The Morning Show with Dave Wagner
Weekdays 5am to 10am
90.9’s Program Director, Dr. Dave Wagner, is a lifelong Detroiter and a well-known organist, pianist and music educator. He brings his vast musical knowledge and wry sense of humor to our morning airwaves. Wake up with his famous 7:15am “Sousalarm.”
Playlists
KATHLEEN S KNECHT
October 10, 202412:01:14Mr. Music! Is he still in the nervous hospital?
WorkerB
October 11, 202419:25:56We regret to inform you he has escaped. Watch out!
Cathy Anthony
September 23, 202412:36:50What is playing 8,30 ish? Theme from something familiar.
WorkerB
September 23, 202419:19:41Hello Cathy, around that time we played a suite from “Dances with Wolves”. Was it that one? It was performed by the Sinfonia Toronto.
Lynda Pietka
August 29, 202414:34:37I just discovered you! My Mom was an awesome pianist and played like the Waltz in A, Opus 32! It brought back sweet wonderful memories growing up, listening to her and dancing along as a young child. I will be listening again to your show; THANK YOU! p.s. Is there a way to replay your shows?
WorkerB
August 29, 202419:49:04Hello Lynda, welcome! It’s so nice we could help bring back those wonderful memories. More great music on the way! If you listen on the app you can rewind about 5 minutes but unfortunately you can’t replay shows. Copyright issues with archiving music on the web and such.
Phil Jackson (not the basket ball coach :)
July 24, 202411:19:12Three cheers for the Sousa Alarm! 🙂
Amy Unsworth
June 11, 202401:36:39Do you have a playlist for June 10 morning show? Bach tune with Empire Brass around 7:20am was fabulous and would love to know what it is please.
WorkerB
June 11, 202410:28:56Hi Amy, about that time we played the Chorale “Wachet auf, ruft uns die stimme…” from Cantata No. 140 (arranged for brass and organ) by J.S. Bach performed by the Empire Brass with Douglas Major on organ. It was from an EMI disc, spine number 31544.
Nancy Molnar
May 24, 202413:23:04Good morning – you played a sweet version of Love is All Around on May 24th around 830am. The playlist isn’t updated and I’m not having any luck finding a reference to the CD it’s on. Would you please post that info? Thank you!!! Also the Sousalarm this morning was my mom’s favorite and always brings me a smile to think of her marching around to The Stars and Stripes Forever! 🥰
WorkerB
May 24, 202416:12:49Hello Nancy, that was the theme from “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” AKA “Love is All Around” (in the style of Erik Satie, arranged by Donald Fraser) written by Sonny Curtis and performed by JoAnn Turovsky on harp and Ramiro Belgardt on cello. It’s from an album called “Mozart TV–Favorite TV Tunes in the Style of Great Classical Composers” on the Delos label, spine number 3222.
Phil Jackson (not the basket ball coach :)
April 15, 202411:08:14not hearing any music via web browsers?
WorkerB
April 16, 202406:57:15Hi Phil, sorry about that. We hope to have it back up for you shortly.
terry clinard
March 15, 202418:17:25on 3/14/24 at about 5:00Am you played Shostakovich two pieces one was i think a quintet. Can you give me the name of these title works. Cannot figure out you playlist. This time f day is not listed. Terry
WorkerB
March 15, 202418:26:39Hi Terry, here is the playlist for the 5am hour:
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Jazz Suite No. 2, Op. 50b
“Lyric Waltz”
Royal Concertgebouw/Chailly
The Jazz Album
Lon 433702
2:33
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Quartet for Strings No. 8 in C minor, Op. 8
Emerson String Quartet
String Quartets
DG 463284
19:43
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No.13 in B-flat Major, Op. 113 “Babi Yar”
I. “Babi Yar”
New York Philharmonic/Masur
Babi Yar
Teldec 90848
0:46
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No.13 in B-flat Major, Op. 113, “Babi Yar”
I. “Babi Yar”
New York Philharmonic/Masur
Babi Yar
Teldec 90848
15:17
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No.13 in B-flat Major, Op. 113, “Babi Yar”
VI.
New York Philharmonic/Masur
Babi Yar
Teldec 90848
12:17
James Morgan
November 30, 202314:46:58Wonderful selections. Took a day off to enjoy music and peace, with excellent results. Question: was it typical that composers could play their works? Thinking of challenging piano works in particular.
WorkerB
December 1, 202320:40:37Hi James, thank you. Yes there are some compositions that even their composers could not perform. Or pieces that were considered unplayable by anyone (until someone did).
Michael Hyde
November 15, 202314:44:52Hi Dave! Looked up the portrait of Johann Christian Bach by Gainsborough you mentioned this morning.
https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw07058/Johann-Christian-Bach
You definitely nailed the Deniro comparison and the “you talkin’ to ME?” look that’s present! But I disagree a little bit; I think he does have the barest hint of a smile 🙂 Thanks for the culture share this morning!
WorkerB
November 15, 202321:57:40Dave was practicing his De Niro impression all day!
Geoff Nathan
November 13, 202314:27:34Your ‘now playing’ stream is stuck on ‘Arrival of the Queen of Sheba’
WorkerB
November 14, 202306:04:30Hi Geoff, sorry about that, we are in the process of replacing the music database computer in the main studio which may have caused problems with the title display. We are working on it right now.
Scott S
October 31, 202313:14:45Looking for playlists, please!
WorkerB
November 1, 202300:45:00Hi Scott, we had an issue with our music database which delayed the playlists showing up. You should start to see them shortly.
Jim Bates, Ferndale
October 12, 202313:03:05Hey Dave,
Just a small comment. Humphrey Bogart never actually said the words “Play it again, Sam” in Casablanca. That is an inaccuracy that has been perpetuated over the years. Another line he is famous for he did really say, “Here’s looking at you kid”. He said this during a flashback scene and then again at the end of the film when he bids Ingrid Bergman farewell.
WorkerB
October 13, 202304:24:36Sorry Jim, that is a common mistake apparently. Now we know. Thanks for listening.
KKnecht
September 11, 202313:34:22Loved the Sousalarm!
WorkerB
September 11, 202317:29:32Thanks! We thought it was appropriate for today.
Keith Anderson
July 25, 202311:39:51Good morning, Carl. Listening to you in Detroit from our home in North Carolina mountains (& drinking coffee out of my WFMT mug). Good to hear you.
WorkerB
July 25, 202315:28:37Thanks for listening in from North Carolina! No WRCJ mug?
Adele Flannery
June 30, 202312:47:48Loved the Band Suite!! Back in the 60’s we played that in the All City High School Honors Band with Harold Arnoldi. I was humming every part of that piece – and as a clarinetist I remembered ALL the parts I played…. New World Symphony, Overture to War of 1812, Water Music- and soooo many more. Thanks for this station and proud to be a Sustaining Member!!! i’m a big fan of yours Dave.
WorkerB
June 30, 202316:39:45Thank you so much Adele for being a sustaining member! Glad you enjoyed the Band Suite today. Many of us have fond band memories!
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