Sheku Kanneh-Mason makes his DSO debut this week. He joins Peter to talk about his remarkable musical family, and his thoughts on cooperation and competition...By 90.9 WRCJ

Cellist Paul Watkins is in his 10th year as Artistic Director of the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival. He speaks with Peter about the wide-ranging series of concerts, beginning this weekend all around Metro Detroit...By 90.9 WRCJ

Brian Blade is the Artist in Residence for the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. John Penney put together this one hour special featuring his wisdom and his music with the Fellowship Band, Joni Mitchell, Black Dub, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Kenny Garrett, and Ron Miles.By 90.9 WRCJ

Unlock the secret mechanisms of your mind as we delve into the intriguing world of habit formation—no lab coat required! I'll take you through the highways and byways of our daily routines, illustrating how our brains carve out shortcuts to efficiency through my own tales of post-work attire changes and autopilot drives. Get ready to challenge the …

The A2SO wraps up its 2023/24 season Saturday night at Hill Auditorium with Beethoven's 9th. Executive Director Sarah Calderini talks with Peter about next season - and LVB's mighty Choral Symphony...By 90.9 WRCJ

Learn more about Leos Janacek and his opera "The Cunning Little Vixen" in this short feature put together by 90.9's Jenna Dell and Adam Hinton. Detroit Opera performs their production May 11-19, 2024.By 90.9 WRCJ

Ever wonder how a simple change in your daily routine can redefine who you are? Join me, Sarah Hamill, as we venture beyond the mere mechanics of habit formation and into the transformative world where habits and identity intersect. We delve deep into the philosophy that adopting new habits is less about the habits themselves and more about evolvin…

Juanjo Mena leads the DSO this weekend in a program of Schumann and Elgar favorites. Peter speaks with Mena about being a guest conductor...and some of his favorite composers...By 90.9 WRCJ

Have you ever wondered how monumental life changes can sprout from the tiniest of seeds? I'm Sarah Hamell, and this episode is a tapestry woven from my personal story of transformation, the insights of 'Atomic Habits' and 'The Slight Edge', and the wisdom of a collective of thought leaders. Join our self-improvement book club, and embrace the magic…

Peter and DSO Assistant Conductor Na'Zir McFadden talk about Classical Roots and upcoming concerts...and reflect on some of the sounds we hear in Shelly Washington's "Both"...By 90.9 WRCJ

In addition to being a gifted instrumentalist, Detroit saxophonist, composer and educator Dominic Waddles is a member of the music theory staff at Michigan State University's Community Music School-Detroit. He also leads the Civic Jazz Band with the DSO's civic ensemble program. In this feature he shares conductor William Eddins reflecting on compo…

Peter's final conversation with DSO musicians during their Florida tour. This time, it's Principal Flutist Hannah Hammel Maser reflecting on this past week's performances and what's ahead...By 90.9 WRCJ

Dr. Dave Wagner talks with Ann Marie Koukios, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Fort Street Chorale. On February 25, 2024 the Fort Street Chorale, the Brazeal Dennard Chorale and Wayne State University Choirs present A Black History Month Celebration at Fort Street Presbyterian Church in Detroit. The concert will feature opera legend George Sh…

Peter brings us our daily check-in with DSO musicians on the Florida tour. Today, Principal Bassist Kevin Brown leads off the conversation as he considers playing in different halls every night...By 90.9 WRCJ

Peter caught up with DSO Principal Clarinetist Ralph Skiano first thing this week to talk about the orchestra's Florida tour. This past weekend was a two-fer in Vero Beach with different programs showcasing Nicolai Rimsky Korsakov's Scheherazade on Saturday, followed by Sunday's Tchaikovsky 6...By 90.9 WRCJ

WRCJ is your station for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's 2024 Florida tour this week - taking our ensemble to six cities in the sunshine state. But Principal Trombonist Kenneth Thompkins tells us that the DSO's arrival was anything but sunny...By 90.9 WRCJ

In addition to being a gifted instrumentalist, Detroit saxophonist, composer and educator Dominic Waddles is a member of the music theory staff at Michigan State University's Community Music School-Detroit. He also leads the Civic Jazz Band with the DSO's civic ensemble program. In this featurette he presents a Detroit-made classical music story ab…

In addition to being a gifted instrumentalist, Detroit saxophonist, composer and educator Dominic Waddles is a member of the music theory staff at Michigan State University's Community Music School-Detroit. He also leads the Civic Jazz Band with the DSO's civic ensemble program. In this feature he presents a Detroit-made classical music story about…

DSO Principal Clarinetist Ralph Skiano takes center stage with the orchestra on this weekend's Neighborhood Concert Series. Peter catches up with Skiano to talk about Mozart and more...plus the Gerald Finzi Clarinet Concerto...By 90.9 WRCJ

Douglas Bianchi conducts the International Symphony Orchestra in their "At the Movies" concert this weekend. The concert consists of 20th and 21st century masterworks and new music by an international array composers.90.9's Peter Whorf sits down with conductor Bianchi and Executive Director Anthony Wing. Doug begins the discussion by considering Se…

The 20th Anniversary of "Too Hot To Handel" in Detroit at the Detroit Opera is just around the corner. Here's a sneak peek of Cecelia's conversation with tenor Rodrick Dixon and learns how Detroit's "Too Hot To Handel" started 20 years ago, what people can expect to see and hear, and how Handel's Messiah and the mission of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr…

DSO Principal Oboist Alexander Kinmonth and Associate Concertmaster Kimberly Kaloyanodes Kennedy play Bach's Oboe and Violin Concerto this weekend on the orchestra's Neighborhood Series. Also included are works by Joseph Boulogne and Nicolai Rimsky Korsakov. 90.9's Peter Whorf catches up with Alex to talk about DSO news...and the Bach concerto...…

The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra performs for the first time at Orchestra Hall in Detroit on Friday, January 26. It's part of a music-rich weekend in Midtown, which also brings the Sphinx Competition Finals to Orchestra Hall and DPTV. WRCJ's Peter Whorf speaks with A2SO Executive Director Sarah Calderini about this historic happening...…

Cecelia Sharpe speaks with Yolanda Jack, Director of the play TopDog/UnderDog running at the Detroit Repertory Theatre through December 17, 2023.By 90.9 WRCJ

Cecelia Sharpe speaks with award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter who will be at the Charles H. Wright Museum in Detroit on December 16, 2023 to talk about her book "The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Right Thing to Black Panther".By 90.9 WRCJ

Jader conducts the DSO in music by Bonds, Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky this weekend. He spoke with Peter about the upcoming Florida tour, and Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony...By 90.9 WRCJ

Linda Yohn host of 90.9's Swing Set talks to Kris Johnson, who is the director of the Paradise Theatre Big Band and is having a very special concert on Friday, November 17th.By 90.9 WRCJ

90.9's Peter Whorf speaks with Detroit Symphony Orchestra guest conductor Kevin John Edusei about this week's program featuring a world premiere, a beloved violin concerto and Alexander Zemlinsky's The Mermaid...By 90.9 WRCJ

DSO Music Director Jader Bignamini opens the DSO season with violinist Gil Shaham and one of the instrument's most beloved works...By 90.9 WRCJ

Sarah Calderini, Executive Director of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra speaks with Peter Whorf about the symphony's 2023/2024 season which begins this weekend, September 23rd at Hill Auditorium.By 90.9 WRCJ

It's the 78th anniversary season of the Michigan Philharmonic and the 25th anniversary of the appointment of Music Director and Conductor Nan Washburn. Dave Wagner talks with Nan about the orchestra, this coming season, and her love and promotion of new orchestral music.By 90.9 WRCJ

In this excerpt from "Live with C#" Cecelia speaks with Patty Isacson Sabee who will take the helm as President and CEO of Detroit Opera in 2024.By 90.9 WRCJ

Peter Whorf joins Paul Watkins, cellist with the Emerson String Quartet and Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival Artistic Director. Watkins reflects on the Emerson's final season and Saturday's final Detroit area concert...By 90.9 WRCJ

Cecelia Sharpe speaks with Conductor/Music Director Laureate of the Omaha Symphony Orchestra, Principle Conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and Family Youth Concerts Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Maestro Thomas Wilkins. He is preparing for Black Panther in Concert this weekend at Orchestra Hall with the soundtrack provided by th…

The recent release, Estampas Americanas showcases new music by Michigan State University composer Paola Marquez and contemporaries Mauricio Charbonnier, Jose Elizondo and Leonardo Le San. 90.9’s Peter Whorf recently spoke with Marquez, Charbonnier and Le San about the works. Marquez opens the conversation with thoughts about her work entitled Speak…

Isata Kanneh-Mason joins the Detroit Symphony Orchestra this weekend as the soloist in Ernst Dohnányi's Variations on a Nursery Tune. She also has a brand new recording release she talks about in this conversation with Peter...By 90.9 WRCJ

In this excerpt from "Live With C#" Cecelia Sharpe speaks with harpist Brandee Younger who performed at The Cube the night of May 28, 2023.By 90.9 WRCJ

Dr. Julie Jaffee Nagel has written a new book entitled "Career Choices in Music Beyond the Pandemic: Musical and Psychological Perspectives" and Dave Wagner talked with Dr. Nagel about the challenges facing everyone who is considering a career in the performing arts.By 90.9 WRCJ

Jader conducts the DSO this weekend in a program of Johannes Brahms, Carlos Simon and Beethoven. He stopped by our studios to speak with Peter about the concert, Friday's live 90.9 broadcast...and the upcoming performances at Orchestra Hall and the William Davidson Neighborhood Series.By 90.9 WRCJ

They have been called 'The Rock Stars of Renaissance Polyphony" by the New York Times, and the Tallis Scholars, with their founder Peter Phillips, come to Detroit on Saturday night for a concert at St. Anne Church in Detroit. Dave Wagner had the opportunity to talk with Peter Phillips about their 50th anniversary tour and their stop here in Detroit…

Nathalie Doucet is Head of Music at Detroit Opera. For the past weeks, she's been working with artists preparing for the company's upcoming run of Osvaldo Golijov's electrifying work Ainadamar: Fountain of Tears. 90.9's Peter Whorf speaks with Doucet about the many components of this Spanish language opera...…

A brief featurette about composer & bandleader Maria Schneider's work with soprano Dawn Upshaw and the Australian Chamber Orchestra based on the poems of Ted Kooser.By 90.9 WRCJ

In 2022, Jessie Montgomery was named the Mead Composer in Residence for the Chicago Symphony, receiving commissions to write 3 new orchestral works, and curate the orchestra’s MusicNOW programs.By 90.9 WRCJ

George Walker, the first black recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in Music, worked tirelessly throughout his life, composing every day well into his 90’s.By 90.9 WRCJ

This weekend the Detroit Symphony Orchestra performs Brahms, Coleridge-Taylor and Rachmaninoff. 90.9's Peter Whorf spoke with Music Director Jader Bignamini about the genius of Brahms composition as well as Rachmaninoff and what he was going through when he composed his second piano concerto.By 90.9 WRCJ

"Swing Set" host Linda Yohn speaks with legendary jazz violinist Regina Carter who is the recipient of 2023 NEA Jazz Masters Honors award. They speak about the significance of three Detroiters being honored this year.By 90.9 WRCJ

90.9's Cecelia Sharpe spoke with Na'Zir McFadden who is guest conducting the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's "Classical Roots" concert March 3, 2023. In this interview, Na'Zir goes into more detail about the pieces that will be performed.By 90.9 WRCJ

Cecelia Sharpe caught up with Detroit Native BLKBOK to talk about his upcoming concert, the value of arts education, the importance of Classical music, and what he hopes people will take away from his performance.By 90.9 WRCJ

DSO Music Director Laureate Leonard Slatkin and his friend Garrick Ohlsson are back in town this weekend to performs Johannes Brahms’s mighty Piano Concerto No. 1. The DSO also plays music by Igor Stravinsky and Bela Bartok. 90.9’s Peter Whorf asked the Maestro about the concerto’s place in Brahms’s symphonic timeline……

The International Symphony Orchestra meets up with the Windsor-based band The Tea Party this Friday night at The Colosseum at Caesar’s Windsor. Then they’re back in Sarnia on Saturday to encore the show. Following the Tea Party gig, the ISO is in-concert for a “Night At The Movies” experience. 90.9's Peter Whorf joins ISO conductor Douglas Bianchi …