Kate Remington
Music Director, Classical Music Program HostBorn in Madison, Wisconsin, Kate Remington received a degree in piano performance and mass communication from the University of Wisconsin. Her first radio position was with Wisconsin Public Radio, which included a wildly successful request program on Saturday mornings. She then moved to Chicago to join the fledgling nationally-distributed, Beethoven Satellite Network, originating from WFMT. Then Kate set out for Vermont Public Radio, to become the chief announcer there. In Vermont Kate met her husband, Dick Roberts, and that's where their son, Sam was born. Kate and her family relocated to Fairfield to join WSHU in December of 2000, and she's been WSHU's Music Director since 2002.
When she's not on the air, Kate can usually be found at a stable in Monroe, CT, where she trains her horse, Tonka, in dressage.
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Our music this evening includes the shifting rhythms and sounds of Mad Rush by Philip Glass. Tune in at 8 p.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.
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Our music today includes a suite from Virgil Thomson's soundtrack for the documentary The Plow that Broke the Plains, which explored over-farming in the 1930's. Tune in at 9 a.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.
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Jennifer Jolley's first experience of Vermont was by the ferry across Lake Champlain. It was the inspiration for her impression The Ferry Crossing. We'll make the trip during our music this evening beginning at 8 p.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.
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Beethoven's financial situation was constantly precarious, so it's understandable that he'd vent his frustration in his Rage over a Lost Penny. It's part of our music today beginning at 9 a.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and. our music stream.
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Our music this evening includes Dvorak's emotionally-charged Silent Woods for cello and orchestra. Tune in at 8 p.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.
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Enjoy a cup of coffee at our virtual cafe during the music today with Paul Schoenfield's Cafe Music. Tune in at 9 a.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.
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Our music this evening includes William Grant Still's Panama Dances. Tune in at 8 p.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.
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Dvorak's friends at the National Club of Prague were tired of dancing to the same waltz tunes, so he wrote new ones for them. We'll enjoy the Prague Waltzes during our music today beginning at 9 a.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.
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During Haydn's visit to Paris, Marie Antoinette attended concerts of his music, and declared his Symphony No. 85 to be one of her favorites. It's been known as La Reine (the Queen) ever since. We'll enjoy it during our music this evening beginning at 8 p.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.
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Robert Schumann composed his Cello Concerto for a practical reason: there weren't very many of them at the time. We'll enjoy a performance featuring Yo Yo Ma during our music today beginning at 9 a.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.