Midge Woolsey: About
Airs weekdays at 10AM on 105.9 FM
Midge Woolsey became an announcer at WQXR in 1993. She is currently the midday host. Midge has hosted many television specials for WNET including The Three Tenors Live in Paris and The PBS Millennium project. She has worked behind the scenes as part of the production team for PBS's Great Performances, the award winning series of international music, dance and drama programs, The American Experience series and The Language of Life with Bill Moyers.
Fundraising for public broadcasting has been one of Midge's unique accomplishments. Over the years she has hosted many special fundraising events including Josh Groban in Concert and Pavarotti in Central Park. A performer herself, she has sung in some of New York's most prestigious venues. Midge has degrees in theater and music and has worked as a director, performer and choreographer.
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- Friday, February 03, 2012
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10:03 AM
Nocturne No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 9/1
Frederic Chopin
- Nelson Freire, piano
London/Decca 14053
length: 05:2710:10 AMConcerto for Cello, Strings, and Continuo in B-flat Major, RV 423
Antonio Vivaldi
- Yo-Yo Ma, cello
- Jonathan Manson, cello
- Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
- Ton Koopman, conductor
CBS/Sony 90916
length: 09:1910:21 AMEmperor Waltz, Op. 437 (Kaiserwalzer)
Johann Strauss II
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Fritz Reiner, conductor
RCA Red Seal 5405
length: 07:31
