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  • Support WPRB Independent Radio

    Support WPRB Independent Radio

    While we’re all enjoying this morning’s salute to elusive autumn on Classic Ross Amico, I thought I would offer a gentle reminder that the music you hear on WPRB 103.3 FM is made possible thanks to listener contributions. True, we are the radio station of Princeton University, but we are independently owned and funded. It’s what’s called a paradox.

    Now, we’re not going to hammer you with incessant pitches for your cash with a little music sandwiched in between. This is a “silent drive.” We’re just putting it out there and leaving it up to you to follow your conscience and accept responsibility. The sad fact of the matter is that many people listen, but very few give. I believe the percentage is something like one in ten.

    I know that everyone is clamoring for you to give this time of year. But even if it’s only a few bucks, we’ll take it. In fact, when you follow the link, I think you’ll notice that the thank you gifts are tailored to encourage donations at all levels. You’ll find some updates about the station and get a glimpse of the swag by going here:

    http://wprb.com/wprb-fundraising-drive-fall-2017/

    Take the plunge into autumn until 11:00 this morning. Enjoy the music knowing that you are instrumental in keeping it going. Thank you in advance for your tax-deductible contribution to WPRB. When you get to the comments section, don’t forget to mention your fondness for the hard-working Classic Ross Amico!

  • Support Eclectic Radio WPRB 103.3 FM

    Support Eclectic Radio WPRB 103.3 FM

    In the sage words of Groucho Marx, the Lord Alps those who Alp themselves.

    While that may very well be true, the programming you enjoy on WPRB 103.3 FM is made possible through the generosity of listeners in our community. A little-known fact about WPRB is that, although it is the radio station of Princeton University, it is independently owned and funded. That means we rely on those of you in the community who believe strongly enough in our mission, eclecticism and passion – and yes, our music and the manner in which we present it – to dig deep and drop something into our penny jar.

    As we continue to enjoy this morning’s “mountain” music, please consider taking a moment to follow the link below to learn more. You’ll find some updates about the station and get a glimpse of the fall thank you gifts.

    http://wprb.com/wprb-fundraising-drive-fall-2017/

    WPRB’s “silent drive” runs through November 17. Thank you in advance for your tax-deductible donation.

    P.S. If you donate now, you might even be able to get a swig from the barrel. Just do so quietly; we don’t want to trigger an avalanche (hence the silent drive).

  • Princeton Arts Fest Opens New Lewis Center

    Princeton Arts Fest Opens New Lewis Center

    Princeton University will celebrate the opening of its new Lewis Center for the Arts complex with a multi-day festival that will feature more than 100 concerts, plays, readings, dance performances, art exhibits, multidisciplinary presentations, film screenings, community workshops and site-specific events. The veritable orgy of the arts will take place October 5-8, and much of it will be free.

    Learn about composer Jeff Snyder and his “Wave Fanfare,” which will be performed by PLOrk: the Princeton Laptop Orchestra, So Percussion, and the TILT Brass Ensemble this Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., in my article for the Princeton weekly U.S. 1 Newspaper – PrincetonInfo, out today.

    http://www.princetoninfo.com/index.php/component/us1more/?Itemid=6&key=10-4-2017wavefan

    Additional information about the festival may be found here:

    http://arts.princeton.edu/news/2017/09/princeton-universitys-lewis-center-arts-department-music-present-festival-arts/

    Diagram of the new arts complex, located at Alexander Road and University Place

  • Golandsky Piano Festival Broadcasts Wei Luo

    Golandsky Piano Festival Broadcasts Wei Luo

    Temperatures are predicted to rise, both indoors and out, as the 13th annual Golandsky Institute International Piano Festival gets underway, July 10-15. The Classical Network will set the stage for musical refreshment with a series of broadcast concerts from last year’s festival. Join me today at noon for a recital by Wei Luo.

    Born in Shenzhen, China, in 1998, Wei Luo studied at the Shanghai Conservatory, beginning at the age of 10. She racked up numerous top prizes in China before winning first prize in the 11th Chopin International Competition for Young Pianists in Poland and the 2nd Rachmaninoff International Competition for Young Pianists in Frankfurt, both in 2010.

    In 2012, she was admitted to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where she is a protégé of Gary Graffman. We’ll hear her in an impressively varied program of works by Albéniz, Beethoven, Chopin, Bartók, and Rachmaninoff.

    This year’s festival will feature five concerts in six days, all held at Taplin Auditorium in Princeton University’s Fine Hall. Concerts begin at 8 p.m.

    The festival will include performances by Claudio Martínez Mehner (appearing July 10, in works by Ligeti, Bach, C.P.E. Bach); Josu de Solaun (July 11, Chopin, Liszt, Tausig, Enescu); Father Sean Duggan (July 13, chamber and solo keyboard music of Bach); the Bill Charlap Trio (July 14, an evening of jazz); and Ilya Itin (July 15, Schubert and Rachmaninoff). Tickets are available online through the Princeton University Box Office.

    The Golandsky Institute is the preeminent center for the Taubman Approach, a groundbreaking analysis of the motions that function beneath a virtuoso technique. The Institute helps musicians overcome limitations and avoid injury through the development of a healthy technique. The International Piano Festival is held concurrently with the Institute’s Summer Symposium, held on the campus of Princeton University, July 9-17.

    More information about the concerts and the Institute’s Summer Symposium may be found online at http://www.golandskyinstitute.org.

    Hear Wei Luo in concert. The broadcast begins at 12:00 EDT. I’ll be with you until 4, when among my featured works will be Bartók’s fairy tale ballet “The Wooden Prince.” Listen in to WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.

  • VOICES Chorale Farewell Concert Princeton

    VOICES Chorale Farewell Concert Princeton

    Lyn Ransom will conclude 30 years as artistic director of VOICES Chorale with a concert tomorrow night at Princeton University’s Richardson Auditorium. On the program will be Brahms’ “Ein Deutsches Requiem” and Randall Thompson’s “Frostiana.” Soprano Rochelle Ellis, a longtime VOICES collaborator – she’ll be one of the soloists in the Requiem – will drop by to tell us more about this special event at 10:00 this morning. Then we’ll keep spinning the records until 11, as we continue with Vinyl Week on WPRB 103.3 FM and wprb.com.

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