Thursdays at 8:00 p.m.
WGTE In Concert is "our weekly celebration of the performing arts - music made in the FM 91 listening area by resident musicians, as well as visiting ensembles and soloists." The orchestras of Toledo and Lima are mainstays, with additional concerts from the Masterworks Chorale, Toledo Opera, and other local organizations. Produced and hosted by Brad Cresswell.
Previous episodes of WGTE in Concert are archived below, for on-demand listening.
Broadcast of June 10, 2010
Stefan Sanderling and the Toledo Symphony Orchestra lead us through a Latin-infused feast of exotic musical offerings, featuring contralto Jennifer Hines.
Broadcast of June 3, 2010
Members of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra perform chamber works by Brahms, Schubert and Copland.
Broadcast of May 27, 2010
Flutist Joel Tse essays the Flute Concerto of Jacques Ibert; Giordano Bellincampi conducts the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. Also on the program: Brahms's Symphony No. 4 in E Minor.
Broadcast of May 13, 2010
Canadian violinist Karen Gomyo takes the spotlight with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, for Mozart's third Violin Concerto; Stefan Sanderling conducts.
Broadcast of May 6, 2010
Star pianist Kirill Gerstein joins the Toledo Symphony Orchestra for a program of Rhapsodies by Rachmaninov and Gershwin.
Broadcast of April 29, 2010
Violin sensation Jennifer Frautschi joins the Toledo Symphony Orchestra under Stefan Sanderling, for the famous Violin Concerto of Johannes Brahms.
Broadcast of April 8, 2010
Alain Trudel, Principal Conductor of the CBC Radio Orchestra, makes his Toledo Symphony Orchestra debut with this program. Also making their TSO debut is the innovative saxophone quartet Sax 4th Avenue.
Broadcast of March 11, 2009
Principal Conductor Stefan Sanderling leads the Toledo Symphony Orchestra in symphonies by Sibelius and Beethoven.
Broadcast of March 4, 2010
Conductor Alexander Mickelthwate makes his Toledo Symphony debut with music by Mozart, including the composer's final entry into the symphonic genre, the great Jupiter Symphony. Also on the program: Richard Strauss's charming re-visitation of 17th century satire, in the orchestral suite Le Bourgeois gentilhomme.
Broadcast of February 25, 2010
Stefan Sanderling leads the Toledo Symphony Orchestra in this annual survey of Bruckner Symphonies, held in the stunning acoustic of Rosary Cathedral.
Broadcast of February 18, 2010
It's a program of classics headlined by soloists from the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, including J.S. Bach's second Brandenburg Concerto and the Octet by Igor Stravinsky. Also on the program: Vivaldi's ever-popular The Four Seasons.
Broadcast of February 4, 2010
Members of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra perform the third concert in their Blade Chamber Series at the Toledo Club.
Broadcast of January 28, 2010
Pianist Stewart Goodyear joins the Toledo Symphony Orchestra for Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F Major. Also on the program: music by American iconoclast Charles Ives, and another Gershwin favorite: "An American in Paris."
Broadcast of January 21, 2010
We continue our survey of highlights from the Toledo Symphony Orchestra's 2008-2009 season. Stefan Sanderling leads the TSO in Brahms's Third Symphony; we also hear the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17 from soloist Frances Renzi.
Broadcast of January 14, 2009
We survey highlights from the Toledo Symphony Orchestra's 2008-2009 season. Featured on the program is pianist Kirill Gerstein, recently named the recipient of the prestigious 2010 Gilmore Artist Award.
Broadcast of January 7, 2010
Conductor and Clarinetist Carl Topilow leads the Firelands Symphony Orchestra in their opening concert for the 2009-2010 season, entitled "Let's Dance!"
Broadcast of December 31, 2009
Bob Bell, President and CEO of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, joins Brad Cresswell in the studio to present excerpts from the 40-year-old audio archives of the TSO.
Broadcast of December 24, 2009
It's a special Christmas Eve presentation of Handel's Messiah from the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. Sam Szor conducts this holiday favorite, featuring the Toledo Choral Society and the BGSU University Choral Society.
Broadcast of December 10, 2009
Assistant Conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra Tito Muñoz makes his Toledo Symphony Orchestra debut in this "Mozart and More" program, recorded last month at the Franciscan Center in Sylvania.
Broadcast of November 26, 2009
Famed conductor/pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn returns to the Peristyle for this Classics Concert from the Toledo Symphony Orchestra.
Broadcast of November 19, 2009
Members of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra present the second Chamber Concert of the current season, recorded live at the Toledo Club on October 18th.
Broadcast of November 12, 2009
The Toledo Symphony Orchestra presents the first "Mozart and More" concert for the 2009-2010 season. Recorded live at the Franciscan Center in Sylvania.
Broadcast of October 29, 2009
Soprano Barbara Quintiliani and tenor Roy Cornelius Smith headline the 2009 Toledo Opera Gala, featuring a lavish banquet of musical delights by the great Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi.
Broadcast of October 22, 2009
Stefan Sanderling and the Toledo Symphony Orchestra open the 2009-2010 season with Gustav Mahler's monumental hymn to nature, the Symphony No. 3 in D Minor.
