The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra announced today that it has received pledges of $1 million contributions from two of the region’s most generous arts philanthropists: Jane & Hugh McColl, and the C.D. Spangler Foundation.
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Ben Roe Interviewed by Charlotte Viewpoint
Don’t miss the Q&A given recently by WDAV General Manager Ben Roe to Emily Williams, editor of the online cultural magazine, Charlotte Viewpoint.
WDAV is Broadway Bound This Labor Day Weekend!
Listen to WDAV 89.9 Classical Public Radio throughout the day Friday, September 4, through Monday, September 7, for selections from the Great White Way.
WDAV To Broadcast Live Reports from Charlotte Symphony Uptown Rally
The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra hosts a rally in Uptown Charlotte at Trade and Tryon Streets tomorrow, Thursday, August 27, at noon, and WDAV will take you there.
Remembrance: Michael Cimbala, violinist with the Charlotte Symphony
POSTED 8/23/09 — Mr. Michael Cimbala, 60, of Charlotte, died August 17, 2009, at Carolinas Medical Center Main, after a sudden illness. Michael was a violinist with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra for 35 years and a member of the American Federation of Musicians. Music was more than a profession to him, it was a calling.
“Stand Up For Your Symphony” Rally On The Square
The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra hosts a rally in Uptown Charlotte at Trade and Tryon streets, at high noon on Thursday, August 27th. Ensembles of Charlotte Symphony musicians will perform, and Governor James G. Martin, Chair-elect of the Board of Directors, will speak.
WDAV Announces New Hires, Focuses on Multi-Media
August 7, 2009 – WDAV 89.9 Classical Public Radio today announced two new staff appointments aimed at strengthening the station’s use of multi-media to engage new listeners. Lisa V. Gray has joined WDAV as Director of Marketing & Communications, and Jeffrey Freymann-Weyr has been hired as the station’s first multi-media producer.
Drive Time Radio
POSTED 8/4/09 ON BEHALF OF JOHN SYME
In my six weeks of drive time across the United States of America this summer, geography was not the only thing I covered. I was all over the musical map, too: rock’n’roll (of course); country (unavoidable, and fine by me—most days); jazz (for short periods); classical (not available in some states); get-it-on blues (void where prohibited); pop (exact definition depends on the town; I heard some fine nouveau-California-pop songs in San Diego that I haven’t heard before or since); and that egregious call-in show with easy-listenin’, lovey-dovey “Delilah” (you can run but you can’t hide). Okay, there was no rap or hip-hop on any of my playlists or stations, so I guess I wasn’t all over the musical map. So sue me. Stuff works my nerves.