Brenda Tremblay
Classical Morning Host and ProducerWhile you’re sleeping, she’s thinking.
Thinking about the best ways to wake you up.
A native of Albion, New York, NEA Fellow Brenda Tremblay bolts out of bed each weekday morning at 4:00 a.m. to present classical music on 91.5 FM, streaming at classical915.org. Before she became a daily host on WXXI-FM in 2009, she tried her hand at every task in public radio, from hosting overnight blues gigs to freelancing for National Public Radio. Her NPR reports and local documentaries earned three Gracies from the Association of Women in Radio and Television, many AP awards, and a national Gabriel Award.
In addition to waking up super early, Brenda produces and hosts the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra's radio concerts on Monday nights at 8 p.m. She also collaborates with WXXI news to cover the arts across all media services.
Outside the broadcast studio, singing is Brenda’s passion. She’s performed with choirs in Carnegie Hall, Westminster Abbey, and in the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing. In Rochester, some of her best memories have been made with friends in the Rochester Oratorio Society and local chamber choirs Madrigalia and First Inversion. Currently she serves as Music Director at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Brockport, New York.
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Ginny Wilterdink, a long-time volunteer usher for the RPO, will share the spotlight with the orchestra onstage. -
A new children’s opera at the Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, New York is unusual for many reasons, including the story of how its composer got into music in the first place.
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From November 4 – 7th, audiences in Kilbourn Hall will see a piano played in mind-bending ways during a double bill of American operas at the Eastman School of Music.
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When she was a kid, Beata Moon just wanted to fit in. Born in North Dakota and raised in Indiana, she found that being Korean-American set her apart. So…
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When the pandemic began, violist Phillip Ying watched his concert schedule dry up. Like many musicians, he found himself with free time and a host of new,…
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When Wang Jie was a child, her mom called her “????” which roughly translates into “mad exhilaration when guests arrive.” Her spirit and musical…
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When David Chin graduated with Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees from the Eastman School of Music, he embarked on a fascinating journey…
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Among the many lessons we’ve learned this past year is this: most of us will never take live music for granted again. The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra…
