On the Air
Saturday, July 4
Crossover: 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Jill interviews Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart, and Cincinnati Pops Conductor Erich Kunzel
Opera on WRTI: 1 to 3:40 pm
LA Opera
Howard Shore:
The Fly
Watch and Listen: Highlights from The Fly
Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection: 5 to 6 pm
Join hosts Kile Smith and Jack Moore for a fascinating hour featuring works by Russian composer, pianist, and educator Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894)
Sunday, July 5
Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz: 9 to 10 am
Guitarist Julian Lage is Marian's guest. A true jazz prodigy when he was discovered at just 12 years old, Lage (who is now 21) has since played with Herbie Hancock, Joe Lovano and Carlos Santana. Lage shows off his amazing technique, which blends blues, jazz, classical, and folk influences, and his improvisatory abilities on "My Funny Valentine" before teaming with McPartland on "You and the Night and the Music."
Sunday Afternoon Concert: *2 to 5 pm (please note early start time)
Lorin Maazel - A Grand Finale!
New York Philharmonic
Mahler's
Symphony of a Thousand
Wanamaker Organ Hour: 5 to 6 pm
Join organist Peter Richard Conte and host Jill Pasternak for an hour of patriotic organ music in honor of Independence Day.
Riverwalk Jazz Special: 6 to 7 pm
Silver Shoes & Green Spectacles: A Jazz Interpretation of
The Wizard of OzTune in for an all-time favorite Riverwalk show. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and actor Vernel Bagneris return to the Emerald City with a script from the original L. Frank Baum book, and music from Harold Arlen's legendary movie
score.
Airmen of Note: 7 to 8 pm
The United States Air Force Band With Bassist Rufus Reid
This special, which is part of the Jazz Heritage Series, features live performances, as well as interviews with Reid and Senior Master Sgt. Joe Jackson of the United States Air Force.