Romantic era classical composers - Brahms, Dvorak and others - were captivated by the Romani sounds of Hungary, Romania and the Balkans. Chicago musicians and WKAR’s Peter Whorf have 90.5 Classical’s New Release of the Month.
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Alla Zingarese is 90.5 Classical's New Release of the Month for October
Saturday, Sept 29th, the Jackson Symphony begins their 69th season at the Potter Center. WKAR’s Jamie Paisley has more on the concert from the J.S.O.’s music director, Dr. Matthew Aubin who could recently be seen making an on-screen cameo for the film "Bel Canto."
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The Jackson Symphony preps for a new Bernstein-centric season as we hear from Music Director Dr. Matthew Aubin.
The leader of one of Detroit’s most influential rock bands has written an autobiography. Wayne Kramer led the MC5, a group that helped take hard rock music to the mainstream. Fifty years later, to promote his book “The Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime, The MC5 and My Life of Impossibilities,” he’s hitting the road with a band he’s calling MC50.
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WKAR's Scott Pohl talks with MC5 founder Wayne Kramer
90.5 Classical celebrates great Michigan music with a live broadcast of the 2018-19 season opening concert by the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra from the University of Michigan’s Hill Auditorium.
Fairchild Fanfare shows off a wide array of musical styles from the MSU College of Music . It's this Saturday, September 15 at 8pm at MSU's Fairchild Theatre.
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MSU College of Music Dean James Forger and WKAR's Peter Whorf preview Saturday's Fairchild Fanfare
If you’ve gone walking around Lansing over the past couple of weeks, you might have seen something on the sidewalk: Poetry. WKAR’s Jamie Paisley has more about this public art, the Lansing Sidewalk Poetry project.
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Learning more about the Lansing Sidewalk Poetry project from a couple of its organizers, Rulaine Stokes and Dennis Hinrichsen, Lansing Mayor Andy Schor and a winner of the competition, Cruz Villarreal.
If you or your family are not sure where hamburgers or steaks come from or why some cows graze on grass while others are corn-fed… come get answers and breakfast for free!
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WKAR's Reginald Hardwick talks with Dan Buskirk of MSU about the upcoming Beef Festival.
Actor and producer Burt Reynolds died Thursday at the age of 82. He was probably best known for his signature mustache and his roles in the films, Deliverance, Smokey and the Bandits, The Cannonball Run.
He was not well known for his time spent in Michigan. That fact was hidden for quite some time.
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Emily Fox interviews Lansing librarian and historian, David Votta about Burt Reynolds secret history with Lansing.
WKAR's Jamie Paisley on the 90.5 Classical New Release of the Month of Sept. 2018. In which, the Philharmonia Orchestra and conductor Pablo Heras-Casado take on a trio of works by Claude Debussy.
Burt Reynolds, whose credits included acclaimed films such as "Deliverance" and commercial hits like "Smokey and the Bandit," has died. He was born in Lansing.
Former presidents and preachers joined a parade of music stars and other speakers Friday in a singing, hip-swaying, piano-pounding farewell to Aretha Franklin, remembering the Queen of Soul as a powerful force for musical and political change and a steadfast friend and family member.
Click here to watch a live stream from the invitation-only funeral at Detroit's Greater Grace Temple. Among those offering words will be former President Bill Clinton, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Smokey Robinson. Songs will be provided by Steve Wonder, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia, Faith Hill, Shirley Caesar, Chaka Khan and more.
A public viewing begins today in Detroit for the late Aretha Franklin. It is part of a week-long celebration of the Queen of Soul that includes a tribute concert and a funeral packed with high-profile figures.
