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Wednesdays from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

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The Coronavirus crisis has forced WPRB to cancel all live broadcasts effective March 16. Live broadcasts have been partially resumed with the DJ's presenting programs from their home studios.

Untill WPRB reopens, Classical Discoveries will present a weekly three hour program each Wednesday from 7:00 till 10:00am.

MP3 Sound Files will be available for two weeks after the broadcast on this website.

Mash-up/mix by Steve Layton, from tracks contributed December 26-28 2019 by the members of the weekly online music-sharing event "Sound-In" (https://www.facebook.com/groups/improvfriday)
Steve Layton writes:
"It's important to note that none of the individual tracks were conceived, performed or recorded in coordination with any of the others. Each was a wholly distinct composition or improvisation, only listened to and brought together after they had been shared to the Sound-in group. The whole mix ended up being two distinct but joined 'pieces'; they share no musical material, but do inhabit the same world. The title 'Quo Vadis' is taken from the text I asked Marvin to write and speak, which is heard in the second half of the track." Words and speaking voice: Marvin Rosen Musicians & tracks mixed in order of appearance: Chris Vaisvil (Indianapolis, Indiana) Jim Goodin (Brooklyn, New York) William Newbold (Highland Park, New Jersey) Roger Sundström (Eksjö, Sweden) Kavin Allenson (Fort Worth, Texas) Shane Cadman (Whittier, California) Paul Muller (Ventura, California) Steve Layton (Seattle, Washington)

2019 July Forth Special Rebroadcast

Wednesday, July 03, 2019 from 5:00 till 11:00

Classical Discoveries presents: AMERICAN COMPOSERS FOR THE FOURTH

Each year the final Classical Discoveries program before or on July 4th is devoted to American Music.

Playlist and MP3 File

Here is a list of some of the works which will be presented:
The Present Moment for string quartet (2005) by Bruce Babcock
Six Melodies for violin and keyboard by John Cage (1912-1992)
Revelations for chamber orchestra)(2011) by Jennifer Castellano (1981- )
Divinum Mysterium (Concerto for viola and orchestra)(2008) by Kenneth Fuchs (1956- )
The Pieces that Fell to Earth for soprano and chamber orchestra (2015) by Christopher Cerone (1984- )
Homage to Iran for violin, Persian Drum and piano by Henry Cowell (1897-1965)
Concerto for electric guitar, electric bass, symthesizer, drum set and orchestra(2008) by Ryan Gallagher (1984- )
American Landscapes for string quartet (2007) by Stanley Grill
Varied Trio for violin, piano and percussion by Lou Harrison (1917-2003)
Fanfare Ritmico for orchestra (2000) by Jennifer Higdon (1962- )
Above the Green Night for guitar quartet (2001) by Edie Hill (1962- )
Conduit for chamber ensemble by Robert Honstein (1980- )
Vision from High Rock, Op. 195 for orchestra by Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)
Wallpaper Music III for flute, violin and piano by Robert Moran (1937- )
Concertino da Camera for harpsichord and seven instruments by Ned Rorem (1923- )
Quetzal Garden for chamber ensemble (2015) by Elena Ruehr (1963- )
Day Tripping for violin, cello and piano (2016) by Clare Shore (1954- )
A Peacock Southeast Flew: Concerto for Pipa and Orchestra (1998) by Nancy Van De Vate (1930- )
and much more

Wednesday, July 08, 2020, 7:00 till 10:00 - Home Edition

Some composers and works that will be presented in this edition:
just released, world premiere recording (on the Polish Dux label) of Sanctus Adalbertus, Op. 71 (1997) by Polish composer, Henryk Gorecki (1933-2010). This oratorio for soprano, baritone, mixed choir and orchestra and was not premiered until after the composer’s death.
Other features on this Wednesday’s program include:
Alternative Facts for piano (2019) by American composer, Bruce Babcock
As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams by Australian composer, Anne Boyd (1946- )
Music 1957 by American composer, Henry Cowell (1897-1965) Prayer for Virtual Flute Orchestra (2020) by American composer, Amanda Harberg (1973- )
The work, inspired by the effects of the Coronavirus, includes 94 musicians (mostly Flutists) from 17 different countries.

RECENTLY AIRED PROGRAMS

Some composers presented in this edition:
Eduardas Balsys, Christopher Keyes, Eric Nathan, Luis Pine, Victoria Vita Poleva, Somei Sato, Alex Shapiro, Paweł Szymański, Julia Wolfe, and more

Playlist and MP3 File *(available after the broadcast for 2 weeks)

Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 7:00 till 10:00 - Home Edition

Some composers presented in this edition:
Diego Ortiz, Jenni Brandon, Frank Horvat, Cyrillus Kreek, Giovanni Valentini, Stanley Grill, Alan  Hovhaness, Ludovico Einaudi, Dmitri Smirnov, Marc Mellits, Grainne Mulvey, Lettie Alston and others

Playlist and MP3 File *(available after the broadcast for 2 weeks)

Women Composers Edition

Some composers presented in this edition:
Bara Grimsdottir (Iceland, 1960- ), Hasu Patel (India), Judith Shatin (USA, 1949- ), Patricia Van Ness (USA, 1951- ), Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre (France, 1665-1729), Karmella Tsepkolenko, (Ukraine, 1955- ), Carlotta Ferrari (Italy, 1975- ), Dosia McKay (Poland/USA, 1971- ), Weronika Ratusińska ( Poland, 1977- ), Unsuk Chin (South Korea, 1961- ) as wells music by Raphaella Aleotti, and Helen Jane Long

Playlist and MP3 File *(available after the broadcast for 2 weeks)

Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 9:00 till 12:00 - Home Edition

I Can't Breathe

Some composers presented in this edition:
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz, Jon Bellona, Sergio Cervetti,
Barbara Harbach, Tunde Jegede, Tania León, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Alvin Singleton, Joyce Solomon Moorman, Claude Vivier, Shara Nova, Florence Price, James Kimo Williams.

Wednesday, June 03, 2020 from 9:00 till 12:00

Some composers presented in this edition:
Vasif Adigozal, Arnold Rosner, Peteris Vasks, Giovanni Paolo Colonna, Juste Janulyte, Robert Moran, Julius Eastman, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, and others

Playlist and MP3 File *(available after the file is published for 2 weeks)

Some composers presented in this edition:
Terje Rypdal, Isabella Leonarda, Molly Joyce, Eriks Esenvalds, Jonathan Leshnoff, Giya Kancheli, Jocelyn Morlock, Alan Pettersson, and others

Playlist and MP3 File *(available after the broadcast for 2 weeks)

Thursday, May 21, 2020 from 17:00 till 20:00 - Home Edition

Playlist and MP3 File *(available after the files are published)

Wednesday, March 18, 2020 from 5:00 till 11:00

CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES 17TH ANNUAL "IN PRAISE OF WOMAN" - 2020 - Part 3

All programs broadcasted on WPRB cancelled do to Corona Virus Lockdown

CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES 17TH ANNUAL "IN PRAISE OF WOMAN" - 2020 - Part 2
AMERICAN WOMEN COMPOSERS

Classical Discoveries presents the second program of the annual series In Praise of Woman - devoted to music written by women.

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Eve Beglarian (1958- ), Margaret Brouwer (1940- ), Beth Denisch (1958- ), Nancy Galbraith (1951- ), Jennifer Higdon (1962- )
Julie Mandel, Ann Millikan (1963- ), Pauline Oliveros (1932-2016), Deon Nielsen Price (1934- ), Symphony by Helen Taylor (1915-1950), Lois Vierk (1951- ), Birdwing by Frances White (1960- ), Carolyn Yarnell (1961- ), Beth Anderson, Rebekah Driscoll, Karen Griebling, Libby Larsen, Catherine McMichael, Joanne Metcalf, Alexandra Ottaway, Elena Ruehr, Alex Shapiro, Julia Wolfe and others

Art: Giovanni’s Room by American Artist Mina Smith-Segal and WHYY Television Broadcast by American Artist,  Lesley Mitchell (d. 2017)

Wednesday, March 04, 2020 from 5:00 till 11:00
CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES 17TH ANNUAL "IN PRAISE OF WOMAN" - 2020 - Part 1

Classical Discoveries presents the first program of the annual series In Praise of Woman - devoted to music written by women

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969), Sylvie Bodorova (1954- ), Dorothee Eberhardt (1952- ), Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729), Marcelle de Manziarly (1899-1989), Jenny McLeod (1941- ), Geraldine Mucha (1917-2012), Gráinne Mulvey (1966- ), Victoria Poleva (1962- ), Santa Ratniece (1977- ), Anna Segal, Ylva Skog (1963- ), Karen Tanaka (1961- ), Calliope Tsoupaki (1963- ), Isidora Žebeljan (1967- ), and much more

Art: Untitled by English artist Margaret Erber (1923-2018) and Portrait of artist by American Artist, Dr. Laurie Sucher-Gaster (1942-2009)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALAN HOVHANESS - March 8

Complete program devoted to works by Alan Hovhaness
and more

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Paul Carr (1961- ), David Crowell, Kenneth Fuchs (1956- ), Truman Harris (1945- ), Raimo Kangro (1949-2001), David Hackbridge Johnson (1963- ), Louis A. Josephson (2001- ), Wojciech Kilar (1932-2013), Miroslav Kokoška (1944-2005), Arvydas Malcys (1957- ), Michael Mikulka (1985- ), Indra Riše (1961- ), Arnold Rosner (1945-2013), Howard Swanson (1907-1978), Jukka Tiensuu (1948- ), and much more

Art: Botanical Watercolors by Greek artist Anastasios Strikos

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Sally Beamish (1956- ), Henry Cowell (1897-1965), Luis Carlos Figueroa (1923- ), Lou Harrison (1917-2003), Lukáš Hurník (1967- ), Pierre Jalbert (1967- ), Tonia Ko (1988- ), Keeril Makan (1972- ), Somei Satoh (1947- ), Zhou Tian (1981- ), Lois Vierk (1951- ), Takashi Yoshimatsu (1953- ), and much more

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Jenni Brandon (1977- ), Reena Esmail (1983- ), Toshiyuki Honda (1957- ), Philippe Hersant (1948- ), Peter Hope (1930- ), Evgeny Irshai (1951- ), Viktor Kalabis (1923-2006), Tania León (1943- ), Arnold Rosner (1945-2013), Lionel Sainsbury (1958- ), Frank Ticheli (1958- ), Will Todd (1970- ), Paul Carr, Ulric Cole, Marek Raczyński, and others

Art: Violin With Pomagranatees by Azerbaijani Artist Rezaguliyev Aydin at: AZgallery.org

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Jennifer Bellor (1983- ), G. Bradley Bodine (1960- ), Jean-Michel Defaye (1932- ), Nancy Galbraith (1951- ), Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000), Jennifer Jolley (1981- ), Peter Van Zandt Lane (1985- ), Marc Mellits (1966- ), Vladimir Martynov (1946- ), Bright Sheng (1955- ), Asha Srinivasan (1980- ), Yuko Uebayashi (1958- ), plus many others

Art: Landscape With Snow by Greek artist Anastasios Strikos

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHILIP GLASS - (January 31, 1937- )

All program devoted to Philip Glass music

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Lauren Bernofsky (1967- ), Shih-Hui Chen (1962- ), Rob Deemer (1970- ), Emily Doolittle (1972- ) Julie Giroux (1961- ), Galina Grigorjeva (1962- ), Andrew Rudin (1939- ), Kaija Saariaho (1952- ), Raminta Šerkšnytė (1975- ), James M. Stephenson (1969- ), Carl Vine (1954- ), Marian Borkowski, Giya Kancheli, Gaby Kapps, Catherine McMichael, Jessie Montgomery, Mari Takano, Anne Vanschothorst and others

Playlists

Some composers presented in this edition:
Seóirse Bodley (1933- ), Steve Danyew (1983- )r, Dan Forrest (1978- ), Amanda Harberg 1973- ), Anne McGinty (1945- ), Thea Musgrave (1928- ), Giovanni Sollima (1962- ), María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir (1980- ), Augusta Read Thomas (1964- ), Paweł Łukaszewski, Jonathan Leshnoff, Kyle Wernke, others and guests Stanley Grill and violist Brett Deubner.

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Stanley Grill/Brett Deubner - Interview at:

ESTER MÄGI (January 10, 1922) the First Lady of Estonian Music

Some works presented in this edition:
A Tre for violin, cello & guitar (1991), Bukoolika for orchestra (1983, Lapland Joiks for piano (1987), Piano Concerto (1953), Prelude with Chorale for organ (1992), Symphony for orchestra (1968), Tuule tuba (Room of the Wind) for choir and organ (1994)
Variations for piano, clarinet and chamber orchestra (1972), Vesper for String Orchestra (1990/1998)

Playlist

Some composers presented in this edition:
John Luther Adams (1953- ), Victoria Bond (1945- ), Thomas Clausen (1949- ), Aftab Darvishii (1987- ), Marcus Goddard (1973- ), Emily Howard (1979- ), Hania Kulenty Majoor (1961- ), Žibuoklė Martinaitytė (1973- ), Paul Moravec (1957- ), Kristin Bolstad, Sarah Lipstate, Liang Qian, Alyssa Reit, others and guest Frances White

Playlists
Frances White - Interview at:

Some composers presented in this edition:
Katy Abbott (1971- ), Rose Bolton (1971- ), Wong Chun-wai (1988- ), Anne Victorino d'Almeida (1978- ), Steve Elcock (1957- ), Sadie Harrison (1965- ), Anna Ignatowicz-Glińska (1968- ), Jessica Meyer, Gráinne Mulvey (1966- ), Tamar Muskal (1965- ), Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir (1980- ), Amir Mahyar Tafreshipour (1974- ), Alejandro Basulto, Andris Dzenītis, Diana Čemerytė, Jennifer Fowler, Hannah Lash, Justina Šikšnelytė, and others

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AUSTRALIA ON FIRE

Some composers presented in this edition:
Margaret Brandman (1951- ), Ross Edwards (1943- ), Douglas Knehans (1957- ), William Barton (1981- ), Sarah Hopkins (1958- ), Peter Rankine (1960- ), and other works as time allows.'

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SHALL WE DANCE

Morton Feldman (1926-1987), Cheryl Frances Hoad (1980- ), Elliot Goldenthal (1954- ), Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000), lisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729), Giya Kancheli (1935-2019), Graham Koehne (1956- ), Kelly-Marie Murphy (1964- ), Harry Partch (1901-1974), Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949), Carlos Surinach (1915-1997), Rain Worthington (1949- ), and more

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THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVERS

Some composers presented in this edition:
Wynton Marsalis (1961- ), Jessie Montgomery (1981- ), Undine Smith Moore (1904-1989), Roberto Sierra (1953- ), Charles Uzor (1962- ), James Kimo Williams (1950- ), and more

Check other programs devoted to music by black composers
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CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD

Some composers presented in this edition:
Miłosz Bembinow (1978- ), Judith Bingham (1952- ), Jerónimo de Carrión (1660-1721), Ross Edwards (1943- ), Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000), Jaroslav Krček (1939- ), Steve Martland (1939- ), Onutė Narbutaitė (1956- ), Brigita Ritmaner, Urmas Sisask (1960- ), Girolamo Abos, Christoph Bernhard, Manuel Cardoso, Andre Jolivet, Tarquinio Merula and others

Art: Nativity from Henry VIII - Book of Hours
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CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA

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A MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE CHRISTMAS - Part 1

Composers presented in this edition:
Anonymous, Giovanni Francesco Anerio (1567-1630), Sébastien de Brossard (1655-1730), Nikolous Bruhns (1665-1697), Cristofaro Caresana (ca. 1640-1709), Robert Jones (early 16th cent.), Johann Melchior Gletle (1626-1683), Cristobal de Morales (ca. 1500-1553), Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585), Friederich Wilhelm Zachow (1663-1712), Giacomo Carissimi, Franciszek Lilius, Samuel Scheidt, Gaetano Maria Schiassi, Jan Disma Zelenka, and others

Art: Adoration by Shepards from Book of Hours, Bonaparte Ghislien- BL.MS.Yates Thompson 29f.15v

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A MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE CHRISTMAS - Part 2

Composers presented in this edition:
Giovanni Paolo Colonna (1637-1695), Chiara Margarita Cozzolani (1602-ca.1676), Robert Fayrfax (1464-1521), Christoph Graupner (1683-1760), Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), Jacob Obrecht (1457-1505), Orlando di Lasso, Cipriano de Rore, and others as time allows

Art: Nativity from Bedford Hours - Paris c.1410

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Composers presented in this edition:
Karen Amrhein (1970- ), Jennifer Bellor (1983- ), Sylvie Bodorova (1954- ), Gareth Farr (1968- ), Stephen Frost (1959- ), Andrei Golovin (1950- ), Talivaldis Kenins (1919-2008), Douglas Knehans (1957- ), Ko Matsushita (1962- ), David Matthews (1943- ), Georgs Pelēcis (1947- ), Russell Peterson (1969- ), Viktorija Rimenaite, María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir (1980- ), James M. Stephenson (1969- ) plus others

Art: Late Autum Evening in Nebran Forest by Azerbaijani Artist - Darvin Valibeyov at: AZgallery.org
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TREASURES OF EARLY MUSIC

Composers presented in this edition:
Francesco Foggia (1604-1688), Pietro Gnocchi (1689-1775), Alonso Lobo (!555-1617), Pierre de la Rue (c. 1452-1518), Stanisław Sylwester Szarzyński (c. 1650- c. 1720), Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745), Paolo Benedetto Bellinzani, Isabella Leonarda, Piero Mazzuoli, Jacob Obrecht, and others

Art: Pipers at the gates of dawn (Annunciation from Book of Hours, MS M.220 fol. 49v - France, Rouen, ca. 1500)
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Wednesday, November 27, 2019 from 5:00 till 11:00

Composers presented in this edition:
Beth Anderson (1950- ), Nancy Bloomer Deussen (1931-2019), Roger Davidson (1952- ), Nick Didovsky (1958- ), Gina Enriquez (1954- ), Sebastián Errázuriz (1975- ), Kenneth Fuchs (1956- ), Anthony Genge (1952- ), Robert Honstein (1980- ), Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000), Frank Horvat (1974- ), Dan Locklair (1949- ), Elliott Miles McKinley (1969- ), Paul Moravec (1957- ), Jocelyn Morlock (1969- ), Marjan Mozetich (1948- ), Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004), and others.
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Composers presented in this edition:
Louis Andriessen (1939- ), Jean Apothéloz (1900-1965), Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969), Rudolf Bruči (1917-2002), Marcel Dupré (1886-1971), Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000), Tomojiro Ikenouchi (1906-1991), Haji Khanmammadov (1918-2005), Jaan Rääts (1932- ), Marga Richter (1926- ), Carlos Surinach (1915-1997), Robert Wylkyson (ca. 1450-post 1515), Richard Yardumian (1917-1985) and more

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Composers presented in this edition:
Tim Brady (1956- ), Gloria Coates (1938- ), Valerie Coleman (1970- ), Emma Lou Diemer (1927- ), Alexandra Dubois (1981- ), Wisam Gibran (1970- ), Peter Klatzow (1945- ), Daniel Lentz (1942- ), Steve Martland (1954-2013), Robert Moran (1937- ), Arnold Rosner (1945-2013), Fazil Say (1970- ), Juri Seo (1981- ), Tracy Silverman (1960- ), Dmitri Smolsky (1937- 2017), and much more

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Composers presented in this edition:
Andy Akiho (1979- ), Derek Bermel (1967- ), Avner Dorman (1975- ), Reena Esmail (1983- ), Marcus Goddard (1973- ), Diptych for choir (2011), Galina Grigorjeva (1962- ), Michael Kurth (1971- ), Arvydas Malcys (1957- ), David Maslanka (1943-2017) and Matthew Maslanka (1982- ), Jocelyn Morlock (1969- ), Julia Wolfe (1958- ), Cristian Carrara, Zosha Di Castri, Zuzanna Falkowska, Pamela Sklar, and others

Art: Evening Red Leaves by Azerbaijani Artist - Darvin Valibeyov at: AZgallery.org

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TREASURES OF EARLY MUSIC - Music for All Saints Day

Composers presented in this edition:
Noel Bauldeweyn (c.1480-after 1513), Carl Heinrich Biber (1681-1749), Claudio Casciolini (1697-1760), Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (c. 1666-1729), Antonio Lotti, Daniel Purcell, Giovanni Battista Somis, Wacław of Szamotuły, and others

Art: Dance of Death - German-18th
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