Live From FM 91

Airs live on the first Friday of each month at 10:00 a.m., with a repeat broadcast on the third Sunday of each month at 10:00 a.m.

Live from FM 91 features conversation and performance with some of our local area's finest musicians and visiting guest artists, broadcast live from WGTE's Dana Performance Studio. Previous editions of the program are archived below for listening on demand. Hosted by WGTE's Brad Cresswell.

You can also watch episodes of the WGTE-TV version of the program, Studio Sessions, at this link: Studio Sessions: Live from FM 91
  • Views: 29 Live from FM 91: Masterworks Chorale

    Friday, May 3 at 10:00 a.m.

    Toledo's own Masterworks Chorale joins us live in the studio for a program of sacred and secular favorites.

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  • Views: 78 Live from FM 91: Toledo Opera Resident Artists

    Friday, April 5 at 10:00 a.m.

    The singers of Toledo Opera's Resident Artist program join us for a variety of operatic arias. During their 8 week residency in Toledo, they'll bring a touring version of Rossini's "The Italian Girl in Algiers" to 20,000 students in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan.

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  • Views: 121 Live from FM 91: Matthew Shirey

    Matthew Shirey, saxophone
    Stephanie Titus, piano

    J.S. Bach, Partita in A minor (Allemande & Sarabande)
    Eugene Bozza, Aria
    Jacques Ibert, Concerto da camera

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  • Views: 39 Live from FM 91: Robert Satterlee

    Pianist Robert Satterlee joins us in the studio for the music of J.S. Bach and Franz Liszt.

    BACH: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, BWV 903
    LISZT: Fantasy and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H

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  • Views: 118 Live from FM 91: Kevin Bylsma

    Pianist Kevin Bylsma joins us live in the performance studio for a cornucopia of works by well-known composers.

    MENDELSSOHN: Song without Words, op.19
    J.S. BACH: French Suite No. 2 in c minor -- Allemande, Sarabande, and Gigue
    MOZART: Fantasia in d minor
    BRAHMS: Intermezzo in A, op. 118, no. 2
    POULENC: Novelette No. 3

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  • Views: 170 Live from FM 91: Tower Brass Quintet

    The Tower Brass Quintet returns for a program of holiday music, featuring Christmas carols and other seasonal favorites. Watch the archived web video stream!

    Brian Bushong and Charles Saenz, trumpets; Bernice Schwartz, horn; Daniel Saygers, trombone, and David Saygers, tuba

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  • Views: 160 Live from FM 91: Robert Ballinger

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    Pianist Robert Ballinger performs the music of Bach, Schumann, and Prokofiev live in our Dana Performance Studio.

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  • Views: 210 Live from FM 91: Singers from Toledo Opera's "La Boheme"

    Singers from Toledo Opera's production of "La Boheme" perform live in our Dana Performance Studio. Listen via our audio player, above.

    Rolando Sanz, tenor
    Sujin Lee, soprano
    Lee Poulis, baritone
    Michael Krzankowski, baritone
    Kevin Bylsma, pianist

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  • Views: 152 Live from FM 91: Nelson & Rosenkranz

    Listen on Demand: Flutist Conor Nelson and pianist Thomas Rosenkranz join us live in the studio for music by Franz Schubert, Henri Dutilleux and Jonathan Harvey.

    Conor Nelson, flute
    Thomas Rosenkranz, piano

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  • Views: 296 Live from FM 91: Damon Coleman

    Toledo Symphony cellist Damon Coleman performs music by Bach, Beethoven, and Carter Pann, live in our studio.

    Damon Coleman, cello
    Michael Boyd, piano

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  • Views: 231 Live from FM 91: Toledo Opera Resident Artists

    The Resident Artists of Toledo Opera perform a program of popular opera arias live in our studio.

    Danielle Messina, soprano; Jason Wickson, tenor; Errin Brooks, baritone;Timothy Bruno, bass

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  • Views: 474 Live from FM 91: Virgil Lupu

    Violinist Virgil Lupu joins us live in the studio for music by Williams, Bartok, Tchaikovsky, and Beethoven.

    Virgil Lupu, violin
    Vitaly Serebriakov, piano

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  • Views: 301 Live from FM 91: Barbara Suhrstedt

    Pianist Barbara Suhrstedt joins us for a program of music with Russian roots, including works by Tchaikovsky and Gershwin.

    Barbara Suhrstedt, piano

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  • Views: 405 Live from FM 91: Tower Brass Quintet

    The Tower Brass Quintet presents a program of holiday music, featuring Christmas carols and other seasonal favorites.

    Brian Bushong and Larry Herman, trumpets; Bernice Schwartz, horn; Daniel Saygers, trombone, and David Saygers, tuba

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  • Views: 236 Live from FM 91: Music from the Fringe

    Toledo Symphony violinist Rita Lammers and Steinway artist Sergio Ruiz present a preview of their program called "Music from the Fringe."

    Rita Lammers, violin
    Sergio Ruiz, piano

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  • Views: 295 Live from FM 91: Toledo Opera Singers

    Star singers from Toledo Opera's production of La traviata join us live in the studio for favorites by Verdi, Mozart, Puccini, and more.

    Sarah Jane McMahon, soprano
    Scott Bearden, baritone
    Edward Hanlon, bass-baritone
    Kevin Bylsma, piano

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  • Views: 438 Live from FM 91: Sandra Clark and Stefan Kasch

    Sandra Clark, Principal horn of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, joins pianist Stefan Kasch for music by Jean Francaix and Alec Wilder.

    Sandra Clark, horn
    Stefan Kasch, piano

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  • Views: 514 Live from FM 91: Sax 4th Avenue

    Toledo's own Sax 4th Avenue quartet joins us live in the studio for a high-powered performance.

    Sax 4th Avenue: Stanley George; Kevin Heidbreder; Shannon Ford, and Jason Yost (more about Sax 4th Avenue can be found here)

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  • Views: 247 Live From FM 91: Voice of the Whale

    Flutist Amy Heritage, cellist Robert Clemens, and pianist Michael Boyd perform an excerpt from George Crumb's lyrical and haunting "Vox Balaenae" (Voice of the Whale).

    C.M. von Weber: Scherzo from Trio in G Minor for flute, cello and piano, opus 63
    C.M. von Weber: Schäfer's Klage (Shepherd's Lament) from Trio in G Minor
    Haydn: Allegro from Piano Trio #28 in D major
    George Crumb: "Sea-Nocturne (for the end of time)" from Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale)

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  • Views: 599 Live from FM 91: Toledo Opera Young Artists

    Singers from the Toledo Opera's "Opera on Wheels" program perform live in our studio.

    TOLEDO OPERA YOUNG ARTISTS
    Jake Wilder, tenor; Jennifer Cresswell, soprano (also Artistic Administrator); Monica Sciaky, mezzo; Jeremy Gilpatric, baritone; Adam Cavagnaro, baritone
    Kevin Bylsma, piano

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  • Views: 549 Live from FM 91: Garth Simmons

    Garth Simmons, principal trombonist for the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, joins us for live performance and conversation.

    Garth Simmons, trombone
    Michael Boyd, piano

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  • Views: 486 Live from FM 91: Westhuizen Duo

    Pianists Pierre and Sophia van der Westhuizen perform live in our studio.

    Debussy: Petite Suite (excerpt)
    Rachmaninoff: Six Pieces, op. 11 (excerpts)
    Brahms: Hungarian Dances (selections)

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  • Views: 568 Live From FM 91: Romance of the Ring

    Singers from the 2011 Toledo Opera Gala, The Romance of the Ring, perform live in our studio.

    Deborah Mayer, soprano
    Michael Hayes, tenor
    Gustav Andreassen, bass
    Curt Pajer, piano

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  • Views: 515 Live from FM 91: Ravel and Shostakovich

    Toledo Symphony musicians Merwin Siu and Damon Coleman join pianist Michael Boyd for piano trio excerpts by Ravel and Shostakovich.

    Watch the archived video webcast here.

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