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Our good friend Shaun Yu in Dayton writes, ” We are currently accepting applications for a new Classical Music Host. Yes, we have live, local hosts, engaged with the community. Imagine that. Our staff is crazy about classical music, dedicated to the art, and pinch-ourselves-lucky to be doing it in a region that supports it more than ever. We begin the review process next week. ” Classical Music Host Discover Classical 88.1 & 89.9FM/ Dayton Public Radio SUMMARY: Some stations are reducing, or even eliminating, classical music. In Dayton, we don’t have … Continue Reading

Got a note this morning from Vermont Public Radio about a unique collaboration Vermont Public Radio’s classical music service is doing with a local ensemble to get classical music into the hands of new audiences. For the second year, VPR Classical and Burlington Ensemble have worked together to produce high-quality classical recordings for free download by the community. Cellist Benjamin Capps and pianist David Kaplan of Burlington Ensemble returned to VPR Classical last fall to record four more sonatas for cello and piano – the two by Felix Mendelssohn and the two by Johannes … Continue Reading

Classical radio is great for calming toddlers, helping college students ace tests, and…growing dope? Police in Gisborne, New Zealand discovered 287 thriving cannabis plants in the home of a fellow named Verdun Stargus Kemp. From a report by Tracey Chatterton in The Dominion Post: A radio was set up to play classical music to the plants, Detective Sergeant Wayne Beattie said. Kemp told him the plants responded better to classical music….Beattie told Fairfax Media it was a ‘well-orchestrated growing operation.’ So naturally, now we’d like to hear from Colorado Public Radio: How … Continue Reading

Housewarming is in the plans for All Classical KQAC!  In the three decades classical radio has serenaded Portland, Oregon, KQAC has been a fixture on the campus of Benson Polytechnic School.  Presently, the station operates in very modest quarters, but in May, KQAC will have its own larger, newer space among cultural neighbors in the Hampton Opera Center, located Portland’s Central Eastside area.In an article by Ellen Spitaleri of the Portland Tribune, KQAC President Jack Allen explains, “It is ideally located in proximity to our arts partners and all the people who … Continue Reading