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WDIY in the Community:
2024 Lehigh Valley Auto Show VIP Gala
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WDIY's Executive Director Margaret McConnell, Board President Karen El-Chaar, and Director of Community Relations Alison DelRe attended the Lehigh Valley Auto Show's VIP Gala last week at Goodman Campus, Lehigh University. The event benefited a good cause — Bloom for Women. | |
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Stream Episode #1 of WDIY's Newest Show:
YANA LV
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Did you catch the premiere of YANA LV ("You Are Not Alone, Lehigh Valley") last week? YANA LV is the new monthly show from WDIY's Youth Media Program where Moravian Academy juniors Brannagh Breslin and Diya Sharma explore important topics focused on mental health.
The debut episode featured guest Herman Abuchowski detailing the challenges and obstacles he's overcome using a prosthetic foot. The episode is streaming now at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Get Your Groovin' in the Grove Tickets | Take advantage of discounted Early Bird tickets for a limited time for WDIY's Family Fun Day — Groovin' in the Grove 2024 on Saturday, May 18! Help us celebrate 29 years on the air with another afternoon of great music,food, drinks, raffles, and more — all in support of Lehigh Valley Public Radio! | |
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Volunteer of the Week:
Wally Vinovskis
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WDIY is proud to honor the more than 120 volunteers that make Lehigh Valley Public Radio Possible.
This week, we are recognizing Waldemar "Wally" Vinovskis! Wally has hosted a wide range of programs on the station including WDIY Classics, Hearing Voices, The Blend, and Celtic Faire. He continues to fill-in as needed.
Wally holds a Master of Divinity degree from Concordia Seminary—St. Louis, Missouri. He currently serves as pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church in Macungie.
We appreciate you, Wally!
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We are in the final week of our Spring Membership Drive's Buy-Back Campaign! We are almost halfway to our $7,000 goal, and have until Friday, March 29th to raise the remaining funds. Help "buy-back" the Drive's first weekend, so we can have an interruption-free Saturday and Sunday. Help keep the Drive short — and support your favorite programs — by making a donation! | |
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WDIY Classics
Host: Andrew Tomlinson
Monday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Today marks the beginning of Holy Week, a time in the Christian tradition which commemorates the final days of Jesus Christ. For many, the music of holy week is dominated by the music of Johann Sebastien Bach, and in the second hour we’ll hear the first part of Bach’s St. John Passion, (first performed 300 years ago on April 7, 1724). But music for Holy Week began many centuries before Bach, and has continued since, including some of the most extraordinary music of the Western canon. Today we’ll take a trip that begins with deeply meditative music, from the 1500s, from that supreme musical survivor, Thomas Tallis, and takes in the astonishing chromaticism of the tortured Italian aristocrat, Gesualdo, from the early 1600s. Then over to Germany, with reflective violin sonatas from Biber and an early setting of the ‘Seven Last Words of Christ from the Cross’, by one of Bach’s predecessors, Heinrich Schütz. Then to Paris for mesmerizingly simple meditations for women’s voices by Louis XIV’s organist, Couperin, before we finish with the dramatic setting of Stabat Mater by Pergolesi, written soon before his death at the age of 26 from tuberculosis, contemporaneous with Bach but sounding more like Mozart in his use of operatic drama to bring us ‘music that tells of sin, blood and suffering’.
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Hear this and other WDIY music shows after they have aired using our Two-Week Music Show Archive! Available on the WDIY app or wdiy.org.
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The Blend
Host: Arnie Lichten
Monday, 1 - 4 p.m.
As usual, we have a TON of new releases for today's Blend — stuff from The Dirt Whisperers, Madeline Peyroux, Lucas Jack, Baby Rose, Grace Cummings, Vampire Weekend, Moby, St. Vincent, and many more. Plus...the usual mix of old, new, borrowed, and blue.
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Lehigh Valley Arts Salon
Host: Kate Scuffle
Monday, 6 - 6:30 p.m.
Lights, camera, action! The Allentown Film Festival is returning to venues throughout the Queen City in April. Today on Lehigh Valley Arts Salon, Kate Scuffle welcomes festival founders Alan Younkin and Michael Schelp to tell us all about the 171 films in store for this year — including a Spanish screening block, an arthouse horror thrillers block, the "Augie Challenge," and more.
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At the Movies
Host: Paul Willistein
Monday, 6:25 p.m. during Lehigh Valley Arts Salon
“Cabrini” begins in 1889 when Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini (Cristiana Dell’Anna) emigrates to the United States to start an orphanage in the slums of New York City. Her plans are resisted by Catholic Archbishop Corrigan (David Morse) and Mayor Gould (John Lithgow), concerned about tensions allegedly caused by an influx of Italian immigrants. Paul Willistein of the Lehigh Valley Press reviews the biography, drama.
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A Closer Look
Host: Laurie Hackett
Monday, 6:30 - 7 p.m.
Laurie Hackett meets with Nancy Dischinat, Executive Director of Workforce Board LV, to talk about her years of work and her dedication to the community, then Diane Donaher (District Governor) and Sal Vaerrastro (Emmaus Rotary President) to talk about the Rotary, its importance in the community, and its worldwide efforts.
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Folk Classics
Host: Steve Aaronson
Monday, 7 - 9 p.m.
March is Women’s History Month and tonight’s program will celebrate the occasion. Featured artists will include Janis Ian, Judy Collins, and Judy Henske.
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Milestones
Host: Rob Reagan
Monday, 9 - 11 p.m.
In honor of "Women's History Month", tonight's program will feature all-female groups, including Ellen Rowe's Octet, Artemis, Terri Lyne Carrington's Mosaic Project, the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, Monika Herzig's Sheroes , the Sharp Five, and Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet. We'll also hear from keyboard greats Mary Lou Williams and Shirley Scott, plus vocals by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross and The Manhattan Transfer.
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On the Media
Host: Brooke Gladstone
Tuesday, 6 - 7 p.m.
This week's show: Trump’s Rhetoric Intensifies, and Russia’s Fake Journalists
Donald Trump said if he isn’t elected there will be a bloodbath. Or did he? On this week’s On the Media, how to understand the GOP nominee’s double speak, eight years into his political career. Plus, a deep dive into Russia’s latest disinformation invention– journalists that don’t really exist. And, life in Russia-occupied Ukraine.
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Live from Godfrey Daniels
Host: Dave Fry
Tuesday, 7 - 9 p.m.
Tuesday's show features Peter Case and John McEuen from this weekend, plus David Bromberg ('86), Jonathan Edwards ('92), Susan Werner ('21), Paul Geremia ('94) and The Ruta Beggars ('23) and more.
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Doodlin'
Host: Karen El-Chaar
Tuesday, 9 - 11 p.m.
Tonight enjoy new tunes by Grammy nominated artists Remy Le Boeuf (composer/saxophonist; album: "Assembly of Shadows") and Dan Pugach (composer/drummer; Album "Bianca: Music for Paws and Persistence"). Soul artist Cliff Beach has entered the jazz world with his first recording of jazz standards "You Showed Me the Way", dedicated to Ella Fitzgerald. Enjoy great performances by Kersten Stevens, violinist with a penchant for Funk, Soul and Latin jazz from her latest recording "Queen Rising"...and lots more..
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Your Financial Choices
Host: Laurie Siebert
Wednesday, 6 - 7 p.m.
This week's show: Laurie’s random thoughts on financial topics.
Laurie will be live in the studio. Listeners can ask questions live during the program at 610-758-8810. Questions can also be submitted anytime before the program at yourfinancialchoices.com.
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WDIY Classics
Host: Karen El-Chaar
Thursday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Today we remember the passing on 3/29/1982 of German composer Carl Orff with a performance of one of his most renowned works "Carmina Burana." Comprised of 254 poems compiled into five books, the Carmina Burana writings provide an often unseen facet of medieval ethos over the course of three hundred years, delving into numerous aspects of life and personal reflections during the Middle Ages. Orff's masterwork is premised upon 24 poems of that medieval collection, including "O Fortuna" (Ode to Fortune), performed by the Washington Symphonic Brass. Additional program highlights include Debussy's "Moonlight Sonata" and music of J.S. Bach, Satie, Vivaldi, Chopin and John Corigliano. The Wind Ensemble of Lehigh University performs the world premiere of "Southerlands" by composer Lt. Col. Graham O. Jones MBE, retired Senior Director of Music of the Household Division of Her [His] Majesty's Coldstream Guards.
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Perspectives
Host: John Pearce
Thursday, 6 - 6:30 p.m.
Our topic is trailblazing women in US history. Guest Jill Youngken is Assistant Director and Head Curator at the Lehigh Valley Heritage in Allentown. You will learn about women whose names may be new to you, e.g. Hannah Callowhill Penn (William Penn’s wife), Jeannette Rankin (politician), Maria Mitchell (astronomer), Bessy Coleman (pilot), Alice Ball (cure for leprosy), Harriet Baker (preacher).
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Charla Comunitaria
Hosts: Aurea Ortiz
Thursday, 6:30 - 7 p.m.
Aurea Ortiz talks with Nancy Matos Gonzalez about her experience as a judge and how her work shaped her to be the strong and unique human she is today.
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Galactic Travels™
Host: Bill Fox
Thursday, 11 p.m. - Friday, 1 a.m.
On this week's Galactic Travels™, Bill Fox concludes the month-long focus on Mark Jenkins. The Featured CD at Midnight will be Modular Sessions 20: Superhero Landing on AMP Records. You will also hear new music by Dave Bessell on DiN Records and by Volker Lankow on Iapetus Music.
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Jazz Junction
Host: Jeff Biro
Friday, 9 - 11 p.m.
Jeff Biro will feature the music of the late tenor saxophonist Michael Breck. Breck was a standout among modern saxists, known for his tone, phrasing, and powerful solos.
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Footlight Parade
Host: Bill Rudman
Sunday, 9 - 10 p.m.
This week's show: Spotlight on Richard Glazier
"Spotlight on Richard Glazier" -- An hour in the company of a pianist/evangelist for the glorious popular musiic written during the heyday of Broadway and Hollywood. Selections include music by Gershwin, Arlen, Porter, Hugh Martin and more.
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This Week's Member Ticket Giveaway | |
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Hey WDIY members, check out the events we're giving away tickets for this Sunday, March 31! Watch your email Sunday at noon for your chance to enter.
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If you are a WDIY member who has contributed at least $60 for the year or you are actively supporting WDIY as a Sustaining Member, you are eligible for WDIY's Member Ticket Giveaway! If you are not receiving this member benefit on Sundays, please email shamusm@wdiy.org. | | | | |
