WGTE in Concert

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, the Firelands Symphony and other local organizations. Produced and hosted by Brad Cresswell.

Episodes from the current season of WGTE in Concert are archived below, for on-demand listening.
  • Toledo Symphony on Air: Mozart and More III

    Resident Conductor Jeffrey Pollock leads the Toledo Symphony in three works by Mozart. Also, a Timpani Concerto by one of Mozart's contemporaries that features the TSO's own Sally Rochotte.

    Jeffrey Pollock, conductor
    Sally Rochotte, timpani

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  • Toledo Symphony on Air: Bruckner in Rosary Cathedral

    The Toledo Symphony continues their annual survey of Bruckner Symphonies, performed in Toledo's Rosary Cathedral.

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

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  • Toledo Symphony on Air: Beethoven's Pastoral

    Guest conductor Jacques Lacombe leads the Toledo Symphony Orchestra in a program of symphonice masterworks, including Beethoven's Symphony No. 6, the "Pastoral."

    RAVEL: Le Tombeau du Couperin
    MOZART: Clarinet Concerto in A Major (Georg Klaas, clarinet)
    BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, "Pastoral"

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  • Lima Symphony on Air: All Baroque

    The Lima Symphony Orchestra serves up a sampler of Baroque favorites, including well-known works by Bach, Handel and Pachelbel.

    Crafton Beck, conductor

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  • Firelands Symphony on Air: Beethoven's Ninth

    It's all things Beethoven, as the Firelands Symphony Orchestra performs one of the most glorious works in the repertoire: the Symphony No. 9, Beethoven's "Choral Symphony."

    Carl Topilow, conductor
    Terra Choral Society
    Laura Pedersen, soprano; Samantha Gossard, alto; Timothy Culver, tenor; Timothy LeFebvre, baritone

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  • Toledo Symphony on Air: Carmina Burana

    The Toledo Symphony joins forces with the combined choruses of BGSU and vocal soloists for Carl Orff's spectacle of medieval pageantry, "Carmina Burana." Also, Turkish composer Fazil Say's violin concerto inspired by the Arabian Nights.

    James Meena, guest conductor

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  • Views: 22 Toledo Symphony on Air: Chamber III

    Members of the Toledo Symphony present a program of chamber music, recorded live at the Toledo Club.

    WILDER: Sonata No. 1 for Horn and Piano (Sandra Clark, horn; Valrie Kantorski, piano)

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  • Views: 7 Toledo Symphony on Air: Mozart and More II

    It's "Mozart and More" from the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, featuring symphonies by Mozart and Haydn. Also, a double oboe concerto by Vivaldi which shines the spotlight on two of the symphony's own members.

    MOZART: Symphony No. 21 in A Major
    VIVALDI: Concerto for Two Oboes in D Minor
              featuring Kimberly Bryden Loch and Michele Tosser Smith, oboes

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  • Views: 27 Toledo Symphony on Air: Symphonic Dance

    Stefan Sanderling and the Toledo Symphony present an evening of symphonic dance music, featuring toe-tappers from Brahms to Bartok and beyond.

    DVORAK Slavonic Dances (excerpt)
    BARTOK Dance Suite
    ENESCO Rumanian Rhapsody op.11, no. 1, A major
    BRAHMS Hungarian Dances (excerpts)
    KODALY Dances of Galanta
    LISZT Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D Minor

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  • Views: 11 Lima Symphony on Air: Brahms Symphony No. 2

    Crafton Beck and the Lima Symphony essay Brahms' irrepressible Symphony No. 2. Also, trumpet prodigy Kyle Kremer joins the LSO for Arutunian's rousing and virtuosic Trumpet Concerto.

    ROSSINI: Overture to Semiramide
    ALEXANDER ARUTUNIAN: Concerto for Trumpet in A flat (Kyle Kremer, trumpet soloist)
    BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73

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  • Views: 18 Toledo Symphony on Air: A Soldier's Tale

    The Toledo Symphony reunites with the Glacity Theatre Collaborative for Igor Stravinsky's quirky musical drama "A Soldier's Tale."

    BEETHOVEN: Overture to "Egmont"
    PENDERECKI: Concerto grosso for three celli and orchestra
         Solo Cellists: Martha Reikow; Amy Chang; Damon Coleman

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  • Views: 20 Toledo Symphony on Air: Rossini and Beethoven

    Members of the Toledo Symphony perform a concert of chamber music, recorded live at the Toledo Club.

    ROSSINI: Duo for Cello and Double Bass
    Renee Goubeaux, cello; William McDevitt, double bass

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  • Views: 41 Toledo Symphony on Air: Mozart and More

    Toledo Symphony Resident Conductor Jeffrey Pollock leads this "Mozart and More" program, which features principal horn Sandra Clark in Richard Strauss's Horn Concerto No. 1.

    BEETHOVEN: Coriolan Overture
    R. STRAUSS: Horn Concerto No. 1
    JAYDN: Symphony No. 104, "London"

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  • Views: 43 Toledo Symphony on Air: Francophile Festival

    Toledo fan favorite Frances Renzi (pictured) joins the Toledo Symphony for Cesar Franck's "Symphonic Variations." Also, Hector Berlioz's autobiographical portrait of an artist, the "Symphonie Fantastique."

    CHABRIER: Habanera
    FRANCK: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra
    BERLIOZ: Symphonie Fantastique

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  • Views: 32 Toledo Symphony on Air: The Trout

    Members of the Toledo Symphony present a program of chamber music, featuring the famous "Trout" Quintet of Franz Schubert.

    POULENC: Sonata for Horn, Trumpet, and Trombone (Alan Taplin, horn; Thaddeus Archer, trumpet; Garth Simmons, trombone)
    HAYDN: String Quartet No. 4 in D Major (Cheryl Trace & Jillienne Bowers, violins; Timothy Zeithamel, viola; Renee Goubeaux, cello)
    SCHUBERT: Piano Quintet in A Major, "Trout" (Kirk Toth, violin; Valentin Ragusitu, viola; Martha Reikow, cello; William McDevitt, double-bass; Valrie Kantorski, piano)

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  • Views: 34 Toledo Symphony on Air: All Rachmaninoff

    The Toledo Symphony presents their opening Classics Concert for the 2012-2013 season, featuring a program of music by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Pianist Martina Filjak (pictured) is the guest soloist.

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor
    Martina Filjak, piano

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  • Views: 70 Toledo Symphony on Air: Handel's Messiah

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    The Toledo Symphony Orchestra joins forces with the Toledo Choral Society and the BGSU Chorus for a holiday tradition: George Frideric Handel's timeless classic, "Messiah."

    Mark Munson, conductor
    The Toledo Choral Society (Rick Napierela, director)
    The Bowling Green State University Chorus (Mark Munson, director)
    Denise Bernardini, soprano; Julia Mintzer, mezzo-soprano; Shawn Mathey, tenor, and Jeff Wisniewski, bass-baritone.

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  • Views: 65 Lima Symphony on Air: Rach and Ritual

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    The Lima Symphony Orchestra takes a shimmering look at some of the most commanding music of the 20th Century, including works by Alfred Schnittke and Esa-Pekka Salonen. Also, renowned Russian piano soloist Alexander Ghindin brings one of the most ravishing pieces in the repertoire to the stage: Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3.

    Crafton Beck, conductor
    Alexander Ghindin, piano

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