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In this weeks WCRI Classical Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and the Newport Music Festivals Education & Outreach Coordinator Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they take a journey into The Grasshopper and the Ant. this story is number 373 out of Aesop’s...

In this program WCRI host Mike Maino and Newport Music Festival Executive Director Pamela Pantos discuss German composer Richard Wagner. Wagner was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as...

This month on The 95.9 Company Break Mike talks with Rob Kapell owner of Mystic Cycle Centre. Mystic Cycle Centre is your friendly neighborhood bike shop since 1992. Located in Mystic, CT, they serve the eastern Connecticut and southern New England cycli...

This week Joe is featuring saxophonist Sonny Stitt from his 1997 32 Jazz Records recording "Endgame Brilliance". Originally released as two records "Constellation" and "Tune Up" on Muse Records in 1972.

This week The RI International Film Festival is the subject of the                      program with George T. Marshall, Executive Director. We talk about the            great movie scores of 2019 and listen to some selections from this year's “Blockbust...

In this weeks WCRI Classical Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and the Newport Music Festivals Education & Outreach Coordinator Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they take a journey into the world of fantasy. Two pieces written by well known composers wit...

In this program WCRI host Mike Maino and Newport Music Festival Executive Director Pamela Pantos continue their discussion about A Musical Christmas which will be performed at Emmanuel Church Saturday, December 7 @ 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm. Join the Newport Mus...

This week The Jamestown Community Chorus is the subject of the program  with B. J. Whitehouse, Music Director and Judith Anderson, Publicity Chair. We talk about their upcoming holiday program and listen to some  selections from the concerts that will be...

This week Joe is featuring vocalist Tiereny Sutton from her 2000 Telarc Records recording "UnSung Heroes".

The State Ballet of Rhode Island is the subject of the program with Ana Marsden Fox, Executive Director. We talk about their upcoming performance of “Coppelia” and listen to some selections that will be used in the production, Friday, December 6th and Sa...