The Executive Producer for WQXR Podcasts is Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George, and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Alan Goffinski. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to The Met archives.This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
Zlatomir Fung Performs Fantasiestücke, Op.73 by Robert Schumann WQXR 2023-04-06 | Cellist Zlatomir Fung, accompanied by Rohan De Silva, perform "Fantasiestücke, Op.73" (II. Lebhaft, leicht & III. Rasch und mit Feuer) by Robert Schumann in @GreeneSpaceNY. He is interviewed by Drag Queen and musician Thorgy Thor.Zlatomir Fung is a member of WQXR's 2023 Artist Propulsion lab. He is the first American in 40 years and the youngest musician ever to win First Prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in the Cello Division. He’s also a recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship among many other recognitions.Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
The NY Phil Story: Made in New York | Podcast Trailer WQXR 2023-04-05 | The NY Phil Story: Made in New York is a five-part #podcast about the people, the music, and the city behind America’s oldest orchestra. Host Jamie Bernstein — author, filmmaker and daughter of iconic NY Phil Music Director Leonard Bernstein — takes you backstage and into the archives to hear the untold stories of the Philharmonic right from the very beginning. In each episode we’ll go behind the scenes of an iconic performance, speak to current Philharmonic musicians about how they carry on the orchestra’s legacy, and hear the music that inspired it all. Listen to full episodes of The NY Phil Story on YouTube: bit.ly/3UacJ3KOr subscribe to The NY Phil Story wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/40XNNi4Subscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRThe NY Phil Story: Made in New York is produced by WQXR and @NewYorkPhilharmonic. Episodes drop on Wednesdays from April 5-May 3, 2023, and are available wherever you get your podcasts.
The Magic Flute: Chapter 2 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-03-31 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, a podcast series spotlighting marginalized voices, histories and perspectives in the Western classical music traditions. At more than 200 years old, Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” remains a classic opera which continues to be taught, studied and performed in sold-out venues around the world. But with more than two centuries of history since “The Magic Flute’s” conception, how do we best shed light on the stereotypes each staging continues to portray?In this episode of Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, get to know the character of Monostatos, the enslaved overseer of Sarastro’s temple, whose longing for Pamina, a white woman, is meant to be a source of comedy. Despite the stereotypes that inform this character, his experience of loneliness and feeling othered is one that many can relate to. Could future stagings of “The Magic Flute” highlight the depth and complexity of Monostatos’s character — and provide an important teaching moment?Listen to full episodes of Every Voice on YouTube: bit.ly/3nmI5YAOr subscribe to Every Voice wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3JMacIaSubscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRHosted by WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, the debut season of Every Voice explores Black representation in opera through interviews with performers and educators, historical documents, archival performance recordings, and McKnight’s signature style of personal storytelling, honed through his work as a classical music performer, teacher, presenter, producer and host. This episode is hosted by Terrance McKnight and produced by David Norville and Tony Phillips with help from Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Sapir Rosenblatt. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to The Met archives.This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
The Magic Flute: Chapter 3 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-03-31 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, a podcast series spotlighting marginalized voices, histories and perspectives in the Western classical music traditions. In Mozart's "The Magic Flute," Monostatos is smitten by the white princess Pamina, whom he is supposed to be guarding under the orders of the high priest Sarastro. His desire to love and belong is the source of anguish, as he feels unworthy of Pamina due to his race and enslaved status. Rather than serve as a commentary on the harsh racial realities of 18th century society, Monostatos instead serves as the comic relief of the opera, embodying the loud, threatening and childish caricature which became the template for American minstrelsy.Listen to full episodes of Every Voice on YouTube: bit.ly/3nmI5YAOr subscribe to Every Voice wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3JMacIaSubscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRHosted by WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, the debut season of Every Voice explores Black representation in opera through interviews with performers and educators, historical documents, archival performance recordings, and McKnight’s signature style of personal storytelling, honed through his work as a classical music performer, teacher, presenter, producer and host. This episode is hosted by Terrance McKnight and produced by David Norville and Tony Phillips with help from Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Sapir Rosenblatt. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to The Met archives.This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
The Magic Flute: Chapter 1 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-03-31 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, a podcast series spotlighting marginalized voices, histories and perspectives in the Western classical music traditions. In the debut episode of Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, we meet Dr. Sharon Willis, Dr. Uzee Brown, and others who are lifting the mask behind opera’s representation of marginalized voices to create something more inclusive and more beautiful for all of us.The Moorish character Monostatos in Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” is one of the most famous representations of Blackness in opera — a genre with limited representation of characters of African descent. But many are interrogating the Black caricatures that European classical music long ago crafted and continue to cultivate to this day. Listen to full episodes of Every Voice on YouTube: bit.ly/3nmI5YAOr subscribe to Every Voice wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3JMacIaSubscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRHosted by WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, the debut season of Every Voice explores Black representation in opera through interviews with performers and educators, historical documents, archival performance recordings, and McKnight’s signature style of personal storytelling, honed through his work as a classical music performer, teacher, presenter, producer and host. This episode is hosted by Terrance McKnight and produced by David Norville and Tony Phillips with help from Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George, and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Sapir Rosenblatt. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson.
The Magic Flute: Chapter 4 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-03-31 | Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, a podcast series spotlighting marginalized voices, histories and perspectives in the Western classical music traditions. The use of blackface is a dying trend, but it was fundamental to one of the most popular operas of all time, Mozart’s hit comedic opera, “The Magic Flute.“Over the past few decades a number of opera companies have been working to create alternate versions of this piece, all of them attempting to shape essential messages relevant to our society; we find out how. Amongst our guests in this fourth episode of Every Voice, is Professor Melvin Foster, a voice instructor at Morehouse College, Atlanta, who prepares young men for careers in music, including opera. And next, Every Voice with Terrance McKnight begins the journey into Giuseppe Verdi’s “Otello.”Listen to full episodes of Every Voice on YouTube: bit.ly/3nmI5YAOr subscribe to Every Voice wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3JMacIaSubscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRHosted by WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, the debut season of Every Voice explores Black representation in opera through interviews with performers and educators, historical documents, archival performance recordings, and McKnight’s signature style of personal storytelling, honed through his work as a classical music performer, teacher, presenter, producer and host. This episode is hosted by Terrance McKnight and produced by David Norville. The Executive Producer is Tony Phillips. The Executive Producer for WQXR Podcasts is Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Alan Goffinski. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to The Met archives.This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
2023 Avery Fisher Career Grants Announcement Ceremony WQXR 2023-03-29 | Join us LIVE from The Greene Space for the 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grants announcement ceremony hosted by WQXR's Elliott Forrest. Performances by this year's recipients follow the announcement. Since the first Career Grants were awarded in 1976, there have been 171 Career Grant recipients. Past awardees include pianist Yuja Wang, violinist Gil Shaham, and clarinetist Anthony McGill. WQXR has been a broadcast partner since the first Career Grants were awarded, a relationship spanning forty-seven years.Avery Fisher Career Grants are designed to give professional assistance and recognition to talented instrumentalists and chamber ensembles who the Recommendation Board and Executive Committee of the Avery Fisher Artist Program believe to have great potential for major careers in classical music. The Avery Fisher Artist Program is committed to all forms of diversity, with recipients chosen based on outstanding artistic merit. Additional information at @.Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
Comedian and Violist Isabel Hagen Performs Her Stand-Up Routine WQXR 2023-03-27 | Isabel Hagen stopped by the Greene Space to perform her combination viola/stand-up routine. She joins Drag Queen and musician Thorgy Thor for a conversation around being a classical musician and comedian in @GreeneSpaceNY.Isabel Hagen is a comedian and classically trained violist with a Bachelors and Masters degree from the Juilliard School. Her comedy career has led her to be featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and as a New Face of Comedy at the Just for Laughs festival in Montréal. She sometimes combines the two on her series IS A VIOLIST on YouTube. Check it out, here: youtube.com/@isabelhagen_Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
Violinist Daniel Hope in Performance and Conversation WQXR 2023-03-21 | World-renowned violinist Daniel Hope is one of the most virtuosic and versatile musicians in classical music today. In addition to his concert and recording career, Hope has hosted television documentaries, written books and movie scripts. He'll be stopping by WQXR's Greene Space, to talk with us about his projects and perform with pianist Maxim Lando. And you can enjoy the video live stream on our website. Hosted by Elliott Forrest.Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
March 17: Queen of the Night with Thorgy Thor WQXR 2023-03-09 | WQXR presents drag performance artist and violinist Thorgy Thor of @rupaulsdragrace! Come enjoy an evening of laughter, music, and campy fun as we celebrate Women’s History Month by highlighting female identified musicians and composers. If you’re a fan of Thorgy Thor, we may entice you to fall in love with classical music. And if you’re a fan of WQXR and classical music, come see a show that will break all of the standard concert protocols!Joining Thorgy is soprano Kara Dugan, @Pilobolus, New York City Youth Poet Laureate Stephanie Pacheco, the GRAMMY Award-winning @TheCatalystQuartet, and luthier Paris Andrew. We’ll also be treated to samples from Harlem Brewery—the first Black woman owned brewery in the United States! Founder Celeste Beatty is discussing hops, barley and making it in a man’s world.$35 live tickets and $10 streaming tickets available at thegreenespace.org/event/queen-of-the-night-with-thorgy-thorDiscover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
Every Voice with Terrance McKnight | Podcast Trailer WQXR 2023-02-16 | In a brand new podcast series from WQXR, Every Voice with Terrance McKnight explores the diverse stories and perspectives that make up the classical musical experience. The first episode begins on the campus of Morehouse College, and with the story of “The Magic Flute’s” Monostatos.Listen to full episodes of Every Voice on YouTube: bit.ly/3nmI5YAOr subscribe to Every Voice wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3JMacIaSubscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29KyLike this video and leave us a comment!Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRHosted by WQXR’s Terrance McKnight, the debut season of Every Voice explores Black representation in opera through interviews with performers and educators, historical documents, archival performance recordings, and McKnight’s signature style of personal storytelling, honed through his work as a classical music performer, teacher, presenter, producer and host.
Sociologist Tricia Rose | HELGA: Conversations with Extraordinary People | Full Episode WQXR 2023-02-06 | In this episode of HELGA, host Helga Davis speaks with sociologist Tricia Rose, a pioneering scholar in the field of hip-hop. She published her book first book in 1994, "Black Noise," which is now a seminal text in her field. She is the Chancellor's Professor of Africana Studies at Brown University, a co-host with Cornel West of “The Tight Rope” podcast, and Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America. In their conversation, Rose discusses how she balances her love of the early days of hip-hop with the global profit powerhouse it has become. She also discusses how essential it is to build safe, stable communities at a time when everything is being done to isolate and separate us. About the HELGA podcast: New York City-based multidisciplinary actress, singer, writer, and composer, Helga Davis, speaks artist-to-artist with her guests in the return of HELGA, the acclaimed arts and culture podcast. Each week features a new guest, sharing their stories of struggle and resilience along their creative journeys.• Subscribe to HELGA wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3TIBK4j• Or listen to the full episodes of HELGA on YouTube: bit.ly/3hQEteQ• Subscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29Ky• Like this video and leave us a comment!The new season of Helga is a co-production of WQXR, @WNYCStudios and the Brown Arts Institute @BAIBrownU at Brown University @brownuniversity .Produced by Alex Ambrose and David NorvilleHosted by Helga DavisProduced by Brown Arts Institute Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
Artist Carrie Mae Weems | HELGA: Conversations with Extraordinary People | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-01-25 | In this episode of HELGA, host Helga Davis speaks with visual artist Carrie Mae Weems. Weems one of today's most influential and generous contemporary American artists. Her photography and diverse visual media has won her numerous awards, including the Rome Prize, a MacArthur genius grant, and four honorary doctorates. She was named one of the 100 most influential women of all time by Ebony magazine. In this episode, Weems explores how her field cannot advance without the deep and profound inclusion of Black artists, and what the concept of “grace” means to her and her mother.About the HELGA podcast: New York City-based multidisciplinary actress, singer, writer, and composer, Helga Davis, speaks artist-to-artist with her guests in the return of HELGA, the acclaimed arts and culture podcast. Each week features a new guest, sharing their stories of struggle and resilience along their creative journeys.• Subscribe to HELGA wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3TIBK4j• Or listen to the full episodes of HELGA on YouTube: bit.ly/3hQEteQ• Subscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29Ky• Like this video and leave us a comment!The new season of Helga is a co-production of WQXR, @WNYCStudios and the Brown Arts Institute @BAIBrownU at Brown University @brownuniversity .Produced by Alex Ambrose and David NorvilleHosted by Helga DavisProduced by Brown Arts Institute Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
Silhouettist Kara Walker | HELGA: Conversations with Extraordinary People | Full Podcast Episode WQXR 2023-01-25 | In this episode of HELGA, host Helga Davis speaks with American painter and silhouettist Kara Walker. Walker rose to international acclaim at the age of 28 as one of the youngest-ever recipients of a MacArthur Genius grant. Appearing in exhibitions, museums, and public collections worldwide, Walker’s work wrestles with the ongoing psychological injury caused by the legacy of slavery. Walker shares how she navigates her own inner conflicts, how a curiosity for history led her to the silhouette, and what happens when making use of symbols of Black servitude brings one acclaim. About the HELGA podcast: New York City-based multidisciplinary actress, singer, writer, and composer, Helga Davis, speaks artist-to-artist with her guests in the return of HELGA, the acclaimed arts and culture podcast. Each week features a new guest, sharing their stories of struggle and resilience along their creative journeys.• Subscribe to HELGA wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3TIBK4j• Or listen to the full episodes of HELGA on YouTube: bit.ly/3hQEteQ• Subscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29Ky• Like this video and leave us a comment!The new season of Helga is a co-production of WQXR, @WNYCStudios and the Brown Arts Institute @BAIBrownU at Brown University @brownuniversity .Produced by Alex Ambrose and David NorvilleHosted by Helga DavisProduced by Brown Arts Institute Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
Smithsonian Director Kevin Young | HELGA: Conversations with Extraordinary People | Full Episode WQXR 2023-01-25 | In this episode of HELGA, host Helga Davis speaks with Smithsonian director, Kevin Young. Young is a poet, essayist, professor, and the Andrew W. Mellon Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. Young is the author of fifteen books of poetry and prose.In this conversation, Young discusses his responsibilities as a curator of history, and likens reading a poem to entering into a museum. He shares which songs have brought him comfort, and how it’s always easiest to write about the place you’ve just left. About the HELGA podcast: New York City-based multidisciplinary actress, singer, writer, and composer, Helga Davis, speaks artist-to-artist with her guests in the return of HELGA, the acclaimed arts and culture podcast. Each week features a new guest, sharing their stories of struggle and resilience along their creative journeys.• Subscribe to HELGA wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3TIBK4j• Or listen to the full episodes of HELGA on YouTube: bit.ly/3hQEteQ• Subscribe to WQXR on YouTube: bit.ly/3gb29Ky• Like this video and leave us a comment!The new season of Helga is a co-production of WQXR, @WNYCStudios and the Brown Arts Institute @BAIBrownU at Brown University @brownuniversity .Produced by Alex Ambrose and David NorvilleHosted by Helga DavisProduced by Brown Arts Institute Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
The Aizuri Quartet Perform Ich Stand in Dunkeln Träumen by Clara Schumann WQXR 2023-01-18 | The Aizuri Quartet perform "Ich Stand in Dunkeln Träumen" by Clara Schumann, arr. Karen Ouzounian in the @GreeneSpaceNY.On November 18th, the @aizuriquartet5246 of WQXR’s Artist Propulsion Lab performed their joyfully curated “Aizuri Songbook,” a collection of commissioned and pre-existing pieces that hold special meaning to the Aizuris.Watch the full concert here: thegreenespace.org/event/aizuri-quartet-song-emergingDiscover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
The Aizuri Quartet Perform Sivunittini by Tanya Tagaq WQXR 2023-01-18 | The Aizuri Quartet perform "Sivunittini" by @TanyaTagaq in @GreeneSpaceNY.On November 18th, the @aizuriquartet5246 of WQXR’s Artist Propulsion Lab performed their joyfully curated “Aizuri Songbook,” a collection of commissioned and pre-existing pieces that hold special meaning to the Aizuris.Watch the full concert here: thegreenespace.org/event/aizuri-quartet-song-emergingDiscover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
The Aizuri Quartet Perform After Lester by Anna Roberts-Gevalt WQXR 2023-01-17 | The Aizuri Quartet perform "After Lester" by Anna Roberts-Gevalt, arr. Karen Ouzounian in @GreeneSpaceNY.On November 18th, the @aizuriquartet5246 of WQXR’s Artist Propulsion Lab performed their joyfully curated “Aizuri Songbook,” a collection of commissioned and pre-existing pieces that hold special meaning to the Aizuris.Watch the full concert here: thegreenespace.org/event/aizuri-quartet-song-emergingDiscover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
The Aizuri Quartet Perform Bridges and Balloons Joanna Newsom WQXR 2023-01-17 | The Aizuri Quartet perform "Bridges and Balloons" by Joanna Newsom, arr. Christina Courtin in the @GreeneSpaceNY.On November 18th, the @aizuriquartet5246 of WQXR’s Artist Propulsion Lab performed their joyfully curated “Aizuri Songbook,” a collection of commissioned and pre-existing pieces that hold special meaning to the Aizuris.Watch the full concert here: thegreenespace.org/event/aizuri-quartet-song-emergingDiscover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
WQXR Announces the 2023 Artist Propulsion Lab WQXR 2023-01-17 | 2023 brings a third class of WQXR’s Artist Propulsion Lab — a program designed to advance the careers of early and mid-career artists and support the future of classical music. Over the course of 10 months, this impressive cohort of 5 emerging artists will utilize our station’s platforms and resources to infuse the work at WQXR with their diverse perspectives and ideas. The 2023 Artist Propulsion Lab:Briana Hunter, mezzo-sopranoZlatomir Fung, cellistAlexi Kenney, violinistCurtis Stewart, violinist/composerShelley Washington, composer Watch this space for cohort's performances in @GreeneSpaceNY here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW1S0RqJS2bP6tdSl6SA20PtZusuN1qIOLearn more about the 2023 members of the Artist Propulsion Lab here: wqxr.org/story/2023-artist-propulsion-labListen to the Artists Propulsion Lab Podcast, here: wqxr.org/series/artist-propulsion-lab-podcastDiscover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
The Aizuri Quartet Perform Remember by Eleanor Alberga WQXR 2023-01-16 | The Aizuri Quartet perform "Remember" by Eleanor Alberga in @GreeneSpaceNY.On November 18th, the @aizuriquartet5246 of WQXR’s Artist Propulsion Lab performed their joyfully curated “Aizuri Songbook,” a collection of commissioned and pre-existing pieces that hold special meaning to the Aizuris.Watch the full concert here: thegreenespace.org/event/aizuri-quartet-song-emergingDiscover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
The Aizuri Quartet Perform Working on a Building WQXR 2023-01-16 | The Aizuri Quartet perform the American Traditional, "Working on a Building" arr. by George Meyer in @GreeneSpaceNY.On November 18th, the @aizuriquartet5246 of WQXR’s Artist Propulsion Lab performed their joyfully curated “Aizuri Songbook,” a collection of commissioned and pre-existing pieces that hold special meaning to the Aizuris.Watch the full concert here: thegreenespace.org/event/aizuri-quartet-song-emergingDiscover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
The Aizuri Quartet Perform Der Lindenbaum from Winterreise, D. 911 by Franz Schubert WQXR 2023-01-15 | The Aizuri Quartet perform "Der Lindenbaum from Winterreise, D. 911" by Franz Schubert, arr. Michi Wiancko in @GreeneSpaceNY.On November 18th, the @aizuriquartet5246 of WQXR’s Artist Propulsion Lab performed their joyfully curated “Aizuri Songbook,” a collection of commissioned and pre-existing pieces that hold special meaning to the Aizuris.Discover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
The Aizuri Quartet Perform Ronde d’amour, Ah! Si l’amour prenait les racines by Cécile Chaminade WQXR 2023-01-15 | The Aizuri Quartet perform "Ronde d’amour, Ah! Si l’amour prenait les racines" by Cécile Chaminade, arr. Lembit Beecher in @GreeneSpaceNY.On November 18th, the @aizuriquartet5246 of WQXR’s Artist Propulsion Lab performed their joyfully curated “Aizuri Songbook,” a collection of commissioned and pre-existing pieces that hold special meaning to the Aizuris.Watch the full concert here: thegreenespace.org/event/aizuri-quartet-song-emergingDiscover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
The Aizuri Quartet Perform Freight Train by Elizabeth Cotten WQXR 2023-01-14 | The Aizuri Quartet perform "Freight Train" by Elizabeth Cotten in @GreeneSpaceNY.On November 18th, the @aizuriquartet5246 of WQXR’s Artist Propulsion Lab performed their joyfully curated “Aizuri Songbook,” a collection of commissioned and pre-existing pieces that hold special meaning to the Aizuris.Watch the full concert here: thegreenespace.org/event/aizuri-quartet-song-emergingDiscover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
The Aizuri Quartet Perform Weather Vane by Ben Russell WQXR 2023-01-14 | The Aizuri Quartet perform "Weather Vane" by Ben Russell in the @GreeneSpaceNY.On November 18th, the @aizuriquartet5246 of WQXR’s Artist Propulsion Lab performed their joyfully curated “Aizuri Songbook,” a collection of commissioned and pre-existing pieces that hold special meaning to the Aizuris.Watch the full concert here: thegreenespace.org/event/aizuri-quartet-song-emergingDiscover more at wqxr.orgFollow WQXR on social!- Facebook: facebook.com/WQXRClassical- Instagram: instagram.com/wqxr_classical- Twitter: twitter.com/WQXRMark your calendar for upcoming events in The Greene Space: wqxr.org/events
