WYSU Program Listings

WYSU Program Listings

*Folk Festival*
07/06	Mountain Blues	Rural white interpretations of the blues by Lowe Stokes, Jimmie Tarlton, Dock Boggs, Carolina Tar Heels, Allen Brothers, et al.
07/13	Musical Bios	Stories of fictional and real-life persons, some well known ("John Henry"), some less well known ("Marie St. Lauriette").
07/20	Accidents and Disasters, Part II	Hurricanes, mine accidents, railroad tragedies, shipwrecks and other past misfortunes kept alive by the folk. Features Gillette and Mangsen, Lee Murdock, Larry Kaplan, the Chapmans, Woody Guthrie, and more.
07/27	They Sang The Blues	Rare and unusual 78 RPM recordings by blues men and women including Jim Jackson, Lil Johnson, and Gene Campbell.
08/03	Folk Sampler, Part XCVIII	New material from folk record companies including David Ferrard, Tony Trischka, Andrew Calhoun, Tony DeMarco, plus Latin American songs
08/10	Traditional American and British Balladry, Part I	Discover how ballads several centuries old remain alive in the 21st century. With Ed McCurdy, Tim Eriksen, Ian & Sylvia, Taj Mahal, Kingston Trio, et al.
08/17	Fiddle Fever, Mandolin Mania	Rhythmic sounds by Vassar Clements, Mike Cross, Glen Duncan, Chris Thile, Aubrey Haynie, and Bill Monroe.
08/24	Contemporary Folk, Part lXI	Features contrasting styles from the late 20th century and later with the Brothers Four, Barry McLoughlin, Lawrence Blatt, etc.
08/31	Regional Artists	Both contemporary and traditional sounds as performed by musicians from Ohio and Pennsylvania.
*Now's The Time*
07/05	Louis Armstrong	Probably not born on the 4th of July, but worth revisiting at any time ﾖ a stunning avant-garde phenomenon in his time.
07/12	Andrew Hill	Powerful, original pianist and composer.
07/19	Joe Temperly	Authoritative modern-mainstream baritone saxophonist.
07/26	Ahmad Jamal	A distinctive and durable pianist.
08/02	Stan Getz	An unmistakable voice on tenor saxophone.
08/09	Joe Lavano	Current reigning poll-winner, mostly on tenor sax.
08/16	Booker Ervin	One of those forceful Texas tenormen, with Mingus and (mostly) his own groups.
08/23	Hal Galper	Crafty modern pianist, mostly in trio and solo settings.
08/30	Oscar Pettiford	One of the first real modern-jazz bassists, as bandleader and performer.
*NPR World Of Opera*
07/07	Gershwin: Porgy and Bess	Washington National Opera; Wayne Marshall, conductor. In celebration of Independence Day weekend, a stellar cast brings us all the hits, from "Summertime" straight through to "I'm On My Way," from the Kennedy Center Opera house on the banks of the Potomac in the nation's capital.
07/14	Verdi: I due Foscari	Vienna Konzerthaus; Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bertrand de Billy, conductor. One of Verdi's darkest dramas, I due Foscari is also one of his most striking, a compelling story of deadly intrigue and political treachery set against the vivid, historical backdrop of 15th-century Venice.
07/21	Gluck: Iphigenie en Tauride	Opera Garnier, Paris; Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Ivor Bolton, conductor. Gluck's 18th-century "reform operas" were an entirely new breed of musical drama, compact and straightforward, with every note intended to precisely express the intense emotions of the characters.