WRCJ In-Studio Guests
Episodes
Alex White - July 17, 2022
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cecelia Sharpe talks with Detroit drummer, producer and vocalist Alex White in this excerpt from "Live With C#".
Mingzhe Wang - May 31, 2022
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Attention clarinetists and Mozart lovers - that should cover most everyone. Michigan State University Associate Professor of Clarinet Mingzhe Wang tak...
Bernard Holcomb - May 22, 2022
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Eric Ronmark - May 19, 2022
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
DSO President and CEO Erik Ronmark and 90.9’s Peter Whorf get together to preview a few highlights of the 2022-23 season…
David Fung - May 16, 2022
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 to...
Yuval Sharon - May 13, 2022
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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, com...
William Bolcom & Joan Morris - May 13, 2022
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview Cecelia Sharpe speaks with composer William Bolcom and his wife mezzo-soprano Joan Morris.
Marc-André Hamelin - May 13, 2022
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
90.9's Cecelia Sharpe speaks with Canadian virtuoso Marc-André Hamelin.
Davóne Tines & Stephen Henderson - May 10, 2022
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Volodymyr Shesiuk & Solomia Soroka - May 9, 2022
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Wagner speaks with Livonia Symphony Maestro Volodymyr Shesiuk and Ukrainian violin soloist Solomia Soroka. The Symphony is dedicating its May 14t...
Christopher Houlihan - May 5, 2022
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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....
Kent Nagano - May 2, 2022
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
California native and frequent DSO guest conductor Kent Nagano shares stories of his personal relationship with classical masterworks in his recent bo...
Susan Catanese - April 28, 2022
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here Dave Wagner speaks with Susan Catanese, Artistic Director and Conductor of Cantata Academy Chorale as the organization prepares for their 60th An...
Marion Hayden - April 24, 2022
24 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this excerpt from "Live With C#" Cecelia speaks with legendary bassist and Detroit born Marion Hayden.
Isata & Sheku Kanneh-Mason
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason and her brother, cellist Sheku are in town April 26th to perform for the University Musical Society at Hill Auditorium. Her...
Christine Goerke & Wayne S. Brown - March 31, 2022
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 Ope...
Jeff Scott & Robert Laidler - March 29, 2022
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Yuval Sharon - March 29, 2022
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 Boh...
James Baldiga - March 25, 2022
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Wagner talks with James Baldiga, the Head Trustee of the Addison Township Public Library about the exciting news about their brand new library fo...
Angèle Dubeau - March 22, 2022
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Violinist Angèle Dubeau and her ensemble La Pietà have just released their newest recording entitled Elle. The all-women orchestra presents music co...
Ann Lemke - March 17, 2022
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Anthony Wing - March 14, 2022
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The International Symphony Orchestra returns to in-person performance this Friday at 7:30pm at Port Huron’s McMorran Place Theatre. Douglas Bianchi ...
Professor Thomas Bara Pt 2 - March 14, 2022
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our own Dave Wagner continues his talk with Professor Thomas Bara from the Interlochen Arts Academy, about his program and his love of introducing peo...
William Eddins - March 3, 2022
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week, WRCJ’s Peter Whorf spoke with pianist Lara Downes about her role in this weekend’s DSO Classical Roots concerts. Now, Peter tal...
Lara Downes - March 1, 2022
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pianist Lara Downes is the featured soloist in this Friday morning’s DSO Live broadcast at 10:40am on WRCJ and the Michigan Classical Network. Downe...
Brendan Slocumb - Sunday Feb 20, 2022
20 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this clip from "Live with C#" Cecelia speaks with author Brendan Slocumb about his debut book "The Violin Conspiracy".
Jauron Perry and William Hill III - February 10, 2022
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jauron Perry and William Hill III are students at Detroit School of Arts. Jauron plays trumpet and William is a pianist. Both of the talented young mu...
Damien Crutcher - February 4, 2022
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Dave speaks with Detroit’s own Damien Crutcher, an MSU alumnus and arts leader, who will be guest conducting the Michigan State University Wind ...
Afa Dworkin - January 28, 2022
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cecelia Sharpe speaks with Afa Dworkin ahead of this Saturday's 25th Annual Sphinx Organization's Junior and Senior Finals Concert, in which musicians...
Joshua McClendon - January 24, 2022
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview from Live with C#, Cecelia speaks with 22 year old cellist Joshua McClendon who is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree at Juillia...
JoAnn Falletta - January 5, 2022
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
JoAnn Falletta is Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic. She’s also one of the founding board members of the Claudette Sorel Organization. Sor...
Barry Harris 2007 Interview
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Detroit’s Barry Harris was without argument the greatest teacher in jazz, a brilliant pianist and all-round musician. His house in Detroit was a sal...
Steven Jarvi - December 14, 2021
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Jarvi, Music Director of the Dearborn Symphony Orchestra, stops by to speak with Dave Wagner about the symphony's holiday performance on Decemb...
James Kibbie - December 14, 2021
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Each year organist James Kibbie has a tradition of creating an audio holiday card! Listen to this interview with Dave Wagner as he tells us more about...
Leonard Slatkin - November 9, 2021
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
DSO Music Director Laureate Leonard Slatkin recently returned to Detroit to lead the ensemble at Orchestra Hall. WRCJ’s Peter Whorf spoke with the M...
Damien Crutcher - October 1, 2021
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Wagner talks with Damien Crutcher, the Managing Director of Detroit Harmony at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He talks about getting instrument...
Yuval Sharon & Matthew Principe - September 21, 2021
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Maybe you’ve experienced Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s beloved opera The Marriage of Figaro before – but probably never like this. This Saturday in ...
Ralphe Armstrong - August 29, 2021
28 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview from "Live With C#", cellist and music educator Cecelia Sharpe speaks with her special guest, the legendary bassist from Detroit Mic...
Bion Tsang - August 13, 2021
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Whorf speaks with Michigan native cellist and UT-Austin Professor Bion Tsang about his new release of Bach Cello Suites - performed on a very sp...
Chris Collins - July 31, 2021
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
WRCJ’s John Penney spoke recently with Saxophonist and Artistic Director of the Detroit Jazz Festival, Chris Collins, about this year’s artist lin...
PUBLIQuartet - July 27, 2021
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday, July 29th at 1:00pm, PUBLIQuartet begins its residency through virtual events that will be free to the community through the Detroit Instit...
Regina Carter - July 18, 2021
17 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this excerpt from "Live With C#" Cecelia Sharpe speaks with special guest, acclaimed jazz violinist Regina Carter!
Matt Landry Pt 2 - June 2, 2021
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Detroit-based Akropolis Reed Quintet returns to live performance this Friday evening in Detroit’s Beacon Park. Saxophonist Matt Landry spoke with WR...
Christa Grix - Cows and Classical
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Scandinavian Cello School presents concerts weekly at a cattle farm in Denmark, providing a stress-free, soothing environment for its cows, who en...
Matt Landry Pt 1 - May 26, 2021
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Detroit-based Akropolis Reed Quintet recently released their latest recording of new works entitled Ghost Light. The collection showcases music by Sta...
Christine Elwart - May 23, 2021
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this excerpt from Live with C#, Cecelia talks with former psychologist and current life coach, Christine Elwart. She has some beneficial tips to he...
Christa Grix - Pat Metheny / Arvo Part
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The final track of Pat Metheny’s 2021 album Road to the Sun is a confluence of three musical visionaries, featuring the master guitarist playing the...
Gavilán Brothers, Steve Wogaman - May 4, 2021
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
-Gavilán Brothers: A Concert and Film May 8, 2021 8pm- This week from the Chamber Music Society of Detroit, violinist Ilmar Gavilán and pianist Aldo...
John Penney & Peter Whorf - April 24, 2021
24 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Penney’s conversation with Peter Whorf completes a three month series of insights on great music with WRCJ’s local jazz hosts. In this interv...
Kris Johnson - April 18, 2021
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Musician, composer, and educator Kris Johnson joins C# to discuss his journey through the Civic program, our rich Detroit Jazz culture, his online mus...
Karla & Margo Hall - March 28, 2021
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cecelia Sharpe's interview with two dynamic women on Live with C#. Karla Hall Retired VP of the DTE Foundation and Margo Hall, actress, playwright, di...
Linda Yohn & Peter Whorf - March 19, 2021
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Linda Yohn hosts The Swing Set on Sundays at 7pm on 90.9FM. In a series of WRCJ jazz host conversations with Midday Music’s Peter Whorf, Linda recal...
Hilary Hahn - March 10, 2021
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Violinist Hilary Hahn has just released her newest recording of music by Ernest Chausson, Sergei Prokofiev and Einojuhani Rautavaara. She begins her c...
Christa Grix - Artemis/The International Sweethearts
28 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The all-female band Artemis transfixed listeners at the 2018 Newport Jazz Festival, and were soon signed to Blue Note Records. But in the 1940’s The...
Christa Grix - Marian McPartland
27 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Marian McPartland hosted National Public Radio’s Piano Jazz for over 30 years. Throughout her lifetime, she was known for her support of jazz educat...
Maxine Michaels & Peter Whorf - February 26, 2021
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Maxine Michaels hosts jazz on WRCJ’s Maxology every Friday at 7pm. She speaks with Midday Music host Peter Whorf about the top musicians and broadca...
Afa Dworkin - February 24, 2021
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This year’s Sphinx Organization concerto competition took place in the virtual space. You can still see the exciting performances by this year’s a...
Daniil Trifonov - February 19, 2021
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Daniil Trifonov’s last two discs have focused on great Russian music of the past century. Trifonov is up for a Grammy for his Rachmaninoff release, ...
Christa Grix - Tyshawn Sorey
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tyshawn Sorey has found his voice, drawing upon all kinds of music, from the classical avant garde, to jazz and traditional classical music, to expres...
Kenneth Thompkins - February 7, 2021
07 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cecelia Sharpe speaks with Kenneth Thompkins, Principal Trombone of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in this extended interview originally from her Febr...
Christa Grix - Regina Carter
31 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a historic concert in Genoa Italy, Detroit native Regina Carter was the first African American and jazz musician invited to perform on Nicolo Pagin...
BEA 2020 Musical Programming - Beethoven Week
17 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
BEA 2020 Musical Programming - Beethoven Week by 90.9 WRCJ
BEA 2020 Marketing - Musical Guests
17 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
BEA 2020 Marketing - Musical Guests by 90.9 WRCJ
BEA 2020 Marketing - Jader Bignimini Promo 3
17 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
BEA 2020 Marketing - Jader Bignimini Promo 3 by 90.9 WRCJ
BEA 2020 Community Involvement - Detroit Memorial Day
17 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
BEA 2020 Community Involvement - Detroit Memorial Day by 90.9 WRCJ
BEA 2020 Feature/Use of Medium - Kaleidoscope
17 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
BEA 2020 Feature/Use of Medium - Kaleidoscope by 90.9 WRCJ
Rachel Barton Pine - January 8, 2021
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Like all musicians, Chicago-based violinist Rachel Barton Pine isn’t doing the things to which she is most-accustomed these days. But her new digita...
Kaleidoscope: A Christmas Masterpiece
20 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
WRCJ remembers the late Mike Whorf, longtime Detroit radio host of the award-winning series “Kaleidoscope.” This holiday edition from 1997 explore...
Anthony Wing - December 16, 2020
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
WRCJ’s Peter Whorf speaks with International Symphony Orchestra executive director Anthony Wing about their new digital series. Wing begins their co...
Joseph Striplin - December 9, 2020
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After a decades-long career with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Detroit Symphony Orchestras, violinist Joseph Striplin ...
Christa Grix - Mack the Knife
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mack the Knife by Kurt Weill (1900-1950), one of the most popular songs of the 20th century, has its origins in The Beggar’s Opera by John Gay (1685...
Christa Grix - Beethoven's Grosse Fuge
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly 200 years after Beethoven (1770-1827)wrote the Grosse Fuge, his fiendishly difficult masterpiece for string quartet still sounds fresh and cont...
Christa Grix - Chick Corea
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chick Corea (b. 1941) is one of the most versatile and innovative artists gracing concert stages today. Photo Attribution: Tore Sætre / CC BY-SA (htt...
Christa Grix - Bach's The Art of Fugue
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
JS Bach’s (1685-1750) brilliant masterwork The Art of Fugue, is adaptable to many different instruments, and even today, more than 300 years after i...
Christa Grix - Bartok Concerto for Orchestra
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Concerto for Orchestra, one of the last works of Bela Bartok (1881-1945), quotes Symphony No. 7 “Leningrad" of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), ...
Christa Grix - Charlie Parker/Igor Stravinsky
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bebop saxophonist Charlie Parker (1920-1955) admired the music of Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) and incorporated some of Stravinsky’s music into his j...
Christa Grix - Dave Brubeck
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The composer/pianist Dave Brubeck (1920-2012) was mentored by French composer Darius Milhaud (1892-1974), who taught Brubeck to take creative risks, a...
Christa Grix - Scriabin & Sun Ra
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Both Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) and Sun Ra (1914-1993) were “out of this world,” by way of being influenced by the cosmos. Photo: https://uplo...
Christa Grix - Mozart
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mozart’s (1756-1791) brilliant Clarinet Concerto in A Major is a testament to the friendship and enduring respect he felt for the clarinetist Anton ...
Christa Grix - Dorothy Donegan
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
American jazz pianist virtuoso Dorothy Donegan (April 6, 1922 - May 29, 1998) played everything from stride piano to Bach and Rachmaninoff, with a joi...
Christa Grix - Hank Jones
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hank Jones (1918-2010), whose career spanned 7 decades, was known for his elegant and impeccable style as a jazz pianist. Even into his 90’s, he pra...
Christa Grix - Bernstein
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2018 marked the centenary of the great American composer, conductor and humanitarian Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), whose fluidity with jazz and class...
Christa Grix - Brahms
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The poco allegretto movement of Symphony No. 3 by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) has an evocative melody that has captured the imagination of a wide rang...
Ken Fischer - August 27, 2020
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Fischer was President of Ann Arbor’s University Musical Society for three decades. From 1987 to 2017, UMS showcased everyone from the Vienna Phi...
Sharon Isbin - August 13, 2020
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guitarist Sharon Isbin recently released her newest collection of diverse music entitled Affinty. Sharon speaks with WRCJ’s Peter Whorf about the m...
Augustine Hadelich - July 22, 2020
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Violinist Augustine Hadelich joined the DSO late in January of 2020 for one of the last live concerts at Orchestra Hall. Hadelich’s newest release B...
Matthew VanBesien - May 23, 2020
23 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Whorf speaks with UMS President Matthew VanBesien about plans for the coming season.
Suzanne Acton - May 20, 2020
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
WRCJ’s Peter Whorf speaks with Michigan Opera Theatre Children’s Chorus director Suzanne Acton about the ensemble’s May 22nd on-line performance...
Anne Parsons - May 15, 2020
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
DSO President and CEO Anne Parsons speaks with WRCJ’s Peter Whorf about how the orchestra is serving the classical music community during the curren...
Robert Garland - March 11, 2020
08 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dance Theatre of Harlem Choreographer in Residence Robert Garland visited the WRCJ studio to talk about the World Premiere of his new dance, “Higher...
Thomas Wilkins - March 6, 2020
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Wilkins returns to Orchestra Hall to lead the DSO in this weekend’s “Classical Roots” concerts. WRCJ’s Peter Whorf caught up with the m...
Andrew Neer - March 4, 2020
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Neer leads the Redford Civic Symphony Orchestra this weekend in a program of exciting film music entitled “Heroes and Fellowship”. WRCJ’s...
MOT Pre-Show/Avery Boettcher - February 27, 2020
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Dave Wagner talks with Soprano Avery Boettcher who plays Lauretta in Michigan Opera Theatre's performance of Gianni Schicchi/Buoso's Ghost.
Eliot Heaton - February 21, 2020
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Heaton/Pierce/Martin Trio is featured in the Tuesday Musicale Detroit Artist of the Year concert on Saturday, February 22nd at 7:30 at St. James C...
Alisa Weilerstein - February 21, 2020
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein performs Samuel Barber’s concerto with the DSO this weekend. She joins WRCJ’s Peter Whorf to talk Barber, Bach and Beeth...
ISO At The Movies - February 20, 2020
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
WRCJ’s Peter Whorf with International Symphony Orchestra Executive Director and pianist Andrew Wing and Music Director Doug Bianchi.
Thomas Sondergard - February 14, 2020
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Whorf talks with Thomas Sondergard who conducts the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in Stravinky’s “Symphony in Three Movements,” Poulenc’s “...
Kamyron Williams & Lauren McNeary - January 30, 2020
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cellist Kamyron Williams and Sphinx Organization Manager for Institutional Partnerships Lauren McNeary joined us in our studios this week to talk abou...
The Gryphon Trio - January 24, 2020
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Gryphon Trio performs the complete Beethoven Piano Trios as part of Chamber Music Society of Detroit concerts this weekend. WRCJ’s Peter Whorf ...
Jader Bignamini - January 24, 2020
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jader Bignamini was named this week as the new Music Director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra starting in the 2020-21 season. Maestro Bignamini fir...