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Classical Music Playlist, May 19, 2022

Inspiring and relaxing classical music from CapRadio! Antonín Dvořák found it very easy going, with “melodies coming to me in droves,” while writing his Piano Quartet #2. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.

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Can classical music really be inclusive? Composer Jessie Montgomery thinks so

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Meet Raven Chacon, the first indigenous person to win the Pulitzer Prize for music

May 11, 2022

A composer, performer and installation artist from the Navajo Nation, Chacon's winning piece, Voiceless Mass, was composed for a chamber orchestra and a specific Milwaukee pipe organ.

Classical Woman of the Year Lara Downes seeks to engage new audiences

May 5, 2022 | Kevin Doherty

Sacramento pianist Lara Downes is hoping to inspire new audiences for classical music with her inclusive approach to programming. Back on tour, Downes will be at the Mondavi Center in Davis this Friday.

Send us your CapRadio Music Haikus for National Poetry Month

April 13, 2022

National Haiku Day is right around the corner and we want you to get creative by showing your love for classical music and jazz in haiku form.

Pianist Simone Dinnerstein finds beauty in repetition

March 18, 2022 | Jennifer Reason

Simone Dinnerstein completes her pandemic trilogy with her newest album, “Undersong.” The project delves into her moods and feelings during the pandemic, even capturing some of the intimate sounds of home on the record.

CapRadio joins classical music stations across the world in a call for peace

March 10, 2022

On Thursday, March 10, classical music stations around the world will broadcast all or a portion of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in a unified call for peace.

Catalyst Quartet continues its 'Uncovered' series with composer Florence Price

March 4, 2022

Violist Paul Laraia of the Catalyst Quartet speaks about the group’s continuation of its series of recordings commemorating historically important Black composers with its latest album, ‘Uncovered, Vol. 2: Florence B. Price.’

Conductor JoAnn Falletta shares her feelings about the pandemic

February 2, 2022

In this week’s New Classical Tracks, JoAnn Falletta, music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, shares which works the ensemble enjoyed performing during the pandemic in its new album, ‘Light in a Time of Darkness.’

Voces8 Take An Introspective Look At Music

January 26, 2022

Vocalist Katie Jeffries-Harris and Barnaby Smith of Voces8, talk about the introspective and expansive nature of their new album, Infinity.

Violinist Daniel Hope embarks on his most creative project to date

January 19, 2022

Violinist Daniel Hope used music as a lifeline during the pandemic. With an abundance of time, and a message in his heart, he embarked on his most creative project to date with his new album, Hope.

Clarinetist Anthony McGill and pianist Gloria Chien are 'Here With You'

January 12, 2022

In this week’s New Classical Tracks, clarinetist Anthony McGill and pianist Gloria Chien want to convey a message of togetherness in their first album together, ‘Here With You.’

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