BTPM Classical Blog

Marty Wimmer of BTPM Classical reflects on what a vacation should feel like, with some help from classical composers.

Kerrykate Abel, Buffalo’s First Lady of Cabaret, details her personal soundtrack in this BTPM Classical blog.

I wrote a blog post in 2023 titled, Who Brought Classical Music into Your Life? I mentioned Don Dolloff, a legendary classical music radio announcer on WCNY-FM in Syracuse, NY, where I grew up. Last month, I received a message that Mr. Dolloff called me at BTPM.

So, some thoughts: Just as we at BTPM Classical try to avoid playing only single movements and excerpts in favor of the entire concerto, symphony, or opera, why not enjoy the entire play? Your attention span is longer than the duke’s.

Ed. Simone reminisces on a trip to Costa Rica and how nature's music became the soundtrack to his trip.

The average last frost date in Western New York is April 30 to May 15, some sources say May 11-20 for Southern Ontario. On the calendar, March 20 is the official start of spring.

Imagine you are a composer tasked with creating the score for a new movie. You have about one hundred minutes of time to fill and your music must enhance what is happening on the screen. Now imagine that movie is 20+ hours long!

March 7th marks Ravel’s 150th birthday. We’ll celebrate on WNED Classical with several Ravel masterworks. RAVEL is cool – always has been – always will be. But what makes Ravel the Fonzi of classical music?

High school musicals are a tradition in WNY and once again BTPM Classical is celebrating them on the air!

“Why are there so many songs about rainbows and what’s on the other side?” That’s the opening line of a song from The Muppet Movie sung by Kermit the Frog as he sits in his swamp on a log with his banjo.