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An Inside Look at CapRadio, Exclusively for Members
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 | | A New Insider Notes Is On The Way |
Welcome to the final edition of CapRadio’s Music Insider Notes. But don’t shed a tear just yet! The compelling content you’ve come to expect from our outstanding Music Team will continue to arrive in your inbox every month as part of a newly updated Insider Notes. To better serve you and your fellow supporters, we’re combining content from across the CapRadio spectrum into a single member newsletter starting in April.
From our award-winning journalism to community events to music features, interviews and visuals you won’t find anywhere else, the new Insider Notes newsletter will contain more exclusive content than ever. We hope you enjoy this month’s content and look forward to starting a new chapter with you next month!
And don’t forget to check the CapRadio Music page anytime for new music content.
Paul Conley
Managing Editor of Music
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 | | An Interview With Will Liverman | Baritone Will Liverman's star is rising quickly in the opera world, but Will, like everyone else, is on something of a live performance hiatus since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. This hiatus gave him an opportunity to work on something near to his heart — his new album Dreams of a New Day. Listen to Kevin Doherty’s interview with Liverman in addition to several tracks off the new album. | |
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 | | Women’s History Month | This March, CapRadio is celebrating Women’s History Month. Women have always played an integral role in classical music, though it’s not until recently that the world started to fully recognize them for their contributions to the art form. We hope to further that cause this month by featuring a different composer every weekday on the radio station.
History has often portrayed Clara Schumann (née Wieck) prominently as the wife of Robert Schumann. This, of course is true, but did you know that she wrote her Piano Concerto in A minor in 1835 when she was just 15 years old? Not only that, but she premiered the work some months later with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under the baton of Felix Mendelssohn. It would be another decade before Robert wrote his famous concerto in the same key — and who was the soloist for the premiere of that work? You guessed it, Clara Schumann.
Composers of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance were often not credited for their works. Therefore the joke is that “Anonymous” is the most prolific composer in history. Hildegard of Bingen, the 12th-century abbess, is one of the first-named composers in the musical canon, but it wasn’t until 1979 — 800 years after her death — that her music underwent a revival. Not only was Hildegard a prolific composer, but she was also an author, poet and playwright who was an expert in botany, medicine, theology and the arts. Many also believed that Hildegard was a prophet who had visions. Hildegard was officially canonized as a saint in 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI.
These are just a couple of the stories that you’ll get during the month of March about some of the incredible women who have helped to shape the history of classical music. Tune in every weekday for a different featured composer.
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 | | Classical Music Recommendations From Jennifer Reason | Classical music has been a male-dominated genre. In everything from composing to performing to conducting, women have been discouraged from participating and shamed as unladylike and improper if they persisted. This month classical host Jennifer Reason looks at the talented and creative women who could not be silenced and pioneered against great opposition to share their music. | |
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 | | Jazz Music Recommendations From Gary G. Vercelli | Veteran producer Creed Taylor launched CTI Records in 1967 as a division of A&M Records, taking the company fully independent by 1970, but more producer than businessman the company went bankrupt in 1978. In the almost decade that CTI Records operated, Taylor documented many of the leading proponents of modern music, including George Benson, Stanley Turrentine, and Ron Carter. This month Jazz host Gary G. Vercelli highlights CTI recordings that are all very different but notable. | |
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 | | Music News | Chick Corea, Jazz Fusion Pioneer, Has Died Of Cancer At 79
Vijay Iyer And A New Trio Reflect On The 'Uneasy' Past And Present
Ralph Peterson Jr., Drummer Who Re-Enlivened Hard Bop, Dead At 58
Metropolitan Opera Backstage Workers: 'Without People, The Opera Is Nothing'
New Classical Tracks: Avi Avital Loves His Plucked String Family |
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| Looking for classical music during the 7-11 p.m. jazz programming? Check out our 24-hour classical stream. |
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 | | Virtual Author Interview | Thursday, March 11 | Join CapRadio Reads host Donna Apidone and Vietnamese-American novelist Lan Cao to discuss her dual first-person memoir — Family In Six Tones.
Cao and her thoroughly American teenage daughter explore their complicated relationship, touching on war and past tragedy, culture clash, bullying and growing up as individuals and as a family.
You can purchase the book or audiobook online. | |
| Latest CapRadio Reads Podcasts
The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X – Tamara Payne
Malcolm X is well-known as a leader of the Black Power movement of the 1960s. Journalist Les Payne and co-author Tamara Payne uncover new aspects to his personality in the book The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X.
The Lager Queen of Minnesota – J. Ryan Stradal
Nothing says Minnesota like beer. And pie. Both play prominently in J. Ryan Stradal’s latest novel, The Lager Queen of Minnesota. Two sisters and a granddaughter find their way through the brewing industry with equal parts laughter and tragedy. |
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 | | Welcome New CapRadio Board Members | CapRadio welcomes four new members to our board of directors.
Cornelious Burke
Cornelious is the director of legislative affairs at the North State Building Industry Association. He also serves as a board member for the California African American Museum and works as an adjunct professor for USC's Sol Price School of Public Policy.
Richard Cummings
Richard works as the manager of deal advisory, infrastructure and higher education at KPMG LLP Foundation. He lives in Modesto, California, and hopes to help expand CapRadio's presence through the valley.
Steve Weiss
Steve is the Weiss Group's president and comes to CapRadio with more than 25 years of experience as a business strategist. He has previously been named Volunteer of the Year by the Sacramento Metro Chamber and awarded the Sacramento Arts and Business Council's Arts Leadership Award.
Dr. Marya Endriga
Marya has worked for CSU Sacramento for over twenty years, where she is the associate dean for student and personnel success. She has also worked to provide training and consultation on multicultural issues in mental health and counseling in Sacramento for over a decade. |
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 | | CapRadio's 2020 Impact Report | Each year, CapRadio releases an impact report that highlights what we’ve done over the past fiscal year, provides audited financials and spotlights our major supporters. The daily services that we provide to our communities are made possible by all of our members, and we thank you for your ongoing support. | |
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 | | Signal Status Indicator | In order to better serve our listeners, we now have a web page where you can check the status of our broadcast signals across our coverage areas. You can also report problems you're having and easily access other listening options through our online streaming, mobile app and more. | |
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 | | Listen To CapRadio On Your Smart Speaker | CapRadio and NPR are accessible any time you want through your Amazon Alexa, Google Home or Apple Homepod smart speaker. To help you out, our digital products team put together a guide so you can easily stream the news and music you love. | |
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