Jamie Paisley
Director of Radio ProgrammingQuestionnaire:
Hometown(s)?
Lansing, MI; Los Angeles, CA; Brookline, MA; Ithaca, NY; Avondale, PA
To what faults do you find yourself most indulgent?
Cheesesteaks
How do you spend your free time?
Old movies & TV shows with a sprinkling of boardgames
If you had a superpower, what would it be?
I'd like to instantly transport myself anywhere in the world. I love travel, but hate the traveling.
What sound or noise do you love?
An audience singing along impromptu with a performance.
What sound or noise do you hate?
The scraping of chalkboards... fortunately, chalkboards are on the way out.
Do you like sports?
No... but I like feigning ignorance about sports.
Who is your favorite composer?
NOOO! Too hard! Top 5 of the moment, at least: Stravinsky; Brahms; Dowland; John Adams; Stephen Sondheim
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Interview with MSU College of Music Professor Diego Rivera on his new album Mestizo. -
Marisela Garza of the Capitol Area District Library reads a Spanish language version of the classic "The Night Before Christmas"
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MSU College of Music Choral Director David Rayl speaks with WKAR's Jamie Paisley about the return of the MSU Choral Union, University Chorale and State Singers as they join the MSU Symphony Orchestra for "Songs of Comfort and Joy," which features some of the Christmas favorite, Handel's "Messiah," but also some choral favorites to address the hope for resolution as the COVID lockdown finally allows the voices (with masks) to join together.
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Jackson Symphony's Music Director, Matthew Aubin, speaks with WKAR classical host, Jamie Paisley on the 'Equal Billing Project,' celebrating a century of the 19th amendment, and the drug-fueled 'Symphonie Fantastique' by Hector Berlioz
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In September of 2020, a biography was published about a pioneer in electronic music in the dawn of the age of the synthesizer, as well as in transgender…
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On Wednesday, January 20th, at the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, a 1st will be taking place. The first piece by a…
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One listener from Owosso wrote us to say it was, “pearshaped covered by stained glass.” He was talking about the polished, pleasant and personality-laden…
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Fri., Jun. 19 9am-2pm on 90.5 FM | 90.5 Classical devotes a day to feature composers from the African diaspora. For WKAR & 90.5 Classical, representative…
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Monday on WKAR, we brought you an introduction to the newly announced 2020-2021 season of the Wharton Center of Performing Arts and their popular Broadway…
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Today, the Wharton Center for Performing Arts on the MSU campus announced their 2020-2021 season. WKAR’s Jamie Paisley has more about the theatrical…
