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Episodes
Monday Dec 30, 2019
12-29-19 The Chamber Orchestra of Barrington - Conducting Conversations
Monday Dec 30, 2019
Monday Dec 30, 2019
This week The Chamber Orchestra of Barrington at St.Johns is the subject of the program, with Ed Markward, Music Director. We talk about their upcoming programs and listen to some selections from the concerts that will be held on Sunday February 16th, 3 PM at the St. John's Episcopal Church, 191 County Road, Barrington, RI. For more information you can go to www.cobsj.org
Monday Dec 23, 2019
12-21-19 A Classical Holiday - WCRI's Classical Kids Hour
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Monday Dec 23, 2019
In this weeks WCRI Classical Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and the Newport Music Festivals Education & Outreach Coordinator Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they listen to A Classical Holiday. This show is compiled of a few pieces that have significance whether it be an unlikely composer writing outside of their typical element or the familiarity of classical music you have heard before in a commercial, on television, or on the big screen.
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Monday Dec 23, 2019
In this program WCRI host Mike Maino and Newport Music Festival Executive Director Pamela Pantos discuss Five Improvisations on Christmas Carols. Based on well known carols, these Improvisations have been played by many of the world's greatest orchestras and have been recorded on many occasions. For more information on the Newport Music Festival, to purchase tickets to an upcoming concert or to make a donation please visit newportmusic.org or call 401-846-1133.
Monday Dec 23, 2019
12-21-19 Avies Ski & Sports - The 95.9 Company Break
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Monday Dec 23, 2019
This month on The 95.9 Company Break Mike talks with owner of Avies Ski & Sports Ted Avedesian and Store Manager Eric Stillman. First off, Avie’s Ski / Sports specializes in winter sports. On-hand is an expanded line of alpine skis and accessories. Helmets, boots, gloves, and poles. Snowboards, bindings and boots. Nordic ski packages too. Secondly, The North Face outerwear and Smartwool base layers provide everything you need for a fun and comfortable day on the slopes. Finally, and best of all, multi-day ski rentals, seasonal ski lease packages, and day trips to Vermont and New Hampshire ski destinations, puts you on the slopes at reasonable cost. Furthermore, ski and snowboard tuning and waxing supplies are available. Even more, Avie’s staff will show you how to tune, wax and otherwise maintain your gear in tip-top condition. Avie’s Ski / Sports provides in-store clinics to help get you started, or take you to the next level. When It’s Not Winter...Scuba—including air fills. Tennis—including racket stringing. Surf boards—including wax. Stand-up-paddle—including day rentals. Boogie boards, swim fins and goggles, sunglasses, and more. For more information call 401-596-0375 or visit aviesskisport.com
Monday Dec 23, 2019
12-22-19 The Shoreline Ringers - Conducting Conversations
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Monday Dec 23, 2019
This week The Shoreline Ringers is the subject of the program with Jane Nolan, Music Director and Andy Wallace, President. We talk about their upcoming programs and listen to some selections from the concert that will be held on Saturday January 4th, 4:00 PM at the St. Paul Lutheran Church, 56 Great Hammock Road, Old Saybrook, CT. For more information you can go to www.shorelineringers.org
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
12-14-19 Amahl and the Night Visitors - WCRI's Classical Kids Hour
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
In this weeks WCRI Classical Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and the Newport Music Festivals Education & Outreach Coordinator Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they listen to the holiday tale of Amahl and the Night Visitors!
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
In this program WCRI host Mike Maino and Newport Music Festival Executive Director Pamela Pantos discuss George Frideric Handel's Messiah. The Messiah was originally an Easter offering. It burst onto the stage of Musick Hall in Dublin on April 13, 1742. The audience swelled to a record 700, as ladies had heeded pleas by management to wear dresses "without Hoops" in order to make "Room for more company." Handel's superstar status was not the only draw; many also came to glimpse the contralto, Susannah Cibber, then embroiled in a scandalous divorce. For more information on the Newport Music Festival, to purchase tickets to an upcoming concert or to make a donation please visit newportmusic.org or call 401-846-1133.
Monday Dec 16, 2019
12-15-19 Mystic River Chorale - Conducting Conversations
Monday Dec 16, 2019
Monday Dec 16, 2019
The Mystic River Chorale is the subject of this week's special holiday program, with Dr. Frank Martginetti, Artistic Director and Kit Foster, President. We talk about the favorite music of the group and listen to some of the recordings from their concerts at Harkness Chapel, Connecticut College. For more information you can call (860) 460-1487 or go to www.mysticriverchorale.org
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
12-07-19 Grasshopper And The Ant - WCRI's Classical Kids Hour
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
In this weeks WCRI Classical Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and the Newport Music Festivals Education & Outreach Coordinator Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they take a journey into The Grasshopper and the Ant. this story is number 373 out of Aesop’s Fables set to music by Jules Massenet. Now, this telling is different than the traditional setting of The Grasshopper and the Ant...listen and enjoy!
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
In this program WCRI host Mike Maino and Newport Music Festival Executive Director Pamela Pantos discuss German composer Richard Wagner. Wagner was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. Initially establishing his reputation as a composer of works in the romantic vein of Carl Maria von Weber and Giacomo Meyerbeer, Wagner revolutionised opera through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk ("total work of art"), by which he sought to synthesise the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts, with music subsidiary to drama. He described this vision in a series of essays published between 1849 and 1852. Wagner realised these ideas most fully in the first half of the four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). For more information on the Newport Music Festival, to purchase tickets to an upcoming concert or to make a donation please visit newportmusic.org or call 401-846-1133.
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
12-07-19 Mystic Cycle Centre - The 95.9 Company Break
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
This month on The 95.9 Company Break Mike talks with Rob Kapell owner of Mystic Cycle Centre. Mystic Cycle Centre is your friendly neighborhood bike shop since 1992. Located in Mystic, CT, they serve the eastern Connecticut and southern New England cycling community. They are your dealer for Trek (road, mountain & hybrids), Specialized (road, mountain and hybrids), Santa Cruz (mountain), Cervélo (road), Electra (cruisers), and Biria (folding) bicycles. They also carry Castelli, Pearl Izumi, Bontrager, and Specialized apparel. Their large stock of accessories and parts include brands such as: Shimano, SRAM, Maxxis, Garmin, Light in Motion, Camelbak, Tifosi, Darn Tough, and Osprey to name a few. Whether you’re most interested in hitting the trail, building endurance on pavement, getting the best of both worlds grinding gravel, or aiming to enjoy a leisurely spin to the beach, they have a bike bound to fit your needs. It doesn’t matter if you’re a novice or an expert - their goal is to aid in your endless fun and adventure on two wheels. For more information call (860) 572-7433 or visit www.mysticcyclecentre.com
Monday Dec 09, 2019
12-06-19 Saxophonist Sonny Stitt - Jazz After Dinner
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Monday Dec 09, 2019
This week Joe is featuring saxophonist Sonny Stitt from his 1997 32 Jazz Records recording "Endgame Brilliance". Originally released as two records "Constellation" and "Tune Up" on Muse Records in 1972.
Monday Dec 09, 2019
12-08-19 RI International Film Festival - Conducting Conversations
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Monday Dec 09, 2019
This week The RI International Film Festival is the subject of the program with George T. Marshall, Executive Director. We talk about the great movie scores of 2019 and listen to some selections from this year's “Blockbuster” films that might be up for some awards. For more information you can call 401.861.4445 or go to www.film-festival.org
Monday Dec 02, 2019
11-30-19 A Classical Storytime - WCRI's Classical Kids Hour
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
In this weeks WCRI Classical Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and the Newport Music Festivals Education & Outreach Coordinator Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they take a journey into the world of fantasy. Two pieces written by well known composers with narration to go along with the music in the telling of two much loved children’s stories.
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
In this program WCRI host Mike Maino and Newport Music Festival Executive Director Pamela Pantos continue their discussion about A Musical Christmas which will be performed at Emmanuel Church Saturday, December 7 @ 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm. Join the Newport Music Festival for A Musical Christmas, a concert for all ages. This program includes your favorite holiday music including Panis Angelicus, Ave Maria, The Prayer, and classic English carols. Featured performers featured Trevor Neal – Baritone, Renée Rapier – Mezzo-Soprano, Mina Lavcheva – Violin, and Suzanna Laramee – Piano. The grand finale of this concert is a sing-along of your favorite Christmas songs and the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah. Bring your family and friends for an evening filled with the holiday spirit at this musical Christmas celebration! For more information on the Newport Music Festival, to purchase tickets to an upcoming concert or to make a donation please visit newportmusic.org or call 401-846-1133.
Monday Dec 02, 2019
12-01-19 Jamestown Community Chorus - Conducting Conversations
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
This week The Jamestown Community Chorus is the subject of the program with B. J. Whitehouse, Music Director and Judith Anderson, Publicity Chair. We talk about their upcoming holiday program and listen to some selections from the concerts that will be held on Saturday December 7th at 4 PM and Sunday December 8th at 3PM, at the Jamestown Recreation Center, 41 Conanicus Ave., Jamestown RI. For more information you can call 401-423-1574 or go to www.jamestownchorus.com.
Monday Dec 02, 2019
11-29-19 Vocalist Tiereny Sutton - Jazz After Dinner
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
This week Joe is featuring vocalist Tiereny Sutton from her 2000 Telarc Records recording "UnSung Heroes".