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Evening! Writing to find out the name of the song played a second ago (it ended around 8:20pm on Friday, May 20th – the male vocalist sang “the Creator has a master plan…”). Many thanks!
Maxine says “That was organist Joey Defrancesco with vocalist / saxophonist Pharoah Sanders on The Creator Has a Master Plan. Thank you for listening!”
Anyone happen to know what song was playing last night around 11:24 pm? Thanks!!
Hi Erika,
Here are the songs from around that time:
12:20 04/28/2022 Jazz with Dave Schwan
Bossa Nova Do Marilla
ARTIST:Larry Fuller
ALBUM:Overjoyed
LABEL:Capri Records Ltd.
12:27
Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive
ARTIST:Oscar Peterson
ALBUM:Oscar Peterson Plays The Harold Arlen Song Book
LABEL:Verve
12:29
Star Eyes
ARTIST:Cannonball Adderley Quintet
ALBUM:Profiles: Cannonball Adderley
LABEL:Riverside
12:36
My Man’s Gone Now
ARTIST:Bill Evans Trio
ALBUM:Sunday At The Village Vanguard
LABEL:Riverside/Analogue Productions
What song was playing 5 mins ago… today’s may 7th.. they played it around 11:40am
Hi Jesse, here are the pieces from around that time:
11:30 AM
Mrs. Doubtfire: Main Title
Composer: Howard Shore
Conductor: Howard Shore
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Arista 11015
11:34 AM
Forrest Gump: Suite
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Conductor: Alan Silvestri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 66430
11:43 AM
Psycho: Suite
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1051
Davis Gloff! Always a treat to hear you on WRCJ! Loved you on WQRS as well….
Davis thanks you Nisa!
p.p.s – the music is playing fine now…
several times this morning, music introduced by Dr. Dave has not been played.. we’ve been hearing the sounds of silence… e.g. this affected this morning’s Sousalarm. I’m listening via the Windows Media Player for WRCJ….
Sorry about that Phil, all fixed!
At around 5pm April 1, Davis Gloff played a song sung by a basso profundo, but he did not know who the singer was. Sounded very much like the singer from the Grinch classic cartoon song, “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.” According to Wikipedia, that was sung by a gentleman named Thurl Ravenscroft, who was not credited for his performance. He was also the (uncredited) voice in the Tony the Tiger Kellogg’s cornflake commercials for 50 years (“There grrrreat!”). Just giving credit where credit is due!
You’d think they could fit his name in somewhere, geez. Thank you Thurl. And Bruce.
omigosh! I just heard this playing (Suite No.4 from Banchetto mucicale – Trk 12-15 Schein) and thought it was a classical version of Stairway to Heaven. Am I crazy or are there some similarities?? Thanks much!
We’d have to check with an actual musician on the similarities of notes but also wanted to mention we actually do have a classical version of Stairway To Heaven in the music library!
Well lets hear it!
Something weird going on this morning–we can hear Dave, but get silence when music is playing.
Sorry about that Geoff, all fixed!
thank you, my buddies…love almost everything, especially wonderful pieces that I’m not familiar with… I really adore listening to Lynn Warfel on Saturdays…love her voice and inflections and comments… I have a picture in my mind, but can’t find a real one…where is a photo of Lynn??? and thanks, everyone for excellence…….Maxine and John, always look forward to your plays, especially the old, wonderful classics….
Hi Darlene, thank you! Here’s a picture of Lynne: https://www.yourclassical.org/profile/lynne-warfel
How nice. I’ve always wondered what Lynne looked like and now I have a face to match that pleasant voice of hers. Thanks for posting this.
I‘m looking for the arranger of Sondheim‘s „Pretty Women.“ It sounded like a jazz piano arrangement and played this evening around 10 pm on March 8.
Any help is appreciated!
Hi Brianna, we didn’t see an arranger listed but maybe the other info will help you find them. That was “Pretty Women” by Marian McPartland from the album “Live At Yoshi’s”.
I’m looking for the song played around 12:45PM EST on 2/27/2022, I wasn’t able to catch its name and I found its, what I would describe as ‘arabic-esque and orchestral mix’, style to be quite a treat.
Hi Jordan, that would have been our broadcast of the Michigan Philharmonic’s “Miniature Masterpieces Mandolin Style”. Here were the pieces on the program:
Alexander Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia (1880) (arr. Nan Washburn)
Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for Mandolin in C Major RV425 (1725)
Brad Phillips Work for Mandolin and Strings (2021) (WORLD PREMIERE)
Ruth Crawford Seeger Music for Small Orchestra (1926)
Henry Cowell Persian Set (1957)
One of the greats of Detroit, Charlie Gabriel of Preservation Hall Jazz Band, has a new album out called “89”. Shouldn’t this or any of the Gabriel Brothers records, which were recorded in Detroit, be part of the New Orleans Mardi Gras discussion tonight?
Hi Michelle, John tried to get in as many artists as he could but of course couldn’t fit them all.
I just wanted to say that I so appreciate your featuring more Ukrainian composers and performers lately, precisely because your programming does feature a lot of Russian composers and performers, typically. It’s good for listeners to have a deeper understanding of music culture in that part of the world, and how complicated it can be due to politics. Balance and cultural sensitivity are vital attributes for an arts institution to have at this time, and I respect your station for making a good faith attempt to promote them. P.S. Switching to playing a different Bank of Ann Arbor ad spot than the jarring “War and Peace” one–I know there are others–would help a lot, too. Thank you!
Hi Tamara, thanks for noticing. It is sad what is happening right now but hopefully our music helps some people. Oh and yes, the War and Peace spot makes you think of other things now doesn’t it…
As always, love keeping WRCJ on all day as I work from home.
On Monday morning 2/14 sometime before 9:00am the not-Dave announcer described a story where a soloist joined the symphony, but had prepared the wrong piece. As soon as the orchestra started, the soloist realized their mistake, and played the correct piece… with no practice! I am not entirely sure I heard the story correctly, and for sure, I didnt get the name of the Soloist. Can you elaborate?
Hi Chris, that might have been Maria João Pires who had rehearsed one Mozart concerto but as the performance began she quickly realized the orchestra was playing a different one. Thankfully she was able to do the correct one from memory.
a true superstar
Thank you! Very awesome. Clearly a breadth of excellence to draw upon in time of need. But, also, how impressive that she could not only know the music, but accompany an orchestra’s nuances and patterns without preparation!
DAVE asked this AM for comments on the DAY LONG tributes made from time to time for special artists…. I SAY I LOVE IT…
Thanks Lynn, that seems to be the consensus!
Since tomorrow is Groundhog Day (2/2/22), and yesterday we had a Schubert march for the Sousalarm, perhaps tomorrow we could have two Sousa marches for the Sousalarm (?)
Cheers,
Phil Jackson
not the basketball coach
Ha ha, that might confuse some people but we’ll see if Bill Murray is available…
Thank you for this fantastic film score appointment radio show. A devoted fan
You’re welcome Laura, glad you like it!
LOVED THE SUNDAY FILM CLASSIC AS WELL…. took me to Sicily… LOVE Moriconne
Hello, looking for the name of a song that played around 6:55pm thursday , january 27. It was kind of like an electronic / dance song. I heard the DJ say “Paper” something but i can not find it. Thank you.
Hi Matt, are you sure it was our station? We didn’t have anything dance/electronic sounding around that time and nothing with paper in the title.
maybe not you thanks for looking anyway
No problem.
Can anyone tell me the name of the suite playing right now? It’s been on for about 15 minutes, but my music recognition isn’t picking it up. It also says “unknown” here below the live music. It’s STUNNING and I need it.
Hi Nissa, around that time we played the suite “Holberg’s Time” by Grieg. Just in case all the pieces from around that time are below.
10:28amAlbinoni, Tomaso:Concerto in C (for violin, strings, and continuo), Op. 5, No 12
CAPRICCIO:10709
Botvay, Károly
Budapest Strings
10:37am Grieg, Edvard:“From Holberg’s Time” (Suite in Olden Style), Op. 40
Engeset, Bjarte
Malmo Symphony Orchestra
11:01am Frederick II, King of Prussia (“The Great”):Flute Concerto No. 3 in C
Potsdam Chamber Academy (“Kammerakademie Potsdam”)
On Squirrel Appreciation Day, I’m going to be putting out my Squirrel feeder. Thank you for reminding me! I’ve been meaning to and keep forgetting. It’s also like soap opera television for my cats.
That’s nice Colleen, the squirrels surely appreciate it. And it’s nice your cats won’t be fighting over the remote.
stewardesses – did you say that one just now? 530pm 1/12/22
I know. I have a lot of useless info in my head!
LOL
Ever since last night I only hear static over the air (and the web). Is everything alright at WRCJ?
Hi Tully, everything is working fine here, are you hearing us ok now?
As of 4 PM on January 21 streaming over TuneIn isn’t working, either through my Sonos app or directly on the TuneIn website on my browser. Other stations (e.g. WQXR) work just fine. This has been a problem all week, and intermittently for several weeks. Plays OK if you click ‘Play’ on the RCJ website, but not if you use any of the options listed above.
Hello Geoffrey, sorry about that, but thanks for the details, we will take a look.
Even the link on the main page is now cutting in and out every three or four minutes–I’ve been playing it through my computer speakers (i.e. not mediated through any other route) and it played fine for an hour and is now silent). as of 5:10 PM on Friday.
Good morning where can I purchase the cd or cd series of Peter and the Wolf narrated piece you played this morning, 1-7-22. It brought back such wonderful memories. I would love to have my grandchildren listen to it and learn the sounds of the different instruments.
Hi A.J., that version of Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” was narrated by David Bowie with music performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy. It was from an RCA disc, spine number 62563, which you can see here: https://www.discogs.com/release/7019053-Prokofiev-Bowie-Ormandy-Philadelphia-Orchestra-Peter-And-The-Wolf
The stream player stopped working recently on the home page, looks like the cert needs to be updated.
streaminfo.js:1 Failed to load resource: net::ERR_CERT_DATE_INVALID
player.js:1 Failed to load resource: net::ERR_CERT_DATE_INVALID
Hi Ray, sorry about that, taking a look now…
Same or similar problem this morning (1/6/22), though I was able to listen to the Sousalarm by using the ListenLive option on the web page, above.
Hello other Phil Jackson, the problem seems to be that we have to update our streaming certificate, which we are doing now. We hope to have things restored soon. Sorry for the disruption.
I have not been able to load either
Hi Jim, the problem seems to be that we have to update our streaming certificate, which we are doing now. Sorry for the trouble.
It’s working this morning! Thank you!
Hooray!
I unfortunately missed the name of one of the best songs I’ve heard. It came just before Jimmy Smith’s We Three Kings on December 16 about 9:10PM.
Linda Yohn says: Hi, Thanks for listening tonight! I led into Jimmy Smith’s “We Three Kings Of Orient Are” with the classic “Fly With The Wind” by McCoy Tyner. It is also the title of the recording on Milestone Records. Thankfully, it remains in print. Isn’t the combination of Hubert Laws’ flute and Ron Carter’s bass just perfect with the orchestra and McCoy Tyner’s piano? Again – thanks for listening.
I really appreciated and loved the tribute program for Barry Harris. I truly admired this guy and though I never had any lessons or even never met him, I garnered much from what others have said about him over the years. I thank God for Youtube as it allowed me to hear many of his lessons in his later years.
Bless you all the the music and the interviews!!!
Thank you Donald. He will be missed by many.
Hi guys what currently being played now at the time of this message. I cannot find it
Hi Pete, here are the songs from around that time:
7:48pm 12/08/2021 Jazz with John Hill
A Change Of Heart
ARTIST:John Beasley
ALBUM:A Change Of Heart
LABEL:Windham Hill
7:55
Smoke Break
ARTIST:Marquis Hill
ALBUM:Modern Flows Vol. 2
LABEL:Black Unlimited Music Group
8:00
Tadd’s Delight
ARTIST:Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop
ALBUM:Abundance
LABEL:Anzic Records
Hello! What played right before the 2:00 PM announcements break today, please? (Mon 6-Dec). I could not find it on the playlist; it followed “Late Medieval English Carols”.
It was a light somewhat pizzicato-ish orchestral piece that reminded me a little bit of either Philip Glass or Michael Nyman (guessing wildly, i admit!)
Thanks and super wonderful holiday wishes to all of you at the station.
Hi Michael, that was “Two Households” by John Lunn from the Downton Abbey soundtrack:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCKpqKgK0uU
Super holiday wishes to you too!
what was the name and composer of the advent choral work played this morning?
Hello Mary, that was Morten Lauridsen’s O Nata Lux (Advent) performed by the Junger Kammerchor Rhein-Neckar under Mathias Rickert.
I can’t hear any music this morning with the WRCJ Window Media Player. I briefly heard some music with the Listen Live on the WRCJ web site, then could not hear any music, but can hear Dr. Dave when he speaks. Was not able to hear this morning’s Sousalarm…
Hi Phil, does it work if you copy this address into your web browser? http://pnj-01.stream101.com:9035/live
I had the same problem this morning (12/3/21). I tried rebooting my PC and the problem went away. I can now listen to the Windows Media Player without a problem, so far…
Hello,
What was the name of the composer who was being played around 6:50 – 6:55pm?
Thank you!
Hi Nick, here are the last three pieces we played:
Barry, John: The Buffalo Hunt from “Dances With Wolves”
EPIC:63555
Barry, John
Original Soundtrack Orchestra
Traditional (arranged by Arthur Harris): “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”
SONY:87771
Ormandy, Eugene
Philadelphia Orchestra
Grieg, Edvard: Piano Concerto in a, Op. 16 (1st movement; Allegro molto moderato)
DECCA:466383
Previn, André
London Symphony Orchestra
That commercial that has the cell phone alarm at the beginning of it with all the honking needs to go. I listen to this station to clam down, not be reminded of my alarm and traffic!
Sometimes such a sound startles me when I’m driving (I always have WRCJ on in the car).
Wasn’t Samuel Coleridge-Taylor an English music composer of color? You featured a movement from his Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast around 3PM(11-19-2021).
Hi Lawrence, you are correct!
Also, what was playing around 11:08 PM? I really like tonight’s selection ❤️
Here are the next couple:
11:14
The Wind Of An Immortal Soul
ARTIST:Willie Jones III
ALBUM:My Point Is�
LABEL:WJ3
11:22
I Got Rhythm
ARTIST:Carlos Barbosa-Lima
ALBUM:Music Of The Americas
LABEL:Concord Picante
11:24
310 Blues
ARTIST:Ralph Moore
ALBUM:Furthermore
LABEL:Landmark
What’s the song that started playing around 11:01 PM EST?
Hello Christian, here are the songs from around that time:
10:53pm 11/11/2021 Jazz with Dave Schwan
Blast Off
ARTIST:Ken Fowser
ALBUM:Now Hear This!
LABEL:Posi-Tone
11:00
Sambalea
ARTIST:Henry Johnson
ALBUM:New Beginnings
LABEL:Heads Up
11:05
No Moe
ARTIST:Cedar Walton
ALBUM:Voices Deep Within
LABEL:High Note
Loved hearing the Merry Mount Suite by Howard Hanson this afternoon! Thanks for giving us the occasional “out of the ordinary”, especially with those 20th Century American composers.
Thank you listener, we try to have a nice variety!
Impressive, happy to know wrcij recognizes the Nov 10 314 bday of the 🇺🇸 usmc… ooh rah
Col Palmer
And we have big stuff planned for Veteran’s Day tomorrow!
What was the song playing around 8:57 PM EST?
Hello Christian, here are the songs from around that time:
8:46pm 11/03/2021 Jazz with John Hill
Where Or When
ARTIST:Lynne Arriale
ALBUM:With Words Unspoken
LABEL:dmp
8:53
L-O-V-E
ARTIST:Gregory Porter
ALBUM:Nat King Cole & Me
LABEL:Blue Note
9:00
Mid Air
ARTIST:The Maguire Twins
ALBUM:Seeking Higher Ground
LABEL:Three Tree Records
Hello Christine, that was Cesar Franck’s Sonata in A (transcribed for flute and piano) performed by James Galway on flute and Martha Argerich on piano.
I really enjoyed listening to Peter Whorf and Dave Wagner chat together during the Funding Drive! They should do that more often – not just in the Funding Drive!
Hi Bruce, glad you enjoyed it but are you sure making it a regular thing is a good idea? That’s a lot of crazy in one room…
Lol! Kind of like Click ‘n Clack but without the wit!
I know they enjoy being back in the studio with their colleagues, but I miss Co-Hosts Maggie and Jake!
They wanted a raise if they were going to be making a commute to the office but we just couldn’t do that. There are rumors they are starting their own podcast.
Oh, My goodness, Please pass this on to Peter Whorf and David Wagner. Numberphile is a YouTube channel that is dedicated to interesting math and numbers. Brady Haran, the producer recently made a video about the mathematical constructs that JS Bach used. Phenomenal! Don’t be put off by the title “Music on a Clear Möbius Strip” which makes the concept sound impossible to comprehend. Brady interviews a mathematician Marcus Du Sautoy, who breaks down Bach’s music in a very straightforward way, but is VERY revealing of Bach’s genius. Search the title on YouTube or go directly to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sToqbqP0tFk.
Thanks Chris, that sounds very interesting. We will pass this along to them.
What was the tune tonight (7:00 pm) right after “Night Time is the Right Time”? Thanks
Hi Helen, after “Night Time is the Right Time” was “Hard Times” by Ray Charles from the album “Fathead – Ray Charles Presents David Newman”.
Thanks WorkerB!
Hi Helen, actually the song was called “Hard Times” and it is from the album called “Fathead: Ray Charles Presents David “Fathead” Newman”. I always post a playlist for the “Swing Set” on this website, but we don’t really have a spot for playlist questions when we’re in fundraiser mode. But, if you want more information, you can always email me direct at lyohn@dptv.org. Thanks so much for listening and for loving jazz on WRCJ.
Thank you, Ms. Yohn. Had a driveway moment with my kid.
Good – so glad to hear that. It’s a real compliment to a radio host from a listener to learn that they created a “driveway moment”. I’m touched and I’m glad that the music touched YOU!
Hello! I started listening to WRCJ when I started working remotely from home – it fit the bill perfectly. While a newbie to classical music (despite my father’s efforts), I have come to enjoy it quite a bit. So much so that I’m disappointed if I miss the Souza alarm in the mornings! Thanks for the great music. (And Hello Worker B – just so you know you’re appreciated too!)
Bruce
Welcome Bruce, thank you for tuning in! If you miss the Sousalarm, no worries, there’s another one around the corner. It’s nice to be appreciated, thanks!
Dave mentioned a pilgrimage he made to Lincoln Cathedral. That led to a cascade of web surfing just now and ended up at the Paston Letters, a correspondence collection from the 18th Century by the Paston family. May make that my pilgrimage! https://www.thisispaston.co.uk/
Thank you Dave and WRCJ
Hi Evan, we accept your cascade of web surfing as pilgrimage. We hope you reached enlightenment!
I followed Dave’s suggestion and just looked up Elise Hall’s photo in her regalia – awesome!
Thanks for the interesting information about the musicians and pieces that you all share.
Keep up the good work.
Thank you Jason, we try not to talk too much but still give those interesting tidbits and related info that listeners might enjoy.
Is workerb a pseudonym ever used by someone famous? e.g. Dr. Dave?
No, no one famous, just one of the many busy little bees behind the scenes who help keep the station going. There’s also WorkerA, WorkerC, WorkerD…
Hello,
I just made a donation & wanted to write a comment about how much this station has meant to me & my family during the pandemic. My father & I would listen to the same amazing music together while he was in lock-up during the beginning of the pandemic. I loved being able to call him, have him turn his Alexa to WRCJ & we would share the Gershwin, Copland, Bach, the Sunday Swing set, Wind & Rhythm, Michigan made music and so much more. One time in the car, we even heard some of Ken Burn’s Civil war sound track together. It is now harder to listen to it without a few tears. but it has been a saving Grace & built lasting memories for me. Many, many thanks!
Amy O’Rourke
Thank you for sharing that Amy, that is very touching. We appreciate your donation.
I live in Wisconsin. When I want to feel closer to my mom in the moment I turn on https://www.wrcjfm.org
I know that day or night, the Classical Days and Jazzy nights are turned on at my mom’s house, upstairs and downstairs. She often has it playing quietly overnight, the radio light glowing on the nightstand while she sleeps.
Oh that’s nice. We appreciate you and your mother tuning in and thank you for sharing that.
I support WRCJ and now I listen to the station at work all day long. It provides me with a relaxing and yet invigorating environment. Who wouldn’t want to support this wonderful station that keeps classical and jazz; both worldwide and national, alive! Thank you WRCJ!
Thank you Cynthia, that’s so nice! We are grateful for your support.
I have a Logitech Smart Radio (Internet). It can not locate the link as posted.
Do you have a solution for me?
I’m guessing most of these internet radio devices use TuneIn?
The URL is http://tun.in/seqtq.
Grace Internet Radio needs this URL – http://66.55.143.200/stream/wrcjfm.pls?mp=/stream