Radio Broadcasts

KALW 91.7 FM is Berkeley Symphony's broadcast partner, airing and streaming online all our season performances, including guest artist interviews with host Alan Farley.

Tune in Sunday afternoons to hear these recent performances:

Sunday

February 7, 2010

4 PM

KALW 91.7 FM

Welcome Joana: A Berkeley Opener

Joana Carneiro, Artistic Director

John Adams, The Chairman Dances
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Gabriela Lena Frank, Peregrinos
(West Coast premiere)
Béla Bartók, Concerto for Orchestra

Two Berkeley composers open Joana’s tenure: John Adams with a scene out of his opera Nixon in China, depicting a foxtrot between Chairman Mao and his bride, a former Shanghai movie actress; and Gabriela Lena Frank’s Peregrinos (Pilgrims), inspired by stories gathered from Latino immigrants.

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Recorded live,
October 15, 2009

UPCOMING BROADCAST DATES:
March 28, 2010: Broadcast of the December 3, 2009 concert
May 16, 2010: Broadcast of the February 11, 2010 concert
September 19, 2010: Broadcast of the April 1, 2010 concert
November 28, 2010: Broadcast of the May 20, 2010 concert

Berkeley Symphony and KALW thank Local 6 of the American Federation of Musicians for their support of these broadcasts.