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 June through August, Billy Collins — U.S. Poet Laureate from 2001-2003 — will be filling in for Garrison Keillor as the host of The Writer's Almanac. In July, Garrison and the A Prairie Home Companion crew will be on a 30-day, 27-concert tour across the U.S. and in August, Garrison will be hosting a Mediterranean cruise. Billy has been called "the most popular poet in America" by the New York Times and is a perfect summer fill-in for Garrison. Billy's first airing is June 3.

Recently on my blog

How does Roomful of Teeth strike you?

from Brenda Tremblay, posted: 04/20/2013 - 9:06am

Caroline Shaw won the Pulitzer Prize for music this week, and if there’s one thing you’ll hear in her work, it’s the fine line between speech and song. It’s all about connecting.

An amazing woman, a fish without a bicycle

from Brenda Tremblay, posted: 03/23/2013 - 9:14am

It's lovely to spend mornings with you, listening to great recordings from the WXXI library, NPR news, arts features, and . . .

Music History at Mach 5

from Brenda Tremblay, posted: 02/20/2013 - 12:11pm

It's not in English, but you'll still enjoy.

Be Mine

from Brenda Tremblay, posted: 02/13/2013 - 10:06am

Classical 91.5 listener Jeff Miller found this black valentine in an antique store a couple of years ago and says he couldn't resist, "For that special someone!" It's a Hallmark card. Look at the signature. Jeff isn't sure if it was part of the original card or hand written. What do you think?

Meet Ben and the girls

from Brenda Tremblay, posted: 02/05/2013 - 7:02pm