Classical Music with Julia Figueras

Julia Figueras is Music Director and mid-day host of Classical 91.5 on weekday middays. She is also the host of Backstage Pass, a monthly series dedicated to bringing listeners backstage for a visit with great musicians.

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Tune in to Classical 91.5 FM weekdays from 10am to 2pm.
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Tuesday, January 31st - 1pm

Imani Winds

Since 1997, the Grammy nominated quintet has taken a unique path, carving out a distinct presence in the classical music world with its dynamic playing, culturally poignant programming, genre-blurring collaborations, and inspirational outreach programs. On Demand Video available!

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Friday, December 16th - 1pm

Concentus

Rochester women's ensemble Concentus performs for a holiday special of Backstage Pass.

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Friday, November 11th - 1pm

Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

Tune in for a sneak peek at the next generation of musical greats. (Watch the Performance On Demand)

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Friday, October 28th - 1pm

Gamelon

Join Backstage Pass for a musical journey to Indonesia.

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Recently on my blog

International Women's Day...there and here

from Julia Figueras, posted: 03/07/2011 - 2:44pm

March 8. 2011 marks the centenary celebration of International Women's Day. Each March 8, for the last 25 years, I have programmed a veritable festival of women in music. I did this for rock, I did it for jazz, and these days, with the help of interns from the Eastman School of Music's Arts Leadership Program, I do it for classical.

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Kitchen Dreams

from Julia Figueras, posted: 09/22/2010 - 3:08pm

Although I usually discuss Matters Musical, I thought today I'd take a detour...straight into the kitchen.

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The Geek Epiphany

from Julia Figueras, posted: 07/10/2010 - 9:35pm

We raise our children, and try to guide them down a path. Then light dawns on Marblehead. They already had it all figured out.

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Missing the Theme

from Julia Figueras, posted: 06/03/2010 - 11:41am

I was sitting on the sofa, suffering through shingles. I finished the NY Times crossword puzzle, read some of Patricia O'Connor's The Origin of the Specious, watched an episode of Judge Pirro. Looking for further distraction, I fired up the first season of The West Wing. As the pilot started, with that impossibly beautiful song playing over the opening credits, it struck me: where have all the theme songs gone?

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Education Takes the Stage Luncheon Hosted by WXXI & RPO

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - 12:00pm

Please join WXXI and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra for its second annual luncheon with guest speaker Dr. Margaret Martin, founder of LA's Harmony Project.