British Music for Strings Features Women Composers

Douglas Bostock directs the Sudwestdeutsches Kammerorchestere Pforzheim. Though German, the musicians capture the inherent "Englishness" of these works.

Hinke Younger 6/4/23 Hinke Younger 6/4/23

WorldView Episode 64: Ethel Smyth

Ralph Graves 4/14/23 Ralph Graves 4/14/23

#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalQuartet Week 2

April is the fourth month of the year. And so the Classics a Day team decided to make it quartet month. This April the challenge is to post classical works that require four musicians. String quartets are the most common grouping of four -- but there are others.

Ralph Graves 6/10/22 Ralph Graves 6/10/22

#Classicsaday #PrideMonth Week 2

For the month of June, Classics a Day celebrates Pride Month. And the challenge is to post works from classical composers who self-identified as other than heteronormative.

Ralph Graves 9/10/21 Ralph Graves 9/10/21

#ClassicsaDay #SymYesNo Week 1

What does the title "symphony" mean? Can a composition be a symphony in everything but name? Or could a work titled "symphony" be a different type of composition in disguise?

Ralph Graves 1/22/21 Ralph Graves 1/22/21

#ClassicsaDay #Classical1921

What better way to celebrate a new year than with a look back? In this case, the Classics a Day team decided to go back 100 years. For January 2021 the challenge is to post works that were completed in or recordings released in 1921.

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