The Mystery Piece airs at 6:40 a.m.
Mystery piece theme? Pictures at an Exhibition
You’ll be quizzed on famous pieces of music inspired by visual art.
(The Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition, the city’s longest-running juried showcase of art in our region, opened on June 28th at the Memorial Art Gallery. This competitive show is open to artists working in all media in a 27-county area in western and upstate New York.)
Monday, July 7
“If one cannot afford to travel, one substitutes the imagination.” That’s according to Claude Debussy, writing a letter in the summer of 1903. We’ll hear his evocative and dreamy cycle Estampes played by Joyce Yang.
Tuesday, July 8
One delight of summer is live music popping up in unexpected places. On Tuesday, the RPO will appear in the village of Brockport. We’ll wake up with the orchestra’s principal flutist Rebecca Gilbert playing music by Jeff Tyzik.
Wednesday, July 9
The sensations of sailing on the open water buoy Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. Hear the waves, and the antics of cats brought to life in a duet by Andreson and Roe.
Thursday, July 10
Wake to water music by G.F. Handel, Gilbert & Sullivan, and Hans Zimmer.
Friday, July 11
Start your day with classic favorites and new discoveries. On the playlist – works by Johannes Brahms, Errollyn Wallen, and Clarice Assad.
