Richmond Symphony Masterworks Summer broadcast series on WCVE

"The Richmond Symphony Summer Concert Series begins on WCVE Public Radio Saturday, July 9 at 1:00 p.m. and will run over eight consecutive Saturdays, ending on August 27. The two-hour program is hosted by WCVE Public Radio’s Bobbie Barajas.

The series will feature the entire Masterwork Series from the 2010-2011 concert season and will also feature interviews with Richmond Symphony Music Director Steven Smith." (from ideastations.org)

The first broadcast is this Saturday.  Click below the jump to see the full schedule!

What's your summer playlist?

I enjoyed Bobbie Barabas's ode to summer on yesterday's  "Classical with Bobbie Barabas" on 88.9 WCVE.  She included the obligatory "Summertime" from Gershwin's  Porgy and Bess, but left off the chestnut Summer from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.

Here is a link to her playlist.  

I was so happy to hear Joseph Suk's "A Summer Tale," which I had never heard before.  It was luscious--really sort of eye-opening.  It is such a pleasure to hear something on the radio that re-invigorates your interest, your hope in finding "something you haven't heard before," especially something that sounds new and fresh to your ears.