WCNY

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Central New York’s only classical music station Classic FM HD radio provides listeners with live, locally hosted classical music programs. The station also features concerts from around the world six nights per week, opera from the Metropolitan Opera and other companies on Saturdays, archival programs of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and specialty programs including Broadway, Italian-American music, jazz and bluegrass.

Classic FM is available on 91.3 in Syracuse, 89.5 in Utica/Rome and 90.9 in Watertown, the North Country and the Kingston area and in streaming audio. Click here to visit the Classic FM page, which includes the Classic FM playlist.

You can find the Classic FM Top 40 Listener Favorites here.

Series

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290 Pieces

Feminine Fusion is a free weekly 1-hour radio program that highlights the influence of women in classical music. These are the women throughout history and into the present day who create, perform, and inspire. Composer/announcer Diane Jones of WCNY-FM in Syracuse, NY is your host, and every week showcases some of these remarkable women.

  • From: WCNY
  • Updated: Jul 25, 2022

Latest Pieces

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The second of our two programs focusing on women composers laying the foundation for future generations to thrive in the music world.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
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Hildegard von Bingen. Barbara Strozzi. Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre. These are just some of the historical figures who laid the foundation tha...

  • Added: May 28, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
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The human voice has the power to move us in so many ways. When many voices sing together, they create harmonies that are impossible alone. And wh...

  • Added: May 21, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
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Storytelling through music - what better way to spend an hour?

  • Added: May 14, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
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Can music reflect colors and can colors be reflected in music? It’s a question pondered by composer Jennifer Higdon, and this week we listen to he...

  • Added: May 07, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
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Flute. Clarinet. Oboe. Bassoon. Even Saxophone. This week, works from woodwind players and performers, all actively recording and performing today.

  • Added: Apr 29, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
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Water. One of the elements that make up the building blocks of life. And a critical part of our everyday existence. This week, music and perform...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
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More and more women are stepping into the male-dominated world of percussion. On this episode, a variety of performances from incredibly talented ...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
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She is a groundbreaker, a mentor, and one of the best known women on the conductor's podium today. This week, a look at the life and career of Mar...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
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Time for another Patchwork Quilt episode. No special theme, just great music by talented women.

  • Added: Apr 02, 2021
  • Length: 58:30