Music

Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal is well known for his work in film and television, but has also written many works for the concert hall. He's recently released "The Paper Lined Shack," featuring a new work for soprano and orchestra to celebrate Leonard Slatkin's 50 years with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. VPM's Mike Goldberg talks with Jeff about his storied career and this new album.

I’ve been in a reflective mood since our 16th Anniversary Show, and I’ve been looking back at some of the things we’ve played and a lot of the things we haven’t played yet and I wonder how much of this great blues music will we be able to share with you over the next 16 years.

This week, we’re taking a trip to paradise. I have several songs that deal with that elusive state of being. There’s some good time R&B. I had a couple of comments about the R&B songs I played last week, so here are some more. Let me know if you like them.

The Grammy-winning chamber choir The Crossing has released a new album "Born," which features the music of Edie Hill and Michael Gilbertson. The recording has been described as "an expedition into themes of extinction, relationships, loss, and love." VPM's Mike Goldberg spoke with the composers and conductor Donald Nally for a preview.

This edition of the show featured a refreshing hour with Tarheel songstress and cellist Shana Tucker and her engaging accompanist Christian Tambur. Together they brought us a tasteful sampling of what’s been dubbed ChamberSoul, that weaves jazz, folk, acoustic pop, and a touch of R&B into melodies that might echo in your head for days.

You don’t have to travel into the past, Henry Cook and I have done it for you with our next special episode of Time For The Blues that’s airing this Saturday night at 9:00! Every so often we like to dip into the past and bring back some of the greats from yesterday, and this week is one of those.

Bring out the cake with 16 candles on it! Time For The Blues is celebrating its 16th anniversary and you’re the one getting the present! All you have to do is tune in this Saturday night, August 6, at 9:00 to enjoy all the shenanigans.

The Charlottesville Band, formerly The Municipal Band of Charlottesville, will commemorate a century of providing free symphonic musical entertainment for the community by doing what it does best: performing.

The music you’ll hear on this show is hard to put in any kind of cubbyhole as it represents the attempt of two Texas born musicians to make some kind of musical sense of the world as we know it.

Henry Cook and I hope you will join us this Saturday night, July 23, at 9:00 as we present another rip snorting high octane episode of Time For The Blues! We’re giving you an all out four on the floor experience and want to make sure you are full prepared for this evening of fun!