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For over 40 years, WGTE has been a trusted source of information, music, and entertainment - a valued and vital service that provides award-winning programming to Northwest Ohio, Southeast Michigan and beyond.

Series

Caption: Dr. Louise Toppin
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Dr. Louise Toppin, noted soprano and professor of voice at the University of Michigan, is our guide for a celebration of some of our most historically significant African American composers.

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104 Pieces

"Living American Composers: New Music from Bowling Green" is a radio series devoted to living American composers and their works. Update: all of Season Ten is now available for auditioning/download!

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307 Pieces

"Celebrating the connections we make through the people we meet."


Latest Pieces

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Brittanie Kuhr serves as the Executive Director of Institutional Advancement at Defiance College, but for this interview on The Rough Draft Diaries...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2021
  • Length: 06:17
Caption: Samuel Adler and his wife Emily Freeman Brown, Credit: WGTE
Legendary composer Samuel Adler, now in his ninth decade, shares some of the music he's written for various performers during the global pandemic.

Bought by WCQS, KMUN, GCR (Global Community Radio), WRTI, KWAX and more


  • Added: Mar 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're talking to Dani Fuller, owner of Fuller Art House in Sylvania, Ohio. A space specifically located in the...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2021
  • Length: 05:59
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Jan Thomas’ love of nature was fostered by her Old World Italian grandfather during her childhood in Cleveland, OH. She currently resides in Toled...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2021
  • Length: 06:17
Caption: Showpony (Laura Nygren)
Producer Mickey Emch shares performances from some of her favorite musicians, including double-bassist/singer/electronic musician Laura Nygren and ...

Bought by WCQS, KMUN, WRTI, KWAX, KDX Worldround Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 23, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
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We're talking about chess on this week's episode of The Rough Draft Diaries! We'll join Warren Woodberry, the founder of multiple award-winning aft...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2021
  • Length: 06:04
Caption: Anna Meredith, Credit: Gem Harris
We hear works that fuse genres, including Evan Zyporyn's pop/primal "War Chant" and his Gamelan-influenced "Kekambangan." Also, Inti Figgis-Vizuet...

Bought by WCQS, KMUN, GCR (Global Community Radio), WRTI, KDX Worldround Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 11, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
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Sven Olaf Nelson began his printing press shop with a small table-top proof press and a few drawers of type in 2001, now he has over 300 drawers an...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2021
  • Length: 06:11
Caption: Composer Andrew Norman, Credit: Jessa Anderson
We hear a sampling of performances from recent New Music Festivals at Bowling Green State University, including Andrew Norman's high-octane octet G...

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  • Added: Feb 08, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
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Today we're talking to Steven J. Athanas, a band member of the Homewreckers, an artist, and a bus driver. You'll learn about his process growing up...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2021
  • Length: 05:58