WRCJ In-Studio Guests Podcast
1) Kaneza Schaal - December 7, 2025
Cecelia Sharpe speaks with Kaneza Schaal, Director of Detroit Opera's double-bill production "Highways and Valleys" featuring the music of William Grant Still and Kurt Weill.
2) Anna Glass - November 14, 2025
Cecelia Sharpe speaks with Executive Director Anna Glass about the Dance Theater of Harlem's performance at the Detroit Opera House November 15-16, 2025.
3) Musical Milestones with Christa Grix - Cass Tech
The harp and vocal ensemble at Detroit's Cass Tech High School is the oldest continuously operating public school music program in the United States. They celebrate 100 years in 2025! The renowned pro...Show More
4) Christopher O'Riley - October 3, 2025
Johann Sebastian Bach’s “The Well-Tempered Clavier” a two-volume collection of 24 preludes and fugues in every major and minor key, is a foundational work in classical music, demonstrating a revolutio...Show More
5) Musical Milestones with Christa Grix - Anna Magdalena Notebook
2025 is the 300th anniversary of the Anna Magdalena Notebook. The lavish notebook was a gift from Johann Sebastian Bach to his second wife Anna Magdalena. Who was she and what did the book contain? ...Show More
6) Musical Milestones with Christa Grix - Carmen
2025 marks the 150th anniversary of Georges Bizet's opera masterpiece "Carmen". Scandalous when it was first performed, Bizet sadly didn't live to see it become appreciated. In this feature by Christa...Show More
7) Sarah Calderini - September 9, 2025
The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra's new season opens September 12, 2025. 90.9 WRCJ's Peter Whorf and orchestra Executive Director Sarah Calderini talk about a few highlights.
8) Musical Milestones with Christa Grix - Monteux
2025 is the 20th anniversary of 90.9 WRCJ and would be the 150th birthday of conductor Pierre Monteux. He led orchestras like the Boston Symphony and the Metropolitan Opera but had a unpopular debut i...Show More
9) Jason Moran - August 26, 2025
Pianist and composer Jason Moran is this year's Artist-in-Residence for the 2025 Detroit Jazz Festival. Get to know him better in this interview with 90.9 WRCJ's John Penney.
10) Remembering Sheila Jordan with John Penney
Detroit-born Sheila Jordan passed away Monday, August 11, 2025 at the age of 96. She was a jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, music educator, NEA Jazz Master and pioneered a bebop and scat jazz singing...Show More