Tune in for a nightly mix that spans the centuries: from full-length operas, oratorios and major symphonies to the latest offerings from New York's vibrant new music scene.
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06:00 AMOvernight Music
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Tune in for a nightly mix that spans the centuries: from full-length operas, oratorios and major symphonies to the latest offerings from New York's vibrant new music scene.
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06:30 AMNew Jersey Capitol Report
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Emmy Award-winning anchors Steve Adubato and Rafael Pi Roman examine New Jersey's most pressing public policy issues. New Jersey Capitol Report looks at political, social, and cultural issues affecting the people of New Jersey through in-depth conversations with the state's top legislative leaders, political pundits, and "movers and shakers."
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- Steve Adubato
- Rafael Pi Roman
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07:00 AMThe Choral Mix with Kent Tritle
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Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus
Handel, a master at oratorio, conducted this work more than 40 times. It was a marvelous success in its day specifically because of its favorable depiction of Judas Maccabeus, son of a Jewish priest.
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08:00 AMElliott Forrest
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Elliott Forrest is currently the midday host on WQXR. Since his return to WQXR in 2002, he’s hosted and produced live events from Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl and The Jerome L. Greene Space, among others.
- Host:
- Elliott Forrest
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01:00 PMClayelle Dalferes
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Clayelle Dalferes hosts WQXR on Weekend afternoons.
- Host:
- Clayelle Dalferes
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04:00 PMDavid Garland
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David Garland hosts Saturday and Sunday evenings on WQXR.
- Host:
- David Garland
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06:00 PMFrom the Top
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Troy, New York
In this week's cello-centric episode, one of the master cellists of our time, Matt Haimovitz, performs with our teenage musicians. Among the highlights, you'll hear a performance of David Popper's Requiem played by Haimovitz, Christopher O'Riley and two teenage cellists. And in a grand finale, all of the cellists on today's show come together to perform "Open Country Joy" by John McLaughlin.
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07:00 PMPerformance Today
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Performance Today features live concerts by famous artists in concert halls around the globe and from the American Public Media studios as well as interviews, news and features. Listeners to Performance Today, on any given day, may hear from performances in the great concert halls of New York, Prague, London, Berlin and Paris.
View This Show's Playlist at American Public Media's Website
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- Fred Child
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09:00 PMMad About Music
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Will Shortz, Maestro of the Crossword Puzzle
Will Shortz, The New York Times crossword puzzle editor and puzzle master for NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, reveals the unique role music plays in his puzzles.
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10:00 PMChamber Music Society
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Stravinsky and Françaix
The lives of Russian Igor Stravinsky and the Frenchman JeanFrançaix overlapped in France during the 1920s and '30s before Stravinsky moved to America. Françaix was born just as Stravinsky was making musical history with his then-scandalous ballet music for the Rite of Spring, and as a student Françaix was undoubtedly influenced by the famous and controversial Russian, says David Finckel, Chamber Music Society co-artistic director.
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11:00 PMThe Choral Mix with Kent Tritle
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Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus
Handel, a master at oratorio, conducted this work more than 40 times. It was a marvelous success in its day specifically because of its favorable depiction of Judas Maccabeus, son of a Jewish priest.
Go to program: The Choral Mix with Kent Tritle

