Rick F wrote:South Florida just split off the classical music last year from a lot of the news and "chit-chat". Now there are two stations... one with classical music — the other with news and chit chat.
There's a good move! Even the "chit-chat" wouldn't be so bad if they could reduce the "chit-to-chat ratio" ...
"Don't take life so serious, son. It ain't nohow permanent." -- Pogo (via Walt Kelly)
I don't really listen to the radio much and I don't know what classifies as baroque, but I like what I hear here in Atlanta area. WABE 90.1, the noon hour show almost always plays a brass piece during the hour. When I occasionally listen sometime during the day, they sometimes play whole symphonies. I'm guessing this must not be the same experience some of you get out of your speakers.
And no one has mentioned opera on Saturday afternoons?
One person's propaganda is another person's objective reporting. As I have told my brother, the world would look a lot different if you got your news from NPR instead of Glen Beck. But we are not having a political discussion here. I didn't get anywhere with my brother either.
alfredr: amateur and rank all rolled into one And I support both WABE (Atlanta Public Broadcasting ) and Georgia Public Broadcasting, two separate entities.
Oh yeah, opera on Saturday afternoons. I don't even bother hitting the "on" button on Saturday afternoons.
I know my opinion is not shared by many, but my feeling about singers in general (except low male voices, i.e., in the tuba range) is that if those people are in so much pain that they have to make those noises, they should see a doctor for some relief.
MaryAnn wrote:Oh yeah, opera on Saturday afternoons. I don't even bother hitting the "on" button on Saturday afternoons.
I know my opinion is not shared by many, but my feeling about singers in general (except low male voices, i.e., in the tuba range) is that if those people are in so much pain that they have to make those noises, they should see a doctor for some relief.
MA
I am with you! Don't like opera, or much choral singing at all. KWAX also does a good Sunday show called "The Organ Loft". Not much into sacred/ church music, but I do enjoy the organ.
MaryAnn wrote:Oh yeah, opera on Saturday afternoons. I don't even bother hitting the "on" button on Saturday afternoons.
I know my opinion is not shared by many, but my feeling about singers in general (except low male voices, i.e., in the tuba range) is that if those people are in so much pain that they have to make those noises, they should see a doctor for some relief.
One of the best things about living in the Chicago area (despite streaming) is WFMT.
I admire Steve Robinson and staff for the manner and frequency with which they support, produce, and broadcast live music, both from the WFMT studios and in the field. Chicago area performers have an outlet that musicians from other cities would and should crave.
My wife and I have served as volunteers for WFMT's Fine Arts Circle membership drive. My employer, PianoForte Chicago, has supported WFMT since the company was founded. In a great symbiosis, WFMT features performances produced by my employer's affiliated organization, the PianoForte Foundation.
