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Extra Eclectic - March 13, 2024

Celebrating Women's History Month, with guest host Bonnie North

Celebrating Women's History Month, with guest host Bonnie North

Celebrate Women’s History Month with a special edition of ‘Extra Eclectic,’ curated by YourClassical fellow and cellist Audrey Q. Snyder. She has programmed selections that push the genre, with pieces by Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Chen Yi and more. 

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Listen: 'La Mujer en la Música: How Latin American Women Have Shaped Classical Music'
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Neave Trio explores music by women — including Cecile Chaminade, 'the Taylor Swift of her time'
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Eric Carmen’s greatest hits owed a debt to Rachmaninoff

Eric Carmen’s greatest hits owed a debt to Rachmaninoff

Popular singer Eric Carmen scored with hits such as “All by Myself” and “Never Gonna Fall in Love Again.” But his death this past weekend at 74 prompts a retelling of how he once got into trouble for borrowing their melodies from the great Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Celebrating the Oscars

Celebrating the Oscars

Join host Lynne Warfel to celebrate Oscars weekend on ‘Saturday Cinema’! The latest episode features winners for best score and best song from recent decades. Listen now!

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Missy Mazzoli’s ‘Song From the Uproar,’ with guest host Ward Jacobson
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James Blachly and Curtis Stewart premiere Julia Perry's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
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An Oscars retrospective

An Oscars retrospective

It’s Oscars galore on ‘Saturday Cinema’! Join host Lynne Warfel for a potpourri of winners for best score and best song since 1938. Listen now!

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The Palast Orchester performs 1920s German jazz music once banned by the Nazis
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Friday Favorites: Listener requests for the start of spring

Friday Favorites: Listener requests for the start of spring

The first day of (meteorological) spring brought out a bouquet of requests for ‘Friday Favorites,’ including Aaron Copland’s ‘Appalachian Spring’ and a sweet performance of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto. Listen now with host Steve Staruch.

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