Exclusive Interview: Sarah Brailey, Grammy-Winning WORT Host
The
The Prison, a choral symphony by
Dame Ethel Smyth that features soprano
Sarah Brailey along with bass-baritone
Dashon Burton and
Musica Antiqua, but she is involved in several other Madison-area groups as well: Just Bach
Alan Muirhead, another co-host of Musica Antiqua.
How did you get involved with the project to record The Prison?
I met James (conductor/composer James Blachly) about five years ago when I sang one of his songs on a concert at a Trinity Wall Street music festival. As you know, the community of classical performers is quite small so we knew of each other, but this was the first time working together and we both enjoyed it immediately. He told me then that he was working on this project and had already involved Dashon Burton, who was a friend of mine, and he said that he’d like me to sing the soprano part. After lots of fundraising, we were able to record it in February 2019 at SUNY-Purcha
Remembering Jess Anderson
Jess Anderson, one of WORT’s original music hosts, passed away at the end of January. Many long-time DJs fondly remember Jess for his musical knowledge, activism and sparkling personality. Some of our current volunteers wrote about Jess’ participation at the station.
Jess Anderson
(photos of Jess provided by Token Creek Festival)
Carol Moseson, host of Musica Antiqua on WORT
:
“I remember Jess Anderson and his wonderful show
Classical Omelet. Saw him many times at UW faculty piano concerts over the years, where he always said hello. He was brilliant and funny, with an encyclopedic knowledge of classical music and exquisite taste. In another era I can imagine him having a salon for musical luminaries and the wickedly funny where everyone played and dished to their hearts’ content.
ONLINE: Angela Puerta & Willie Gracia
Feb 13, 2021 12:00 PM
February 9, 2021
press release: Concert on the Grace Presents YouTube channel.
Please join us for the next Grace Presents concert with Colombian singer-songwriter Angela Puerta and percussionist Willie Gracia this Saturday, February 13, at 12pm. During COVID, the concerts are filmed in HD and streamed on the Grace Presents YouTube channel. All concerts include a post-concert Meet-and-Greet with the artists via Zoom.
Angela Puerta is a Colombian singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Madison, Wisconsin. Angelaâs main music influence is Rock en Español, Alternative Rock, Pop, Funk, Reggae, Colombian traditional music and other Latin American rhythms. She has performed at different venues in Colombia, Australia and the U.S. At 18, while in living in Colombia, Angela created her first cover rock band, Umbral12pm. She performed music by musicians like Alanis Morrisette, Janis Joplin, Cranberries, No Doubt, Aterciop
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