Classical WQXR 105.9, New York City, will officially launch as a public radio station tomorrow at 8 p.m.Programming on the WNYC-owned station begins with a live broadcast from Carnegie Hall, featuring the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and hosts David Garland and Midge Woolsey. The concert includes Dumbarton Oaks by Stravinsky, Anton Weber's Fuga (Ricercare), a selection from Bach's Musical Offering, and the Beethoven Violin Concerto, with Henning Kraggerud as soloist. Also featured on the program is a world premiere of Aaron Jay Kernis's Concerto with Echoes, the latest installment of the "New Brandenburg" commissioning project initiated by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and inspired by the celebrated set of Brandenburg Concertos by Bach.
WNYC's webiste adds:
In addition to Classical WQXR 105.9, a new internet radio stream with a
contemporary focus called Q2 will be launched and available through iTunes and
www.wqxr.org. Festival programming and live concerts from around New York City
will also be featured on this internet station.
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Even though I favor the newer music tradition of WNYC, I think the switch has gone very well.
>>RSM
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