WRCJ In-Studio Guests

Maestro Robert Franz begins his 8th season as Music Director of the Windsor Symphony as they begin their 75th concert season Saturday September 17th. Dave and the Maestro talk about the history of the orchestra and the upcoming concert season.

A2SO Executive Director Sarah Calderini speaks with 90.9’s Peter Whorf about the orchestra’s upcoming season. The ensemble will be conducted by new Music Director Earl Lee. Sarah begins the conversation with the story of A2SO’s search for the new Maestro…

Cecelia Sharpe talks with Detroit drummer, producer and vocalist Alex White in this excerpt from "Live With C#".

Attention clarinetists and Mozart lovers - that should cover most everyone. Michigan State University Associate Professor of Clarinet Mingzhe Wang takes us on this tour on the earliest days of the instrument, and one of its most beloved works.

In this clip from "Live with C#" Cecelia speaks with tenor and native Detroiter Bernard Holcomb. He will be performing in the Detroit Opera's "X: The Life & Times of Malcom X".

DSO President and CEO Erik Ronmark and 90.9’s Peter Whorf get together to preview a few highlights of the 2022-23 season…

Pianist David Fung’s most recent recording is an all-Mozart collection of four piano sonatas. Fung speaks with 90.9’s Peter Whorf about putting together the Mozart set, and interpreting the keyboard music through a vocal lens…

90.9's Cecelia Sharpe speaks with Canadian virtuoso Marc-André Hamelin.

In this interview Cecelia Sharpe speaks with composer William Bolcom and his wife mezzo-soprano Joan Morris.

Detroit Opera Artistic Director Yuval Sharon speaks with 90.9’s Peter Whorf about the upcoming production of X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, composer Anthony Davis, and title role baritone, Davóne Tines…

Detroit Opera presents X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, May 14-22 at the Detroit Opera House. Davóne Tines performs the title role and is Detroit Opera 21-22 Artist-In-Residence. He speaks with Detroit Public TV American Black Journal host Stephen Henderson about his road to a life in music and current Detroit residency…

Dave Wagner speaks with Livonia Symphony Maestro Volodymyr Shesiuk and Ukrainian violin soloist Solomia Soroka. The Symphony is dedicating its May 14th concert to the Ukrainian community.

Concert organist Christopher Houlihan is coming to Detroit and he will be playing a solo recital at Old St Mary's Church in Greektown May 24th at 7pm. He speaks with Dave Wagner about the program which will include Mendelssohn's first Organ Sonata, Bach's Prelude and Fugue, selections from Florence Price's Suite for Organ and some pieces by Louis Vierne which Christopher has previous experience wi...

California native and frequent DSO guest conductor Kent Nagano shares stories of his personal relationship with classical masterworks in his recent book, Classical Music: Expect the Unexpected. Nagano speaks with 90.9’s Peter Whorf about his early musical life, and some of his favorite composers…

Here Dave Wagner speaks with Susan Catanese, Artistic Director and Conductor of Cantata Academy Chorale as the organization prepares for their 60th Anniversary Concert.

In this excerpt from "Live With C#" Cecelia speaks with legendary bassist and Detroit born Marion Hayden.

Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason and her brother, cellist Sheku are in town April 26th to perform for the University Musical Society at Hill Auditorium. Here they speak with Dave Wagner about their upcoming performance and their newest album "Muse". Also, you can see Isata this June when she performs with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

Live opera returns to the stage and the radio this weekend. Detroit Opera’s new production of Puccini’s beloved La Boheme comes to the Detroit Opera House and 90.9 FM this Saturday night at 6:00, with the performance starting at 6:30. WRCJ’s Dave Wagner hosts. 90.9’s Peter Whorf speaks with Detroit Opera President and CEO Wayne S. Brown and Associate Artistic Director Christine Goerke about the co...

Next Saturday, April 9, at 8pm at the Seligman Center for Performing Arts, Chamber Music Detroit premieres a new work by composer Jeff Scott and poet Robert Laidler. Fallen Petals of Nameless Flowers combines Scott’s music with Laidler’s text – based on the personal stories and writings of several former “juvenile lifers” in Michigan. It promises to be a powerful experience, not just as a work of...

Yuval Sharon, Artistic Director of Detroit Opera, talks with Dave Wagner about the return of opera on Saturday April 2nd in a new production of La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini, presented in reserve order!!

Dave Wagner talks with James Baldiga, the Head Trustee of the Addison Township Public Library about the exciting news about their brand new library for the community in Northeastern Oakland County.

Violinist Angèle Dubeau and her ensemble La Pietà have just released their newest recording entitled Elle. The all-women orchestra presents music composed by women from the 12 century’s Hildegard Von Bingen to present day artists. 90.9’s Peter Whorf recently spoke with Dubeau about her recent collection. She started with its earliest composer…

Detroit is blessed to have so many fine musicians who are a resource of students wishing to study classical instruments like the oboe and English horn. Dave Wagner talks with one of those musicians, Dr. Ann Lemke and about her new recording of music featuring women composers, released early, just in time for Women's History Month.

Our own Dave Wagner continues his talk with Professor Thomas Bara from the Interlochen Arts Academy, about his program and his love of introducing people to “The King of Instruments”.

The International Symphony Orchestra returns to in-person performance this Friday at 7:30pm at Port Huron’s McMorran Place Theatre. Douglas Bianchi leads the ensemble in the program of Mozart, Mendelssohn and more. 90.9’s Peter Whorf speaks with ISO Executive Director Anthony Wing about the homecoming, which also features a work by ISO principal French horn, composer Dinah Bianchi… Photo caption:...