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.

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67 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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We mark African-American History Month with works by Black composers ranging from the Roaring 1920s to our roiling 2020s. Featuring great Heifetz ...

Bought by KMUN, WVTF, New Hampshire Public Radio, WMRA, WCNY and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 6
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Mozart - happy, melancholy and masterful on this edition, featuring concert performances from Mary Baldwin University's Francis Auditorium by outst...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KMUN, WVTF, WCNY, WMRA and more


  • Added: Jan 27, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 6
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From his lifetime to our own, a “Schubertiade” is shorthand for a gathering of conviviality and chamber music that sparkles and delight, all from t...

Bought by WMRA, WCNY, WVTF, and 106.3 WQSV-LP FM


  • Added: Jan 20, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 4
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His mother was a choir director; his wife was a conservatory-trained singer, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s speeches were peppered with musical c...

Bought by 106.3 WQSV-LP FM, WCNY, WMRA, and WVTF


  • Added: Jan 12, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 4
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A Louisiana Blues strut, Master Mozart, soulful Rachmaninoff, and the Heifetz debut of Fraser and Haas… and other magic moments from the Heifetz st...

Bought by WVTF, WMRA, and WCNY


  • Added: Jan 07, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 3
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For the final episode of the inaugural year of Heifetz on Air, a program of great musical moments from the Heifetz Holiday Tour, chock-a-block with...

Bought by WMRA and WCNY


  • Added: Dec 30, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
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Heifetz faculty, alums, and special guests perform beloved carols, Baroque gems, and custom arrangements of holiday classics, played in Heifetz Ho...

Bought by WVTF


  • Added: Dec 24, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Highlights from the annual 12-hour Bach birthday marathon from Christ Lutheran Church in Staunton, Virginia, featuring Bach in all his variety and ...

Bought by WMRA


  • Added: Dec 17, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
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On the next Heifetz On Air, the Beethoven Experience…the Sibelius Sensation. Celebrating the December birthdays of both convention-breaking compos...

Bought by WMRA and KPRG


  • Added: Dec 09, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
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December is here, and with it the nip in the air and the frost in the fields. On this episode we’ll explore some of the best music for the coldest...

Bought by WVTF, KPRG, and WMRA


  • Added: Dec 02, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 3