Join us in celebrating Public Radio Music Day on October 23.
Public radio music stations help listeners discover and explore music they’ve never heard before. From new and emerging artists to the classics, noncommercial music is only found on public radio. Public Radio Music Day brings together noncommercial public radio stations, artists, and fans to recognize public radio’s essential community service and unique role in the music industry locally and nationally.
WXXI is proud to be a part of Public Radio Music Day and will continue engaging music fans, artists, and musicians through on-air, studio sessions, fan and artist stories, special programming and curated playlists. On October 23, WXXI Classical and The Route will join stations across the country in hosting special broadcast and programming to connect their community with local musicians and artists; school music programs; and advocate for the continued support of public radio music stations.
As part of the celebration, WXXI Classical presents a special Live From Hochstein program, The Classical Mandolin, featuring Ken Luk on mandolin; Howard Spindler on piano; Bernardo Marcondes Rodrigues on guitar, and singer Joanna Kim. Join us at Hochstein Performance Hall (50 North Plymouth Ave. in Rochester) at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23 for this free concert. Can’t make it in person? You can listen to the live performance on WXXI Classical.
At 5 p.m. The Route will simulcast a special concert with Bartees Strange live from WTMD. It will also stream right here.
From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Little Theatre Café enjoy free live music with Margaret Explosion. Peggi Fournier on soprano sax, Ken Frank on double bass, Paul Dodd on drums, and Phil Marshall on guitar present “lyric-free musical dimensions linked to free jazz and slow motion psychedelia.”