Ooh, Shiny!

The spring season of Live from Hochstein broadcast concerts on WXXI-FM opened today with an exciting performance by the Eastman Trombone choir. The ensemble played arrangements of music by Strauss, Handel and Bach, and new works by Chris Brubeck, John Firth and former Eastman professor Emory Remington. The music was sonorous and fun, and the Hochstein Performance Hall is a great place to listen to brass ensembles. And it's captivating to watch all that brass shining and reflecting throughout the hall!

Live from Hochstein is the longest running live broadcast concert series in Western New York. The lunchtime programs range from soloists and chamber ensembles to large orchestras and choirs. The broadcasts are presented as free brown bag concerts, at the Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 North Plymouth Avenue in Rochester.

For a complete schedule of this spring's programs, visit http://wxxi.org/hochstein

Papal Honor for WXXI Program Host

Rochester Bishop Matthew Clark will present the prestigious Benemerenti Medal to Richard Gladwell, host and producer of WXXI’s nationally syndicated radio program With Heart and Voice. The Benemerenti Medal is one of the Vatican’s highest honors to the laity, and is conferred on those who have exhibited long and exceptional service to their community.

The medal will be given to Mr. Gladwell by Bishop Clark at a special free concert in Mr. Gladwell’s honor at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Rochester, on Sunday March 29, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. Choirs and organists from the Diocese of Rochester will perform a number of Mr. Gladwell’s favorites, and representatives from several community organizations will pay tribute to his accomplishments.

I hope to see you there!