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06-09-19 An Enchanted Evening at Castle Hill - WCRI’s Festival Series featuring The Newport Music Festival

In this program WCRI host Mike Maino and The Newport Music Festivals Executive Director Pamela Pantos continue to preview the Newport Music Festival 2019 Season. In today's show they discuss An Enchanted Evening at Castle Hill at the Castle Hill Inn – The Chalet Terrace Underneath The Sperry Savannah Tent Monday, July 15 @ 6:00 pm Tickets $200/$150. An Enchanted Evening at Castle Hill is designed to delight all the senses. The evening begins as you are handed a glass of champagne while the valet parks your car. Walk the stunning grounds and socialize with friends old and new while enjoying Castle Hill’s delectable passed hors d'oeuvres. The concert begins at 7:00 pm, featuring the best that the Newport Music Festival has to offer, including, Handel’s Water Music, Summer from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Gershwin’s An American in Paris, and songs from Porgy & Bess and South Pacific. During Intermission, enjoy Castle Hill’s specially prepared international cuisine and the spectacular view as the sun sets on the water.  For more information on the Newport Music Festival or to purchase tickets to one of their concerts visit newportmusic.org or call 401-849-0700.

06-07-19 Vanguard Jazz Orchestra - Jazz After Dinner

On this week's show Joe is featuring the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra's 1999 New World Records recording "Thad Jones Legacy".

06-09-19 Roger Williams Park Zoo - Conducting Conversations

This week we feature The Roger Williams Park Zoo, Rain Forrest exhibit. We talk to Dr. Jeremy Goodman, Executive Director about it's creation, hours of operation, and how much fun it is for the entire family. For more information you can go to www.rwpzoo.org ​

06-02-19 Three Fun Musical Stories - WCRI's Classical Kids Hour

In this weeks WCRI Classical Kids Hour hosts Jamie & Pamela invite you to join them as they listen to three fun musical stories...Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel, Merry Pranks of Master Till and The Sorcerer's Apprentice. These three stories are part of the Maestro Classics collection and you can find out more about them and others by visiting www.maestroclassics.com

06-02-19 Beethoven at the Breakers - WCRI’s Festival Series featuring The Newport Music Festival

In this program WCRI host Mike Maino and The Newport Music Festivals Executive Director Pamela Pantos continue to preview the Newport Music Festival 2019 Season. In today's show they discuss Beethoven at the Breakers to be performed at The Breakers Tuesday, July 9 @ 8:00 pm. Colloquially known as “Appassionata”, Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 23 was written as the artist’s hearing was in a state of rapid decline. It is one of the three famous piano sonatas of his middle period. At one performance of this dynamic piece, Beethoven is said to have had a technician on hand to remove the broken strings that would accumulate during the piece’s explosive finale. For more information on the Newport Music Festival or to purchase tickets to one of their concerts visit newportmusic.org or call 401-849-0700.

06-02-19 Music on the Hill - Conducting Conversations

Music On The Hill is the subject of this week's program with John M. Pellegrino, Artistic Director of the festival. We talk about their upcoming          concerts and listen to some of the music from the programs being presented from June 2nd to the 12th. For more information you can call 401-738-5632    or go to www.musiconthehillri.org​

05-31-19 Dave Brubeck Quartet - Jazz After Dinner

On this week's show Joe is featuring the Dave Brubeck Quartet from their 1991 Music Masters Jazz recording " Once When I Was Very Young" with Dave Brubeck, piano; Bill Smith, clarinet; Jack Six, bass and Randy Jones, drums.

05-25-19 Mystic Seaport Museum-Streamlined Exhibit - The 95.9 Company Break

This week on The 95.9 Company Break Mike talks with Dan McFadden Communications Director for the Mystic Seaport Museum and Matthew Bird Guest Curator for the special Streamlined Exhibit at the museum. The collections in the Streamlined Exhibit at Mystic Seaport (boats, motors, photographs) tells a better, truer, more exciting story of how “streamlining” transitioned from engineering to design, and shows how we went from fast boats to fast planes to fast LOOKING everything else (vacuum cleaners, cookware, radios). Visit the Mystic Seaport Museum 75 Greenmanville Ave. Mystic, CT 06355...open every day 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., call 860.572.0711 or visit mysticseaport.org

05-26-19 Theatre by the Sea-Love and Other Fables - Conducting Conversations

Theatre By The Sea's production of “Love and Other Fables” is the subject of this week's program with Bill Hanney, Owner/Producer and Jay Binder, Director of the Production. We talk about the musical and listen to some of the songs from this World Premiere that runs 5/29 to 6/16. For more information you can call (401) 782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.com ​

05-24-19 Dave Brubeck Quartet - Jazz After Dinner

On this week's show Joe is featuring the Dave Brubeck Quartet from their 1959 Columbia Records recording "Time Out" with Dave Brubeck, piano; Paul Desmond, alto saxophone; Eugene Wright, bass and Joe Morello, drums.

05-18-19 The Story of Handel's Water Music - WCRI's Classical Kids Hour

In this weeks WCRI Classical Kids Hour hosts Jamie & Pamela invite you to join them as they listen to The Story of Handel's Water Music. Handel wrote his Water Music for King George of England, who was also his boss when he was a court composer in Germany. The party at which it was played took place on a river and lasted all night. 

05-19-19 Summer Winds - WCRI’s Festival Series featuring The Newport Music Festival

In this program WCRI host Mike Maino and The Newport Music Festivals Executive Director Pamela Pantos continue to preview the Newport Music Festival 2019 Season. In today's show they discuss the Summer Winds concert at The Breakers on Tuesday, July 16 @ 8:00 pm. Arnold Bax was a wonderful pianist but loved writing poetry and composing. He spent a great deal of time in Ireland and made deep friendships. In the 1916 Easter Uprising, several of these friends were brutally executed. The Elegiac Trio composed that Spring was written as a memorial. Beautifully tranquil and dreamlike in nature, it is a gorgeous homage to those whom he loved. For more information on the Newport Music Festival or to purchase tickets to one of their concerts visit newportmusic.org or call 401-849-0700.
 

05-17-19 Gospel & Brubeck - Jazz After Dinner

Jazz After Dinner promotes the Gospel and Brubeck event taking place on June 1st in Cranston.

05-11-19 Mr. Bach Comes to Call - WCRI's Classical Kids Hour

In this weeks WCRI Classical Kids Hour hosts Jamie & Pamela invite you to join them as they listen to Mr. Bach Comes to Call. This recording tells the story of Bach's life, his trials and successes, his family life and court experiences, told through the eyes of “Mr. Bach”. The story is beautifully interwoven with Bach's best-loved music including a rich array of Brandenburg concertos, cantatas, orchestral suites. The account begins with a little girl resisting practicing the piano, until Mr. Bach comes to call and she realizes the value of music it is and the satisfaction of plenty of practice. Support Classical Kids by visiting Classical Kids Music Education

05-15-19 Providence Singers - Conducting Conversations

The Providence Singers, is the subject of this week's program, with Michael Galib, Assistant Director. We talk about their upcoming concerts, and listen to some of the music from the program being presented on May 18 in Cranston, and May 19 in Bristol. For more information call 401-751-5700, or go to www.providencesingers.org​

05-11-19 New England Science & Sailing Foundation - The 95.9 Company Break

This week on The 95.9 Company Break Mike talks with Assistant Sailing Director Cali Cika and Associate Director of Communications Caroline Knowles of the New England Science & Sailing Foundation. New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) is an ocean adventure nonprofit that provides STEM-based education programs, on and off the water, for students from all walks of life. NESS uses sailing, marine science, powerboating, and adventure sports as teaching platforms. We engage everyone in experiential learning that builds confidence, teamwork, and leadership skills vital to their futures. For more information pleas call (860) 535-9362 or visit nessf.org

05-12-19 The Omer Quartet - WCRI’s Festival Series featuring The Newport Music Festival

In this program WCRI host Mike Maino and The Newport Music Festivals Executive Director Pamela Pantos continue to preview the Newport Music Festival 2019 Season. In today's show they discuss a group that's distinctive among today’s young string quartets, the Omer Quartet. They have won First Prize in the 2017 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, and holds the Helen F. Whitaker Chamber Music Chair of YCA. It makes debuts during the 2018-2019 season in the Peter Jay Sharp Concert of YCA in New York at Merkin Concert Hall, and in Washington, D.C. at the Kennedy Center. The Omer Quartet will perform Saturday May 18th at 7PM at the Newport Art Museum. For more information on the Newport Music Festival or to purchase tickets to one of their concerts visit newportmusic.org or call 401-849-0700.
 

05-12-19 Narragansett Bay Symphony Community Orchestra - Conducting Conversations

The Narragansett Bay Symphony Community Orchestra is the subject of this week's program with Bruce Goldstein, President and Kristo Kondakci, Guest Conductor. We talk about their upcoming concert and listen to the music from the program being presented on Sunday, May 19th at 3:00 PM at McVinney Auditorium. For more information you can call (401) 274-4578 or go to www.nabsco.org​

05-10-19 Vanguard Jazz Orchestra - Jazz After Dinner

Jazz After Dinner is featuring the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra's 2003 Planet Records recording "The Way" featuring the music and arrangements of Trombonist Slide Hampton.

05-04-19 Little Red Riding Hood - WCRI's Classical Kids Hour

In this weeks WCRI Classical Kids Hour hosts Jamie & Pamela invite you to join them as they listen to Little Red Riding Hood. Little Red Riding Hood’s mother sends her daughter to Grandma’s house with some treats. Red takes her time in the forest, singing with a mockingbird and picking strawberries. The wolf appears, assures Red he is not a stranger, and calls her by name.  Relieved, Red tells him about her sick Grandma. The wolf feigns interest and compassion.  Red begins to tell the wolf about all of the treats she is bringing Grandma, and the wolf’s stomach begins to sour - sweets make him sick. Angered by Red and embarrassed by what she has done to him, he goes to Grandma’s house intent on eating Grandma and having Red for dessert.