In addition to being a gifted instrumentalist, Detroit saxophonist, composer and educator Dominic Waddles is a member of the music theory staff at Michigan State University's Community Music School-Detroit. He also leads the Civic Jazz Band with the DSO's civic ensemble program. In this feature he presents a Detroit-made classical music story about Thomas Wilkins.

DSO Principal Clarinetist Ralph Skiano takes center stage with the orchestra on this weekend's Neighborhood Concert Series. Peter catches up with Skiano to talk about Mozart and more...plus the Gerald Finzi Clarinet Concerto...

Douglas Bianchi conducts the International Symphony Orchestra in their "At the Movies" concert this weekend. The concert consists of 20th and 21st century masterworks and new music by an international array composers.

90.9's Peter Whorf sits down with conductor Bianchi and Executive Director Anthony Wing. Doug begins the discussion by considering Sergie Prokofiev's intense Romeo and Juliet score...

The 20th Anniversary of "Too Hot To Handel" in Detroit at the Detroit Opera is just around the corner. Here's a sneak peek of Cecelia's conversation with tenor Rodrick Dixon and learns how Detroit's "Too Hot To Handel" started 20 years ago, what people can expect to see and hear, and how Handel's Messiah and the mission of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are in perfect harmony.

DSO Principal Oboist Alexander Kinmonth and Associate Concertmaster Kimberly Kaloyanodes Kennedy play Bach's Oboe and Violin Concerto this weekend on the orchestra's Neighborhood Series. Also included are works by Joseph Boulogne and Nicolai Rimsky Korsakov. 90.9's Peter Whorf catches up with Alex to talk about DSO news...and the Bach concerto...

The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra performs for the first time at Orchestra Hall in Detroit on Friday, January 26. It's part of a music-rich weekend in Midtown, which also brings the Sphinx Competition Finals to Orchestra Hall and DPTV. WRCJ's Peter Whorf speaks with A2SO Executive Director Sarah Calderini about this historic happening...

A special for the holiday season and remember Mike Whorf. This episode of his long-running program "Kaleidoscope" is about a Christmas classic, the work of George Frederick Handel, "Messiah".

For more than three decades radio host Mike Whorf entertained and informed Detroit, Windsor and Great Lakes listeners with the long-running WJR program "Kaleidoscope". The ever-popular documentary/narrative program was a blend of storytelling, interviews, historic recordings, and music of the ages to create a captivating portrait of various topics.

Cecelia Sharpe speaks with Yolanda Jack, Director of the play TopDog/UnderDog running at the Detroit Repertory Theatre through December 17, 2023.

Cecelia Sharpe speaks with award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter who will be at the Charles H. Wright Museum in Detroit on December 16, 2023 to talk about her book "The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Right Thing to Black Panther".

Jader conducts the DSO in music by Bonds, Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky this weekend. He spoke with Peter about the upcoming Florida tour, and Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony...