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WHO WE ARE

Classical WSMR, 89.1 and 103.9, is west central Florida’s only station devoted to classical music. The station features the finest performances of classical music, 24 hours a day, with special features and live performances by internationally acclaimed musicians.

WSMR Live In-Studio Performance: Joseph Holt

Live Sarasota Music Festival Performance with pianists Ya-Fei Chuang and Robert Levin

Original Broadcast: June 9, 2022

Live Sarasota Music Festival Performance with Cellist Brinton Avril Smith

Original Broadcast: Thursday, June 16, 2022

Live Sarasota Music Festival Performance with Violinist Francesca Anderegg

Original Broadcast: Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Live Performance: Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival

Original Broadcast: Thursday, June 30, 2022

WSMR Live Performance with Sarasota Opera

Original Broadcast: November 2, 2022

WSMR Live Performance With Eunmi Ko

Original Broadcast: January 24, 2023

WSMR Live Performance With The Renaissance Quartet

Original Broadcast: February 20, 2023

WSMR Live Performance With Violinist Stefan Jackiw

Original Broadcast: February 23, 2023

WSMR Live Performance with Opera Tampa: Sweeney Todd

Original Broadcast: March 20, 2023

WSMR Live Performance With La Musica

Original Broadcast: April 6, 2023

WSMR Live Performance

Original Broadcast: April 13, 2023

WSMR Live Performance With Violinist Max Tan

Original Broadcast: May 16, 2023

WSMR Live Performance With Sarasota Music Festival - Violinist Melissa White

Original Broadcast: June 7, 2023

WSMR Live Performance With Sarasota Music Festival - Attacca Quartet

Original Broadcast: June 13, 2023

WSMR Live Performance With Sarasota Music Festival - Pianist Robert Levin and Cellist Gabriel Cabezas

Original Broadcast: June 20, 2023

WSMR Live Performance With Key Chorale

Original Broadcast: February 7, 2024

Funding for this program was provided through the Florida Department Of State Division Of Arts & Culture.

Archived Performances and Interviews | CAMP for September 26, 2021

On this edition of Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline is joined by the founders of the Contemporary Art Music Project, or CAMP, a new contemporary music initiative set to present concerts in the Tampa Bay region and across Central Florida. They’ve got two in-person concerts coming up in early October in Tampa and Orlando.

Archived Performances and Interviews | Juhi Bansal and Julia Mermelstein Interview

On this edition of Modern Notebook, Tyler Kline is joined by Juhi Bansal and Julia Mermelstein, the two winning composers of the USF New-Music Consortium’s International Call for Scores. They’ll discuss their work and give a preview of the music that will be featured on the New-Music Consortium’s upcoming virtual concert (April 2021).

Archived Performances and Interviews | Judith Lang Zaimont Interview

Judith Lang Zaimont is internationally recognized for her music’s distinctive style, characterized by expressive strength and dynamism. She’s the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2015 The American Prize in Chamber Music Composition and a 2003 Aaron Copland Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, composer grant from the National Endowment for the arts, and much more; and her music is widely performed throughout the United States and Europe.

Archived Performances and Interviews | New Music Consortium Interview

Josh Mallard and Jamie Koller are both composers at the University of South Florida and both are part of the New-Music Consortium at USF: Josh is president of the student-led organization, and Jamie is the Public Relations representative. Earlier this year, the USF New Music Consortium was set to host their fourth bi-annual New Music Festival on the USF campus, welcoming 36 composers from all over the world to participate.

Past Interviews and Live Performances

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