A summer-themed programme …. …. even though Tim hates summer. How strange is that!! Playlist: 05 December 2021 – Janáček: Glagolitic Mass: I. Orchestral Introduction. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Simon Rattle. – Tchaikovsky: Slavonic March, op.31. Russian National Orchestra/ Mikhail Pletnev. – Geminiani: The Art of Playing the Guitar: Sonata in C major: IV. Allegro; IV. Andante; V. Allegro moderato. Hungarian Chamber Orchestra. – Burgon: Brideshead Revisited: Always Summer. – Prokofiev: Summer Night, op.123: III. Minuet. Russian National Orchestra/ Mikhail Pletnev. – Donizetti: S ..read more

It’s the world of less common musical instruments in this show. Plus the celebration of William Blake‘s birthday with two different settings of his poem The Lamb. Playlist: 28 November 2021 – Horner: Braveheart: The Legend Spreads; Gift of a Thistle; End Titles. London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. – Tavener: The Lamb. Choir of New College, Cambridge/ Edward Higginbottom. – Vaughan-Williams: 10 Blake Songs: V. The Lamb. Ian Partridge, ten. – Borodin: Prince Igor: Act II: Polovtsian Dances: no. 2. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus/ Sir Thomas Beecham. – Pärt: Pari Intervello. Vienna Glas ..read more

  What mood are you in? Sunny, dramatic, peaceful, energetic, ….? Whatever you’re feeling, there is music to suit in this episode of Queen of the Night. Playlist: 21 November 2021 – Mendelssohn: Concerto for 2 Piano’s in E major: III. Allegro. Roland Pöntinen and Love Derwinger, pno. Amsterdam Sinfonietta. – Wagner: Die Walkure: Ride of the Valkyries. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/ Vernon Handley. – Baños: In the Heart of the Sea: The White Whale Chant. – Zachow: Trio in F major: II. Vivace. – Debussy: Isle Joyeuse. Branford Marsalis, soprano sax. English Chamber Orchestra. – Horovitz: Co ..read more

… surely the stand-out piece in tonight’s programme is The Seal Lullaby. Simply gorgeous! Or maybe you have a different favourite? Playlist: 07 November 2021 – Strauss Jnr: On the Beautiful Blue Danube. Berlin Philharmonic/ Herbert von Karajan. – Ramírez: Misa Criolla: I. Kyrie. José Carreras, ten. Sociedad Coral de Bilbao/ José Luis Ocejo. – Josquin des Prez: Missa Hercules Dux Ferraraie: Kyrie. Jeffrey Hamilston Steele, gtr. – Handel: Acis and Galatea: Act I: Happy We! The Sixteen/ Harry Christophers. – Ligeti: Musica ricercata: VII. Liisa Pohjola, pno. – Delibes: Lakmé: Act II. Bell Song. D ..read more

This programme was broadcast on World Polio Day and at the end of Australia’s National Bird Week. And also at the end of a week where the Victorian Pride Centre, home to JOY 94.9, played host to a Covid pop-up vaccination centre. Thus, nods to all that, especially polio survivors, during this show. Playlist: 24 October 2021 – Rameau: Castor et Pollux: Tambourins I & II. Orchestra of the 18th Century/ Frans Brüggen. – Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in D major, RV90 “Il Gardellino” (The Goldfinch): II. Largo. Frans Brüggen, flute. Orchestra of the 18th Century. – Shostakovich: 3 Duets for violin an ..read more

Get your fill of alliterative composers from Armand Arensky to Richard Rogers. It’s your host, Tim, having a bit of fun in choosing this programme’s magnificent music. Playlist: 17 October 2021 – Bela Bartok: 6 Romanian Folk Dances. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. – Richard Rodgers: Oklahoma!: Oh What a Beautiful Mornin’. Mormon Tabernacle Choir. – Jóhann Jóhannsson: Orphée: Flight From The City. – Armand Amar: Moving Music: Marriage. – Thomas Tallis: If Ye Love Me. Chapelle du Roi – Herbert Howells: Sing Lullaby. Lincoln Cathedral Choir. – César Cui: Orientale. Yehuda Hanani, vlc. Eliot Fisk, gtr ..read more

  Celebrating George Gershwin on his birthday – an original in terms of crossover music – classical and jazz …. and even pop for those who remember Australian Normie Rowe‘s first hit single. Worth a listen to compare and contrast. And, of course, some ‘real’? classical music, ending the show with two very different versions of the Benedictus. Playlist: 26 September 2021 – Hisaishi: My Neighbor Totoro: Hey Let’s Go (opening theme), arranged for piano. – Sousa: Humoresque of George Gershwin’s Swanee. Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra/ John Philip Sousa. – Dvorak: Humoresque no.7, op.101. Art ..read more

It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day! Who knew so much piratical music has been written and played? Thank heavens Tim spares us! He shares only three pirate jokes Playlist: 19 September 2021 – Klaus Badelt: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. – Hans Zimmer: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest: Jack Sparrow. – Handel (arr. Arthur Somervell): Tolomeo, HWV 25: Act III: Silent Worship. David Hobson, ten. Sinfonia Australis/ Antony Walker. – Adam: Le Corsaire: Act I. Corsair’s Bacchanal; Act II. Gulnare’s Dance. English Chamber Orchestra/ Richard Bon ..read more

What a bonanza of a show! In this edition of QOTN, Tim brings together music that celebrates old Europeans, a modern Australian, and the era of film, on screens large and small. Playlist: 12 September 2021 – Evans/Livingstone: Bonanza theme. City of Prague Philharmonic. – Mahler: Symphony no.8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part I: Hymnus “Veni Creator Spiritus”: Imple superna gratia. Cheryl Studer, Angela Maria Blasi, sop; Waltraud Meier, Kazuko Nagai alto; Keith Lewis tenor; Thomas Allen baritone; Hans Sotin bass; Southend Boys Choir, Philharmonia & Chorus/ Giuseppe Sinopoli ..read more

Hopeful, inspiring, uplifting – that’s this podcast … an eclectic mix of classical, opera, film, pop, ambient music. We’d love to hear from you! To make requests and give feedback during the week, please email tim.perry@joy.org.au And remember … In these difficult times, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole!  Playlist: 05 September 2021 – Elgar: Land of Hope and Glory. Very Lynn, vocals. Geoff Love & His Orchestra. – Caldara: Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Sinfonia. Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. – Tchaikovsky: Album for the Young, op.39: Waltz. I Musici de Montréal/ Yuli Turovsky ..read more