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Tag Archives: Davidson College
WDAV Says Goodbye to Beloved Colleague and Friend Ruskin Cooper.
On Wednesday, July 18, Davidson lost a kindhearted and talented member of its community. Ruskin Cooper, Artist Associate for piano at Davidson College, passed away peacefully among his family after losing consciousness due to cardiac arrest. To honor our friend, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bolcom, Davidson College, Gershwin, Graceful Ghost Rag, piano, Rhapsody in Blue, Ruskin Cooper, tribute, WDAV, Winston Salem
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Students Tour the WDAV Studio
By: Kali Blevins, WDAV Fellow kablevins@wdav.org On Friday, July 6, WDAV opened its doors to some special guests. Invited by board member Andrew Adair to tour the station, thirty-eight ten to fourteen-year-olds from the Clara H. Jones Summer Institute … Continue reading
Posted in Student Tours
Tagged Clara H. Jones Summer Institute, classical music, Davidson College, music, piano, student tours, WDAV
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Davidson Receives $25 Million for Davidson Trust
Davidson College, WDAV’s licensee, has announced it will receive $25 million from Edward L. “Ted” Baker for The Davidson Trust which provides assistance to students for whom a Davidson education would not otherwise be financially feasible. Continue reading
CSO On Campus
The Charlotte Symphony is continuing an innovative project for a second year with some of the area’s major arts groups as partners. CSO on Campus is a series of multi-disciplinary events presented in collaboration with the Levine Museum of the New South and the Mint Museum of Art, and taking place on six local college campuses, including Davidson College.
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Tagged CSO on Campus, Davidson College, Jonathan Martin, Levine Museum, Mint Museum of Art
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1937 Footage of Davidson College Music Camp
Here’s a very brief film clip from the summer of 1937. James Christian Pfohl conducts at the music camp at Davidson College that would later move and become the Brevard Music Center. Film provided by Bill Vinson, listener and supporter of WDAV 89.9 Classical Public Radio.
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Posted in Brevard
Tagged brevard music center, Davidson College, James christian pfohl, WDAV
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My iPod – RIP?
My iPod bit the dust. At a Motel 6 in Kansas, I went to update my hallowed Road Trip playlist in order to delete “Smokin’ in the Boys Room.” The nostalgic novelty of that song, I had found, turns out to be rather paltry. Grating, even. But when, in room 116, I connected my digital drives and mashed “sync,” I received, OMG, a stop-sign, exclamation point, “Error 1429″ pop-up warning that my device was “corrupt.” Well!
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Palm Springs, California: Another Saturday Night?
We ended our San Diego stay, a petite week, by one more festive visit to Dog Beach before heading up the coast. Sure enough, exiting the accursed I-5 to the Pacific Coast Highway, we saw signs to Doheny Park and Laguna Beach, and the Beach Boys started belting out “Surfin’ Safari.” I did not plan it, honest, my playlist did it on its own.
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Posted in Road Music
Tagged AV 89.9John Syme, Beach Boys, Davidson College, Palm Springs, road music, road trip, surfing music, WD, WDAV
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The Hoover Dam
WDAV announcer, producer and work buddy Jennifer Foster, will you please compile me a personal mp3, iTunes compatible, to download for the road?
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Posted in Road Music
Tagged Bee Gees, Davidson College, Jennifer Foster, John Syme, NPR, road music, road trip, WDAV
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