Hi there,
I hope you're doing well, and surviving the heat! I experimented with leaving my windows open on Saturday night. The old saying, "It's not the heat....it's the humidity!" proved to be true! I woke up early on Sunday, and promptly shut the windows, and turned on the A.C! Mind you, I'm not complaining here.....I will enjoy this summer weather for as long as we have it here in New England!
We're making plans for a couple of enjoyable weekends on WCRB. Starting this Friday afternoon, we'll be featuring the greatest pianists ever by playing some of the most beloved works from the classical piano repertoire. We hope you can make us part of your plans for this special weekend of music....which will begin at 4 on Friday afternoon.
The following week, we'll be anticipating the Labor Day weekend by playing the top 500 classical pieces of all-time. That's quite an undertaking! And, we're asking for your help in putting this list together. Please visit our website, (www.wcrb.com) and click on the Labor Day 500 on the front page. From there, we'll ask you to let us know about your favorite piece. Visit and vote as often as you like....it's a long way to 500 pieces. We will play the 500 pieces as complete works....beginning sometime next week. Once we've tabulated the top 500 pieces, I'll actually schedule the music in reverse....so that #1 plays Labor Day night around 9. Keep checking back to this blog, and to our facebook page. I'll let you know when the Labor Day 500 will begin....just as soon as I've put it all together! :)
Thanks for listening to WCRB, and as always, thanks for your support of Boston's Classical Station!
My best,
Mark
Monday, August 24, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Last night's Hatch Shell concert
Good morning!
I'm still in for Laura while she and her family finish their great Alaskan adventure! Laura will be back on Monday morning at 5, and I'll get back to my routine, playing classical music from 2-7. While I have enjoyed doing the early morning show, we are creatures of habit....and I look forward to a return to "normal"....or at least as "normal" as my life gets! :)
Last night's concert at the Hatch Shell marked the return of the Landmarks Orchestra to the Landmarks Festival at the Shell. We celebrated "opera highlights" with 4 soloists from the Boston Lyric Opera. What a night! Charles Ansbacher and the orchestra gave brilliant performances, and the soloists were exceptional!
The night began quite literally with a bang....one of those accidents on Storrow Drive got our attention. But, our frayed nerves were soon calmed by the beautiful sounds coming from the historic Hatch Shell. One of the highlights came for me when the first half of the evening ended with a beautiful rendition of "La Dona e mobile"....I wanted to sing along, but not knowing Italian very well, settled for a little humming instead!
These Wednesday night concerts are a highlight of the summer for many of us! In spite of drizzle and mist, about 4,000 of us really enjoyed the experience. I hope you'll be with us for next Wednesday night's concert.
If you were there last night, I'd love to know what you think! Feel free to respond to my blog here, or on our facebook page!
Here's to a great rest of the week,
Mark
I'm still in for Laura while she and her family finish their great Alaskan adventure! Laura will be back on Monday morning at 5, and I'll get back to my routine, playing classical music from 2-7. While I have enjoyed doing the early morning show, we are creatures of habit....and I look forward to a return to "normal"....or at least as "normal" as my life gets! :)
Last night's concert at the Hatch Shell marked the return of the Landmarks Orchestra to the Landmarks Festival at the Shell. We celebrated "opera highlights" with 4 soloists from the Boston Lyric Opera. What a night! Charles Ansbacher and the orchestra gave brilliant performances, and the soloists were exceptional!
The night began quite literally with a bang....one of those accidents on Storrow Drive got our attention. But, our frayed nerves were soon calmed by the beautiful sounds coming from the historic Hatch Shell. One of the highlights came for me when the first half of the evening ended with a beautiful rendition of "La Dona e mobile"....I wanted to sing along, but not knowing Italian very well, settled for a little humming instead!
These Wednesday night concerts are a highlight of the summer for many of us! In spite of drizzle and mist, about 4,000 of us really enjoyed the experience. I hope you'll be with us for next Wednesday night's concert.
If you were there last night, I'd love to know what you think! Feel free to respond to my blog here, or on our facebook page!
Here's to a great rest of the week,
Mark
Monday, August 10, 2009
In for Laura Carlo this week...
Good morning!
Laura is cruising the Alaskan coastline this week with her husband, son and several WCRB listeners. So, I'm sitting in for her, rising very early to spend time with you from 5 to 9. All of my friends ask me, "how can you function that early in the morning?!?" It's a good question. But, there really is something to driving in to the station before anyone else is on the road...(the commute is a breeze!). And, there's something to collecting your thoughts before anyone arrives here at work...then getting the opportunity to start the day with some of the most amazing music ever created. It really does set the pace, and help me to put things in perspective. As you head into work this week, or begin your day doing whatever you do, I hope that our classical music will do the very same for you.
Starting tomorrow, WCRB's going to begin playing what we're calling "WCRB's classic from the archives"...at different times every day. As you probably know, WCRB has been around for a very long time...over 60 years. And, we have lots of music in the archives. We thought it would be good to share this music with you over time. As I preview some of the material we'll be featuring from performers no longer with us, in many cases, I'm struck by the timelessness of classical music. It was every bit as powerful then as today. And, the performers from 40 or 50 years ago played with passion and virtuosity. I hope you'll rediscover the beauty of these recordings with us over time.
All for now....have to head on the air. Here's to a good week for all of us!
Mark
Laura is cruising the Alaskan coastline this week with her husband, son and several WCRB listeners. So, I'm sitting in for her, rising very early to spend time with you from 5 to 9. All of my friends ask me, "how can you function that early in the morning?!?" It's a good question. But, there really is something to driving in to the station before anyone else is on the road...(the commute is a breeze!). And, there's something to collecting your thoughts before anyone arrives here at work...then getting the opportunity to start the day with some of the most amazing music ever created. It really does set the pace, and help me to put things in perspective. As you head into work this week, or begin your day doing whatever you do, I hope that our classical music will do the very same for you.
Starting tomorrow, WCRB's going to begin playing what we're calling "WCRB's classic from the archives"...at different times every day. As you probably know, WCRB has been around for a very long time...over 60 years. And, we have lots of music in the archives. We thought it would be good to share this music with you over time. As I preview some of the material we'll be featuring from performers no longer with us, in many cases, I'm struck by the timelessness of classical music. It was every bit as powerful then as today. And, the performers from 40 or 50 years ago played with passion and virtuosity. I hope you'll rediscover the beauty of these recordings with us over time.
All for now....have to head on the air. Here's to a good week for all of us!
Mark
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