Emily Boyer
Morning Music HostWe’re thrilled to introduce Emily Boyer, our new morning classical host. Emily is a musician, music educator and passionate music advocate. Best of all, she’s a lifelong classical public radio listener!
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Get swept away to the green hills of Ireland with music to celebrate St Patrick’s Day! Join me to hear internationally renowned flutist James Galway, the flowing piano style of John Field, and music by celebrated Celtic harper Turlough O’Carolan. -
Do you know what tomorrow is? Well, let me just say, "Beware the Ides of March!" That fateful advice to Julius Caesar sets the stage for music like a stormy overture by Antonio Salieri. -
The title is Quintet for Piano and Winds, and Mozart really does feature the piano, with oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn adding expert color commentary. Hear it for today’s Midday Mozart! -
David Lang is an important voice in contemporary music. In his piece for the ensemble Eighth Blackbird, these broken wings, he speaks to the performers, saying he wants to encourage them to dance and push forward along with the music. -
Ethel Smyth was a leader in the women’s suffrage movement, even going to prison for a time for her political action. Her music was criticized at times for being too masculine and at other times for being too feminine. We’ll hear her Concerto for Violin and Horn today. -
French composer Charlotte Sohy wrote her symphony during the First World War, then more than 100 years later, conductor Debora Waldman brought it to listeners for the first time. She leads the world premiere recording of Sohy’s Symphony in C-sharp minor. -
Emily Boyer talks with conductor James Sinclair about Orchestra New England’s upcoming concert on March 8, 2025. Known for its creative programming, the ensemble presents an eclectic mix of works, from classical charm to contemporary brilliance. -
Let music transport you to “The Best of All Possible Worlds,” one of the melodies in Leonard Bernstein’s opera Candide, and featured in the Candide Overture. -
Katherine Dunham, often hailed as the Matriarch of Black Dance, brought African cultures to American dance, like the Haitian dance and Rada traditions that inspired Yanvalou by composer Beth Denisch. -
When a trombone player asked composer Elena Roussanova to write something fun, she responded with The Great Chaplin, an orchestral homage to silent film icon Charlie Chaplin. Smile along with the music this morning!
