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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

Caption: Kinds of Kings, Credit: KoK
We spend the hour with Kinds of Kings, a collective of US-based composers focused on amplifying and advocating for under-heard voices. Also, series...

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  • Added: Feb 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
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We're staying with the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania for a conversation with another artist. This time it's a nun living according to the spir...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2021
  • Length: 06:07
Caption: Evan Williams, Credit: SnoStudios
Composer and conductor Evan Williams joins us to introduce his own music, plus music from other living composers of color.

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  • Added: Jan 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: New Music Detroit, Credit: newmusicdetroit.com
We hear more of a concert from New Music Detroit, recorded live at the 40th annual New Music Festival at Bowling Green State University.

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  • Added: Jan 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: New Music Detroit, Credit: newmusicdetroit.com
We hear the first part of a concert from New Music Detroit, from the 40th annual New Music Festival at BGSU. Also, Jennifer Higdon introduces music...

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  • Added: Jan 11, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're chatting with an artist who likes to balance managing art and creating art. Christine Deemer is the firs...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2021
  • Length: 06:15
Caption: Matthew Evan Taylor, Credit: Michelle Leftheris
We sample composer/saxophonist Matthew Evan Taylor's album "Say Their Names," a musical response to the 2020 protests against police brutality. Als...

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  • Added: Jan 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Quince Ensemble, Credit: Karjaka Studios
We sample a new release from the Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble of David Lang's meditation on the Tristan and Isolde story, "love fail." Also, ...

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  • Added: Dec 28, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
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This year we're headed to Bedford Falls with Tammy Kinsey, Professor of Film at University of Toledo, as we take a behind-the-scenes look at the cl...

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  • Added: Dec 21, 2020
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Composer Jennifer Higdon, Credit: J.D. Scott
Series curator and BGSU alumna Jennifer Higdon joins us to introduce her latest recordings.

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  • Added: Dec 21, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11