Join Russell Gant for Classical WSMR’s final full-length broadcast from the Sarasota Opera! This week it’s Giuseppe Verdi’s Nabucco from a production from March of 2018 ..read more

Join Russell Gant for live music from Sarasota Opera as he welcomes cast members from their production of Cimarosa’s opera “The Secret Marriage ..read more

Join Russell Gant for Our next Tuesday Concert with the Florida Orchestra. Michael Francis conducts the Piano Concerto No. 3 by Prokofiev with guest pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, and the Symphony No. 5 by Tchaikovsky. Originally broadcast Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 8:00 PM on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9, online at wsmr.org ..read more

Join host Russell Gant for Our Tuesday Concert with the Florida Orchestra.  Michael Francis conducts Robert Levin’s completion of the Mozart Requiem featuring the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay. Originally broadcast on September 27th at 8:00 PM ..read more

Our Tuesday Concert with The Florida Orchestra Concert Broadcast - Shchedrin & Rodrigo for September 20, 2022   Listen as host Russell Gant presents Our Tuesday Concert with the Florida Orchestra. Michael Francis conducts the Carmen Suite by Shchedrin, and the Concierto de Aranjuez by Rodrigo with guest guitarist Milos. That’s Tuesday night at 8:00 on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9, online at wsmr.org ..read more

Taylor Irelan is a flutist based in Tampa, Florida and has collaborated with award winning composers to commission, premiere, and record new works for the flute, as well as write his own works and transcriptions for flute and various ensembles. He joins Tyler Kline to discuss his debut album, out now, called “The Journey.” The album features brand new works by LGBTQIA+ composers. You can listen and get your copy on his website, taylorirelan.com ..read more

Listen as host Russell Gant presents Our Tuesday Concert with the Florida Orchestra, as Michael Francis conducts the Piano Concerto No. 1 by Tchaikovsky with guest pianist Conrad Tao, followed by a performance of the complete ballet, the Firebird by Stravinsky. Originally broadcast September 13 at 8:00 PM on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9, online at wsmr.org ..read more

Join host Susan Giles Wantuck for the next Tuesday concert with The Florida Orchestra. Michael Francis conducts "A Silence Haunts Me" by Jake Runestad.  And Beethoven’s Symphony Number nine, with soloists and the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay. Originally broadcast September 6th at 8:00 on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9, online at wsmr.org ..read more

Listen as host Russell Gant presents our Tuesday Concert with the Florida Orchestra.  Michael Francis conducts the Piano Concerto No. 23 by Mozart with guest pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, followed by a performance of the Symphony No. 5 by Gustav Mahler. Originally broadcast August 30th at 8:00 on Classical WSMR 89.1 & 103.9, online at wsmr.org ..read more

On the 7/3/2022 edition of Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline shares a pair of pieces for Independence Day inspired by the National Anthem: Jessie Montgomery’s “Banner,” and Kile Smith’s “The Dawn’s Early Light.” Plus, Tyler will be joined by pianist Ann DuHamel to discuss her project “Prayers for a Feverish Planet.”  Enjoy this audio, an interview with Ann DuHamel.   Listen to Modern Notebook, Sunday nights from 8 to 10 on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9 ..read more