Once again, thank you classical music lovers for your resounding support of WBJC! Because of YOU we were able to end the Winter Pledge Drive over 4 HOURS EARLY! We love what we do, and it continues to humble us that it also means as much to you. We truly could not do this without you!
And a hearty "Thank you" to the hard-working volunteers and the food donors who kept us all sustained.
Over next week, the Membership team will begin sending out the 'bill me' pledges as well as acknowledgements. There are a couple premiums that we need to replenish, so there will be a slight delay in sending those out. If you need to get in touch with us about a pledge, send an email to membership@wbjc.com. Thanks! |
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WBJC'S 2023 TOUR TO DRESDEN AND LEIPZIG
We’re so excited to share that the wonderful folks at The Grand Tour have the next WBJC trip ready to go!
Please click this link for the brochure and registration form for our June trip to Germany to celebrate the music of Bach with WBJC Program Director, Jonathan Palevsky, and Membership Director, Yvonne Allen.
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2022 TAX STATEMENTS
If you did not receive a cumulative tax statement in the mail and are in need of one, you may either log in to MyWBJC and generate one on-demand (see log in instructions at the bottom of this email) or you may email the Membership team at membership@wbjc.com. |
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Saturdays at 1pm (unless otherwise noted)
February 4
MACBETH (Verdi)
Performance from February 3, 1973
February 11
Celebrating Franco Zeffirelli
Archival Broadcast **
February 18
DON CARLO (Verdi)
Performance from fall 2022
February 25 LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK (Shostakovich) – Performance from fall 2022
March 4 Listeners’ Choice: Great Met Broadcasts
March 11 LA TRAVIATA (Verdi)
Your continued support for opera keeps the Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts and other live performances on the WBJC Operafest coming to you on Saturdays throughout the entire year.
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1st FRIDAY @ 5:15 PM
1st SATURDAY @ 10 AM
BOOKNOTES REVIEW
3rd FRIDAY @ 5:15 PM
3rd SATURDAY @ 10 AM
Join Judith Krummeck for an interview series on WBJC devoted to the world of books — from different genres, to book awards, to local and national authors — everything to do with books.
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At the start of Black History Month, we honor a towering figure in the abolitionist movement, William Still — not to be confused with the Dean of African American composers, William Grant Still. Historian at Towson University, Andrew K. Diemer, talks about his William Still biography, Vigilance.
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On Saturday, February 11, there will be a historic Metropolitan Opera broadcast not heard since it was aired live in 1970: Leonard Bernstein leading Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana, part of a double bill with Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, in a celebrated production by Franco Zeffirelli. This special broadcast is timed to mark the centenary of Zeffirelli’s birth.
Leonard Bernstein’s appearances at the Met were rare. In this broadcast of Cavalleria Rusticana, the legendary conductor leads a cast starring Grace Bumbry in her first Met run as Santuzza, and Franco Corelli in his only Met broadcast as Turiddu. Fausto Cleva conducts the performance of Pagliacci, which stars Richard Tucker in his first Met broadcast as Canio, opposite Teresa Stratas as Nedda.
From the 1960s through the 1990s, Franco Zeffirelli created twelve productions for the Met. Two of them – La Bohème and Turandot – remain audience favorites to this day. His production of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci premiered in January 1970, a month before this broadcast, with Bernstein and Cleva conducting. Listeners can hear this treasure from Met radio history, “Celebrating Franco Zeffirelli,” on the Saturday broadcast at 1 p.m. ET on February 11th right here on WBJC!
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The Metropolitan Opera has also announced For Ukraine: A Concert of Remembrance and Hope, a performance and live radio broadcast on February 24 at 7 PM ET. We are pleased to offer this special live broadcast right here on WBJC.
Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct the Met Orchestra and Chorus, and soloists Golda Schultz, Emily D’Angelo, Dmytro Popov, and Vladyslav Buialskyi. The program will feature Mozart's Requiem, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, and Silvestrov's "Prayer for Ukraine."
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Listener's Choice
Kati Harrison plays your requests every Friday evening during our long-running request show, Listener's Choice. You can request your favorite music anytime by emailing listenerschoice@wbjc.com or by visiting us on Facebook. You can even call in during the week (410-580-5800) and we'll make sure Kati gets your request!
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By Dyana Neal
The Columbia Orchestra’s next concert is on Saturday, February 4. I got a pleasant surprise when I spoke with Music Director Jason Love about the program – the details are in our interview!
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By Dyana Neal
Neighborly disputes over property lines are as old as time. From February 2-26, GALA Hispanic Theatre in DC is presenting Jardin Salvaje, or Native Gardens, written and adapted by Karen Zacarias. I recently spoke with Ms. Zacarias and director Rebecca Aparicio about the production and how the show is about the clash of both generations and cultures.
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By Judith Krummeck
Ian Gallanar, Founding Artistic Director of the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, has received the 2023 Sandra and Sidney Berger Award from the international Shakespeare Theatre Association. Ian has philanthropic plans about putting the award to good use, and he came in to talk to me about them.
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By Jonathan Palevsky
Recently I did a podcast for the Candlelight Concert Society on Robert Schumann’s masterpiece Kreisleriana. The piece is inspired by E. T. A. Hoffmann’s writings about his fictional alter ego the Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler.
The work is also influenced by Hoffmann’s writings about the tomcat Murr, with whom and by accident, Kreisler shares his biography.
Therefore it was only natural that I share the podcast with our cat Chou Chou (named for Debussy’s daughter Claude Emma) who shares her appreciation for Kreisleriana at the end of the podcast! I think E. T. A. Hoffmann and Schumann would approve.
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By Kati Harrison
Pianist Claire Huangci will join the National Philharmonic for a performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. On this concert celebrating Sergei Rachmaninoff’s 150th birthday year, the National Philharmonic’s music director Piotr Gajewski will also lead the orchestra in the epic Symphony No. 2 for one performance on Friday, February 3, at 7:30 PM at Strathmore. https://nationalphilharmonic.org/event/rachmaninoffs-150th/
Ms. Huangci shared her thoughts on Rachmaninoff, his Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, and touring. You can catch the interview right here!
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If you're looking for refills your WBJC logo Pilot Metropolitan ballpoint pen, here is a list of local and online places to find them!
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Leave a legacy that will keep classical music radio alive for years to come. Consider a bequest or trust to WBJC. Speak to your financial planner today and help secure WBJC's future for the next generation of classical music lovers. |
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Kim Chase is appearing in Ursula V. Battle's “Serenity House: From Addiction to Deliverance”. This play is on tour.
Here are the next dates.
The Chesapeake Performing Arts Center, 194 Hammonds Lane, Brooklyn Park, MD 21225 Saturday, February 25: 11am, 3pm, 8pm; Sunday, February 25: 3pm
The Randallstown Community Center, 3505 Resource Drive, Randallstown, MD 21133
Saturday, May 20th and Sunday May 21st – Show Times TBD
Sollers Point Multipurpose Center, 323 Sollers Point Road, Dundalk, MD 21222
Saturday, June 3rd and Sunday, June 4th – Show Times TBD
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Getting a new car? Don’t trade-in, donate!
Before you head to the dealer, plan to donate your older vehicle to WBJC. Usually the value you'll receive for your donation will meet or exceed what the dealer will offer you as a trade-in and is fully tax-deductible. We also take boats and RVs!
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MyWBJC is the online Membership Portal that allows WBJC members secure access to their own membership account. Members can view several years of giving history, update contact info, edit/adjust Sustainer pledges, add/delete/update credit cards, and print on-demand tax receipts
If you have not already signed up for MyWBJC:
- Click this link
- Fill in your information to request access to MyWBJC.
- Affiliation: 01 and Account ID:
- Create a password that is AT LEAST 8 characters long, containing 1 number, 1 uppercase letter, and 1 special character
- choose a security question for future password resets
Once we connect your membership account you will have access to your WBJC membership!
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