Listen Live:

Charlottesville Classical is a service of WTJU 91.1 FM and the University of Virginia. See the full program schedule. Questions? Streaming problems? Please email wtju@virginia.edu

#ClassicsaDay #Strings Week 2
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

#ClassicsaDay #Strings Week 2

The #ClassicsaDay challenge for this month is to post examples of string orchestra works. No brass, winds, or percussion allowed!

Read More
#ClassicsaDay #Strings Week 1
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

#ClassicsaDay #Strings Week 1

The #ClassicsaDay challenge for this month is to post examples of string orchestra works. No brass, winds, or percussion allowed!

Read More
#ClassicsaDay #Divertimento Week 5
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

#ClassicsaDay #Divertimento Week 5

The only thing any of these selections have in common is the title: divertimento. Here are my selections for the fifth and final week of the #ClassicsaDay challenge, #Divertimento

Read More
#ClassicsaDay #Divertimento Week 4
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

#ClassicsaDay #Divertimento Week 4

I quickly discovered that every composer had a different idea of what "light in character" meant. The only thing any of these selections have in common is the title: divertimento.

Read More
#ClassicsaDay #Divertimento Week 1
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

#ClassicsaDay #Divertimento Week 1

For October, the challenge is to post videos of divertimentos written by classical composers. 

Seems straightforward enough. However I quickly discovered that every composer had a different idea of what "light in character" meant.

Read More
#ClassicsaDay #AltBaroque Week 4
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

#ClassicsaDay #AltBaroque Week 4

 Many composers contributed to that development -- many more than the Big Three. Here are my posts for this #AltClassical challenge. For the fourth and final week, I picked some unusual composers.

Read More
#ClassicsaDay #AltBaroque Week 3
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

#ClassicsaDay #AltBaroque Week 3

Here are my posts for this #AltClassical challenge. For the third week, I focused on composers of the Middle Baroque, running from about 1680 to 1705.

Read More
 
 

We are grateful for the generosity of the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation and UVA Arts Council, supporting WTJU and CharlottesvilleClassical.org.