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Celebrate the holiday season with live classical music over lunch in person, on the radio, and streaming online in A Cup of Good Cheer with Madrigalia on Live from Hochstein Wednesday, December 17th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.

Celebrate the holidays with live classical music over lunch in person, on the radio, and streaming online with a festive performance by the Eastman Horn Choir on Live from Hochstein Wednesday, December 10th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.

Experience live classical music over lunch in person, on the radio, and streaming online with Grammy-nominated baritone Joshua Conyers and pianist Chelsea Whittaker on Live from Hochstein Wednesday, December 3rd at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall and broadcast live on WXXI Classical.

Born in South Africa, James Aldrich-Moodie spent some of his childhood in Geneva, NY, and fondly remembers attending concerts at Eastman and with the RPO. He studied piano and flute, but remains strictly an amateur. A passionate lover of classical music, especially opera and vocal music, James hosted a radio show on WYBC as an undergraduate. Later, he wrote a dissertation about transformations in the worlds of opera and literature, and the connections between the two.

Raised next to a farm in the woods of Connecticut, Alyssa Rodriguez came to Rochester in 2014 to work as an AmericCorps Volunteer Teacher. She earned her bachelor’s degree in music composition from Ithaca College in the Finger Lakes, where she began immersing herself in fiddle music and playing for dances. In 2015, Alyssa interned at WXXI Classical and fell in love with Classical radio.

Landon Chang is an educator, arranger, and saxophonist based in Rochester, NY. In addition to his studies at the Eastman School of Music, he is an intern at WXXI Classical, serves as adjunct professor of saxophone at Roberts Wesleyan University, and instructs at the Eastman Community Music School. In his free time he enjoys running and hiking with friends in the greater Rochester area.

Brenda Tremblay has served as weekday morning host on WXXI Classical since 2009.