WTJU

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WTJU enriches the culture of Virginia and extends the educational mission of UVa by bringing together diverse individuals and communities through exceptional music and conversation. Founded in 1955 and on-air since 1957, WTJU began as an educational radio station centered around classical music. Today, WTJU continues its mission of education and community engagement encompassing four main genres of music (classical, jazz, folk, and rock), as well as community stories.

Series

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64 Pieces

Each week, "Heifetz On Air" presents captivating performances by Heifetz International Music Institute students, alums, and faculty -- recorded on stage in Staunton and in WTJU's Charlottesville studios.

  • From: WTJU
  • Updated: Feb 10, 2023
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100 Pieces

"Jazz at 100” is that story – one hundred years of jazz recordings – in 100 one-hour programs that will present representative music from a century of recorded jazz history

  • From: WTJU
  • Updated: Feb 22, 2017
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50 Pieces

With 100 years of recorded jazz at our fingertips, it can be difficult for working musicians to be heard. Jazz at 100 Today! celebrates recent music from the living treasures who keep pushing boundaries while standing on the shoulders of giants.

  • From: WTJU
  • Updated: Aug 05, 2020
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2 Pieces

Telemetry, is an unconventional music series, showcasing bold new musical compositions, new instrumentation, and unique collaborations across space and genre. New episodes every month.

  • From: WTJU
  • Updated: Jul 23, 2019
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256 Pieces

Each week Peter Jones and company perform various children's stories for listeners.

  • From: WTJU
  • Updated: May 24, 2013
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9 Pieces

The Crystal Ball with Larry Sabato, Kyle Kondik, and Geoff Skelley features clear-eyed election news, analysis, and projections in a concise package, uploaded every Monday by 12:30pm.

  • From: WTJU
  • Updated: Nov 05, 2012
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9 Pieces

The Crystal Ball with Larry Sabato, Kyle Kondik, and Geoff Skelley features clear-eyed election news, analysis, and projections in a concise package, uploaded every Monday by 12:30pm.

  • From: WTJU
  • Updated: Nov 05, 2012

Latest Pieces

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In this hour, we’ll explore the music of two more giants of the New Orleans diaspora, pianist and composer Jelly Roll Morton, who left Louisiana in...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WCNY, KMUN, WMOT, KRPS and more


  • Added: Mar 10, 2017
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 23
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"Rapunzel" and "Boots and the Glass Mountain"

  • Added: Mar 09, 2017
  • Length: 28:09
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As New Orleans lost its commercial position as a major port and blacks fled the oppression of the American south, the cream of NOLA musicians hit t...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WCNY, KMUN, WMOT, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Mar 06, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 24
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"Oyez! Oyez! The Story of the Three Sillies" and "Princess Gorilla and a New Kind of Water"

  • Added: Mar 03, 2017
  • Length: 28:10
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"Strega Nona's Magic Lessons" and "Petrosinella"

  • Added: Feb 24, 2017
  • Length: 28:05
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On February 26, 1917, five musicians from New Orleans recorded for Victor Records in New York as the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, bringing a new s...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WCNY, KMUN, WMOT, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2017
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 27
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"The Frog Prince" and "Caps for Sale"

  • Added: Feb 17, 2017
  • Length: 28:05
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"Something From Nothing" and "Puss in Boots"

  • Added: Feb 10, 2017
  • Length: 28:05
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"Elephant's Wrestling Match" and "The Name of the Tree"

Bought by KMUN


  • Added: Feb 03, 2017
  • Length: 28:06
  • Purchases: 1
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"Three Little Pigs" and "Things Could be Worse"

  • Added: Jan 27, 2017
  • Length: 28:07