Classical Music with Brenda Tremblay

Brenda Tremblay is the host and producer of
Classical 91.5 FM on weekday mornings. She also
produces and hosts the RPO radio concerts and other
local productions, and works with the Center for Public
Affairs to create arts and cultural coverage.

Read Brenda's full bio

When and where to tune in

Tune in to Classical 91.5 FM on weekday mornings from 6 to 10am.
(the daily Mystery Piece airs at 6:40am, the Composers' Datebook at 7:20am, and the Writer's Almanac at 8:20am.)

You can also Listen Live online to the Classical 91.5 audio stream.
Daily Playlists are available from our Classical Music hosts.

This Week

Mornings, May 14 - 18

Join Brenda and the birds starting at six. It’s “Top Ten” week. Every morning at 6:40, guess the Top Ten listener favorites’ Mystery Piece!

Monday, May 14

Host Brenda Tremblay presents pieces by Haydn, Schubert, and one of Classical 91.5 listeners' top ten favorites. On the Composers Datebook: Rautavaara's Fifth

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Mornings, May 7 - 11

The Jesuits say if you give them a child until the age of seven, he or she is theirs forever.

Where - and to whom - do you belong?

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Mornings, April 30 - May 4

This week, you’ll wake with host Luna Galassini. She’s new to Rochester, passionate about music, and looking forward to spending time with Classical 91.5 listeners.

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Mornings on Classical 91.5, April 23 - 27

Monday, April 23

Ruth Phinney presents beautiful music, a little news, and the Writer’s Almanac.

On the Composers Datebook: Arthur Farwell

Tuesday, April 24

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Mornings, April 16 - 20

It's Mystery Overture week! Plus, WXXI will celebrate poets and their beautiful words during the month of April, which is National Poetry Month. Once again this year, we will have a special series of Poetry Moments, created in collaboration with Rochester-based BOA Editions. Each daily poem airs around 9:30 a.m. on FM 91.5.

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Recently on my blog

Sing along with Mitch

from Brenda Tremblay, posted: 05/14/2012 - 5:56pm

Your public radio stations' recent drive ended with a bang! Our spring membership campaign raised more than $150,244 to sustain WXXI’s services. 1,345 public radio listeners made contributions over a few short days. If you are a contributing and sustaining member, thank you. There’s not enough ink in the ocean (Okay, is there any ink in the ocean? You know what I mean!) to express how happy we are to serve you day in and day out, offering the best performances we can our lay hands on.

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Sing for your supper, sing for your life

from Brenda Tremblay, posted: 04/16/2012 - 2:50pm

Thank you for checking in. Here’s some of the latest Rochester music news, mostly about singing contests.

ROCHESTER'S 2012 CLASSICAL IDOL

This year’s Classical Idol competition sparked a little controversy. More on that later.

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Complication

from Brenda Tremblay, posted: 04/09/2012 - 11:27am

"Extreme complication is contrary to art." Claude Deubssy

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The eye of the beholder

from Brenda Tremblay, posted: 03/30/2012 - 11:19am

Your dreamscape might be my nightmare. How you perceive minimalism or opera or country and western might be very different than someone else does.

WXXI Program Director Ruth Phinney pointed out this image in the woodgrain of the door to the Music Library. We saw two different things; she, a man with a moustache and me, a dancer.

What do you see?

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Say something

from Brenda Tremblay, posted: 03/26/2012 - 11:26am

There are a few tasks I loathe with the blazing heat of a thousand exploding suns. These include (in no particular order) untangling kite strings, cleaning out the fridge, and sitting through long meetings, especially sessions in which everyone gets a turn to talk. This is why my impatient spirit was surprised when my body decided to hop in the car and drive us to a potentially leth