On this week's show Joe listens to pianists Richie Beirach and Andy LaVerne from their piano duet 1994 Steeplechase recording "Too Grand".

This week The Jamestown Community Chorus is the subject of the program  with B. J. Whitehouse, Music Director and Judith Anderson, Publicity Chair. We talk about their upcoming program, “Director's Choice", and listen to some selections from the concerts that will be held on Saturday  May 4th at 4 PM and Sunday May 5th at 3 PM at the Jamestown Recreation Center, 41 Conanicus Ave., Jamestown RI. For more information you can call 401-423-1574 or go to www.jamestownchorus.com ​

On this week's show Joe listens to pianist Kenny Barron from his 1993 Verve recording "Other Places".

This week Westminster Youth String Ensemble is the subject of the program, with Kathleen Curran Monroe, Director. We talk about the upcoming season and the Spring Concert on Sunday May 5th, at the Westerly Armory, in Westerly, and listen to some selections of past concerts. For more information you can call 401.596.5225 or go to www.westminsterstrings.org ​

In this weeks WCRI Classical Kids Hour hosts Jamie & Pamela invite you to join them as they listen to the story of Mozart read by Ann Rachlin.

In this program WCRI host Mike Maino and The Newport Music Festivals Executive Director Pamela Pantos continue to preview the Newport Music Festival 2019 Season. In this program they discuss First-Prize Winner ChangYong Shin: Bachauer & Hilton Head Piano Competitions who will perform at The Breakers Saturday, July 6 @ 8:00 pm. Shin is the first-prize winner of the 2018 Bachauer International Piano Competition, the 2017 Seoul International Music Competition, and the 2016 Hilton Head International Piano Competition. He received his Bachelor of Music and was awarded the Paul G. Mechlin Scholarship from the Curtis Institute of Music in May 2016. For more information on the Newport Music Festival or to purchase tickets to one of their concerts visit newportmusic.org or call 401-849-0700.

On this week's show Joe listens to Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie from his 1957 Verve recording "Dizzy Gillespie at Newport".

The Barker Playhouse is the subject of this week's program with Marcia Layden, Producer and Joan Dillenback, President.      We talk about their upcoming production of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" and listen to some of the music from the show which is being presented on May 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, at the Playhouse on Benefit Street in Providence. For more information you can call 723-0590 or go to www.playersri.org

In this weeks WCRI Classical Kids Hour hosts Jamie & Pamela invite you to join them as they listen to Camille Saint-Saëns. Saint-Saëns took famous fairy tales and set music to them. They may be a little different from some of the stories that you know as these fairy tales were often passed down from generation to generation so they would get twisted and change slightly.

In this program WCRI host Mike Maino and The Newport Music Festivals Executive Director Pamela Pantos continue to preview the Newport Music Festival 2019 Season. They present music from this summer's concert titled...Of Birds and Beasts that will take place on Wednesday, July 17th at 11AM. The repertoire for this concert is by some of the greatest composers and yet, some of it is quite light-hearted in spirit. For more information on the Newport Music Festival or to purchase tickets to one of their concerts visit newportmusic.org or call 401-849-0700.