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South Carolina ETV Radio and WDAV 89.9 To Broadcast Spoleto Festival USA’s Showcase Concert, Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde CHARLESTON, SC…Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic Tim Page called it “an evening that is certain to change some lives” in his glowing review of the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra?s performance of Gustav Mahler?s Das Lied von der Erde, conducted by Emmanuel Villaume at this year?s Spoleto Festival USA. Thanks to an unprecedented media partnership between South Carolina ETV Radio and WDAV 89.9 Classical Public Radio, listeners throughout the Carolinas and around the world can hear this shimmering performance. It will be broadcast Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 8 p.m. in the Charlotte NC region on WDAV-FM 89.9 Classical Public Radio and on South Carolina ETV Radio's Classical NPR stations: WSCI-FM Charleston 89.3, WEPR-FM Greenville 90.1 and WLTR-FM Columbia 91.3. Online listeners can hear it at www.spoletochambermusic.org. WDAV?s Frank Dominguez will host the broadcast. Read
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South Carolina ETV Radio and WDAV 89.9 To Broadcast Full Line-up of Spoleto Festival USA 2009 Chamber Music Concerts CHARLESTON, SC… Listeners throughout the Carolinas and around the world can hear the full line-up of Spoleto Festival USA 2009 Chamber Music Concerts just days (and in some cases hours) after they are performed for live audiences in Charleston, SC. Thanks to the groundbreaking media partnership between South Carolina ETV and WDAV 89.9 Classical Public Radio, classical music fans can hear these concerts while the Festival is still in full swing – and for the week immediately following its close. The 2009 Spoleto Chamber Music series – as well as two bonus concerts -- will be broadcast in the Charlotte NC region on WDAV-FM 89.9 Classical Public Radio and on South Carolina ETV Radio's Classical NPR stations: WSCI-FM Charleston 89.3, WEPR-FM Greenville 90.1 and WLTR-FM Columbia 91.3. Online listeners can hear it at www.spoletochambermusic.org. WDAV’s Jennifer Foster hosts the broadcasts (unless otherwise noted). The broadcast schedule and featured works for the rest of the week are: Read
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Christopher Warren-Green to Lead the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra The bear hug said it all. "The right choice, the only choice," exclaimed Calin Lupanu, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra's concertmaster, moments before embracing Christopher Warren-Green, who just moments before had been named as the financially-challenged orchestra's new Music Director. The surprise announcement and subsequent introduction of the charismatic British conductor drew an instant and sustained standing ovation from the audience on hand at the Booth Theatre in downtown Charlotte on Tuesday morning, an audience that significantly included more than a few CSO musicians.... Read
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WDAV 89.9 Classical Public Radio Launches 2009 Spring Membership Campaign Wednesday, March 4, 2009 – DAVIDSON, NC – During WDAV’s upcoming Spring On-Air Membership Campaign, listeners will enjoy an unprecedented weeklong line-up of intimate live-concert recordings and top-flight performers. From Thursday, March 5th to Thursday, March 12th, WDAV showcases Opera Carolina, musicians from the Spoleto Festival U.S.A., the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, the Winston-Salem Symphony, the Brevard Music Center, the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra and many more. Says WDAV General Manager Benjamin K. Roe, “Our listeners depend on WDAV to bring them the best music ‘made in the Carolinas.’ And our efforts depend, in turn, on listener support. We’re asking all our listeners to sustain this vital cultural connection during WDAV’s Spring Membership Campaign.” Read
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WDAV 89.9 INTRODUCES NEW SUNDAY MORNING SHOW, BISCUITS & BACH Monday, February 23, 2008 - DAVIDSON, NC – Today WDAV 89.9 Classical Public Radio announced a change to its weekend programming schedule, highlighted by a brand-new local production that returns a longtime WDAV voice to the air. This Sunday, March 1, WDAV debuts Biscuits & Bach, a three-hour program hosted by Rachel Stewart and featuring music from the Renaissance to the Baroque and beyond. Biscuits & Bach airs Sunday mornings from 8 to 11 a.m. on 89.9 FM and online at wdav.org. “We’ve been working to bring more regional flavor and great local appeal to all the shows we produce here at WDAV,” explains WDAV’s new general manager, Benjamin K. Roe. “And we’re taking the idea pretty literally in the case of Biscuits & Bach!” Read
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WDAV Adds Live National Coverage to Its Locally-Produced Inauguration Week Thursday, January 15, 2009 – DAVIDSON, NC – Classical music is at the core of two milestone cultural events this week: the 80th anniversary observation of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the inauguration of the first African-American President of the United States, Barack H. Obama. Today, WDAV 89.9 announced plans to bring its audience live national coverage of these historic events, to augment its own locally-produced Inauguration Week commemorative programming. Read
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 WDAV Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary with Three Live Broadcasts & Three Free EventsTuesday, November 25, 2008 – DAVIDSON, NC – Next week, WDAV 89.9 celebrates a rarity in American broadcasting: thirty continuous years of all-Classical Public Radio. To mark the occasion, WDAV 89.9 Classical Public Radio is inviting the entire Charlotte region to join the celebration, with two live broadcasts and three additional free events in the first week of December. Read
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WDAV Achieves Record-Breaking Results with Fall 2008 On-Air Fundraising Friday, November 21, 2008 – DAVIDSON, NC – After hitting the “pause” button on its fall membership drive last month, WDAV 89.9 Classical Public Radio completed its Celebration 2008 On-Air Membership Drive this week with record-breaking results: 1,400 listeners contributed to the campaign (360 for the first time), raising a total of $189,454. That performance equates to 94.7% of the goal for dollars raised, and 100% for total members. Read
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WDAV 89. Broadcasts the Charlotte Symphony Listeners across the Carolinas will be treated this weekend to a special concert broadcast, thanks to the re-energized partnership between the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and WDAV 89.9 Classical Public Radio. On Saturday, November 15 at 2 p.m., WDAV presents Charlotte SymphonyCast, a complete broadcast of the CSO’s riveting October concert that featured the vibrant Argentinian pianist Ingrid Fliter and guest-conductor Andrew Grams, a candidate to become the CSO’s next Music Director. The concert was saluted by the Classical Voice of North Carolina: “sensational – the orchestra was in top shape, the soloist excellent, and guest conductor Andrew Grams may (and should, in the opinion of this reviewer) become the next Music Director of the Charlotte Symphony.” Read
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WDAV To “Press Play” On Suspended Fall Fund Drive
“Suspending an on-air campaign is an extremely risky move for any public broadcaster,” explains WDAV’s new General Manager Benjamin K. Roe. “But we felt it was the right thing to do for a community that needed us to do what we do best: provide top-quality, around-the-clock classical music. Now, with the election behind us and a more stabilized economic environment in the region, we’re ready to pick up where we left off and raise the funds that are essential for us.” |
November 6, 2008 – DAVIDSON, NC – After hitting the “pause” button on its fall membership drive last month, WDAV 89.9 Classical Public Radio today announced it is set to “press play” and resume its Celebration 2008 On-Air Membership Drive on Thursday, Nov. 13. |
WDAV Suspends Fall On-Air Fund Drive Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - DAVIDSON, NC -- Due to the uncertain economic climate, WDAV 89.9, the region’s 24-hour classical music station, is suspending its fall on-air fundraising campaign. “We cannot be oblivious to what’s happening in the world – and especially in our region,” said WDAV’s new General Manager Benjamin K. Roe. “There’s a bit of a crisis in our community right now. Our audience sees WDAV as an oasis of calm in an unsettled world. In times like these, we need to provide the around-the-clock classical music our listeners rely on. We will resume doing best what our audience needs most,” said Roe. |
WDAV Receives HD Radio Grant DAVIDSON, NC – WDAV 89.9 Classical Public Radio kicked off its Celebration 2008 Fall On-Air Membership Campaign with news that it has won a $69,000 grant from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Public Telecommunications Facilities Program. The grant must be matched by private funds and will be used to upgrade WDAV’s main 100,000 watt transmitter and add “multicasting” capability – new programming services enabled by HD Radio™’s unique ability to separate digital bandwidth into multiple audio streams, without sacrificing audio quality. Read
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WDAV to Broadcast Charlotte Symphony Season-Opening Concert The audience of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is about to grow exponentially, thanks to a re-energized partnership with WDAV 89.9 Classical Public Radio. On Saturday evening, September 13, 2008, WDAV will offer a live broadcast of the CSO’s season-opening Mozart and Mahler program, bringing the immediacy and vibrant acoustics of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra’s live performance in the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center to tens of thousands of listeners across the Carolinas. The Sept. 13 concert will be both the CSO’s first live broadcast in ten years and the first live broadcast in WDAV’s 30th Anniversary Season. Read
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