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Sixteen year old violinist Caroline Goulding
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Sixteen year old Caroline Goulding, Cleveland wunderkin violinist, visited WCLV's Jacqueline Gerber on First Program, September 2, 2009, to talk about her Telarc CD with pianist Christopher O'Riley, which was named a September WCLV Choice CD of the Day. Caroline is also featured on the Telarc "From the Top at the Pops" with the Cincinnati Pops and the late Erich Kunzel, another WCLV Choice CD of the Day.
Her Telarc CD has been
nominated for a Grammy
2009.
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| T'was the Night Before Christmas 2009 |
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It has become a WCLV tradition for one of Robert Conrad's grandchildren to read T'was the Night Before Christmas on Christmas Eve. Making her radio debut this year is 4 1/2 year old Amy Klimkowski, daughter of Robert and Jean's next to youngest child - Susan, and her husband Doug. Amy is on the air
12/24 at 2:45 PM.
Yes, it is nepotism, but
if you've got a radio station
on which to do this, and
a bunch of grandchildren,
why not?
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Geroge Daugherty talks to WCLV about
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Just prior to his
concerts at Blossom
conductor and arranger
George Daugherty
came to WCLV to talk
to John Simna about
the Bugs Bunney events on September 5th and 6th,
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| Christopher Wilkins at WCLV |
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Christopher Wilkins, former Assistant Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra and now Music Director of the Akron Symphony, visited with Robert Conrad on an Akron Symphony Preview on Thursday, January 15, 2009. They discussed the Mahler and Bernstein First Symphonies on the Akron program, January 17th.
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Apollo's Fire Jeanette Sorrell chats with
Bill O'Connell |
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On Septemer 9, 2009, the founding director of Cleveland's Baroque Orchestra, Apollo's Fire, chatted with WCLV's Bill O'Connell about the ensemble's upcoming season. |
| Tri-C President at WCLV |
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Jerry Sue Thornton, the President of Cuyahoga Community College was at WCLV on October 15, 2009, to talk to Mark Satola about Tri-C and the importance of Issue 4 to the furture of the institution. |
| Carl the Opera Chicken at WCLV |
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Carl, the Opera Chicken, is the unofficial mascot of Opera Cleveland. And from time to time, when representatives of Opera Cleveland head out to promote upcoming productions, Carl is invited to leave his coop and come along. Here he is with Hansel and Gretel conductor Dean Williamson and WCLV's Jim Mehrling, courtesy of Carl's blog, "Chicken Scratch." |
| Hershey Felder as Beethoven's Friend |
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On September 17th, 2009, actor-pianist Hershey Felder visited with WCLV's Bill O'Connell about Felder's one-man show, Beethoven as I Knew Him, which opened at the Cleveland Play House on September 16th. Felder plays the part of the last living person who knew Beethoven and gives insight to many aspects of Beethoven's life not generally known. |
| WCLV 45th Anniversary Pictures at Nighttown |
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A set of historic pictures from WCLV’s 45 year history are now on display at Nighttown as part of the restaurant’s housing of the Cleveland Press Club Hall of Fame. The photos include a number of celebrities who were interviewed on WCLV over the years: Leonard Bernstein, Jack Benny, Victor Borge, Claire Bloom, Midori, Isaac Stern, Mitch Miller and Jean Pierre Rampal. Shown here viewing the display are (top picture) general manager Jenny Northern, and (bottom) Cleveland Orchestra General Manager Gary Ginstling and WCLV VP for Programming Bill O’Connell. |
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Peter Landgren of BW talks with Jackie
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On September 15, 2009, Peter Landgren, Dean of the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory, visited WCLV's First Program to talk with Jacqueline Gerber about the upcoming concert season at BW. |
| Yolanda Kondonassis in for Philadelphia Interview |
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Telarc recording artist, harpist Yolanda Kondonassis, came to WCLV to do an interview with Philadelphia classical station WRTI on September 10th, 2009. |
Katharine O'Connell talks about the Cleveland
Composers' Guild Anniversary |
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Composer Katharine O'Connell of the Cleveland Composers" Guild was on the air with Mark Satola on September 28, 2009, to talk about the Guild's 50th anniversary activities. |
| Classical Clown comes to WCLV, without the grease paint |
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On May 12, 2009, Dan Kamin, the Classical Clown, visited with WCLV's Jacqueline Gerber on "First Program," talking about his upcomming appearance with The Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall on May 16th. Among other things, the Classical Clown battles with conductor Jayce Ogren over control of the Orchestra. |
Winners of the Have Dinner at Blossom with
Robert Conrad Contest - at Blossom |
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The ten winners and guests of WCLV's "Have Dinner with Robert Conrad" Contest gathered at the Blossom Grill on Saturday, July 18, 2009, for dinner ad a concert by The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Franz Welser-Moest. During dinner, WCLV's president discussed the backstory of WCLV, The Cleveland Orchestra and its conductors and the program of the evening. Each winner received the Orchestra's recording of the Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, a piece that was on the program along with Beethoven's Violin Concerto. The winners were Lori Needham of Strongsville; Doug Chamot of, Lakewood; Jim Gentile of Cleveland; Kevin Hoga of Euclid; and John Benson of Middleburg Heights.
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