Monthly Archives: November, 2025

Classic FM Fundraiser Nov. 18 & 19

Published - November 7, 2025

WCNY will host its Classic FM fundraiser on Nov. 18 & 19 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The two-day event will feature special programming, gifts, and voices typically only heard behind the scenes at WCNY. This annual event is critically important to WCNY’s ability to offer new programs and crystal-clear classics on our FM station and livestream. Friends of WCNY can make donations online at wcny.org/supportclassical or by calling 800-451-9269, now through Nov. 19. Each gift will strengthen WCNY’s commitment to providing exceptional programming and classical music to our listening region. Thank you for your additional support during this fundraiser.

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Nov. 6, 2025: Modigliani Quartet at SFCM

Published - November 6, 2025

  Amaury Coeytaux, violinist of the Modigliani Quartet, spoke to host Diane Jones about this weekend’s concert with the Syracuse Friends of Chamber Music.  He told us how the quartet formed and chose it’s name, spoke about the concert, and the quartet’s current project to record all of the Beethoven String Quartets.     More from the Syracuse Friends of Chamber Music is available here. And the Modigliani String Quartet here.

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Checkup From the Neck-Up, Episode 35 – Chasing Our Dreams: Early Choosing and Mid-life Re-Choosing

Published - November 6, 2025

On this edition of Checkup From the Neck-Up, Dr. Neckup Rich O’Neill’s guest is psychiatrist, researcher, and author Dr. Seetha Ramanathan. She talks about initially wanting to be a nuclear physicist, how cultural and family influences led her to choose medicine, how a question from a patient sparked a career change from surgery to psychiatry, and what is now giving her the freedom for a dramatic change despite her distinguished career in psychiatry. And… she suggests how to talk to our kids about creating a happy life while being true to oneself.  

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Nov. 5, 2025: Jupiter String Quartet at Hamilton College

Published - November 5, 2025

  The Jupiter String Quartet is coming to Hamilton College on November 14th.  Violinists Meg Freivogel and Mélanie Clapiès joined mid-day host Diane Jones to talk about the concert, the importance of core repertoire and new music, and tell us about the origins of the Jupiter Quartet.   More information at the Hamilton College website. And on the Jupiter String Quartet website.

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Repeating History, Episode 15 – Dr. Thomas Guiler author of, “The Handcrafted Utopia: Arts and Crafts in America’s Progressive Era”

Published - November 4, 2025

On the latest episode of Repeating History, our guest is Dr. Thomas Guiler, Director of Museum Affairs at the Oneida Community Mansion House. Dr. Guiler is the author of the brand new book, The Handcrafted Utopia: Arts and Crafts in America’s Progressive Era. This excellent new monograph examines the fascinating history of three of the nation’s most important utopian communities, Byrdcliff, Rose Valley, and Roycroft. In response to the trauma of industrialization and urbanization in the late-nineteenth century, the Arts and Crafts Movement took America by storm. Art exhibits, workshops, and societie dedicated to handicraft, worker dignity, and the production

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CNY Latino Podcast, Episode 85 – Country Style Homes and Sea Like Towns

Published - November 4, 2025

(#85, 11/04/25) In these episodes for November of CNY Latino: cnylatinonewspaper.com/Podcast, we are going to demonstrate how small ‘country style’ towns in the United States, celebrate their anniversary, by showing and walking around one of our Hometown – Tully, NY. We also will be showing around the beautiful northern Maritime town of Alexandria Bay, and how it is during a ‘Summer Day’, as a possible similarity to the Oceanic or ‘sea-like’ towns, we have in our Maritime Countries. En estos episodios de noviembre, vamos a mostrar cómo los pequeños pueblos de estilo rural en Estados Unidos celebran su aniversario, recorriendo

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Nov. 3, 2025: Oswego Opera Presents “Company”

Published - November 3, 2025

  The Oswego Opera Theater is gearing up for it’s next production – Stephen Sondheim’s “Company.”  Director Benjamin Spierman and tenor Matthew Youngblood (“Robert”) stopped into the studios to talk about the production, the new venue, and what keeps the opera company going strong.     Information about Oswego Opera Theater is available on their website.

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Funky Foodies Episode 407: The Funkies Get Down and Dirty

Published - November 1, 2025

Zacky Z shows up with a wagon filled with plants, but explains to the Funkies that there’s more work to be done before planting can begin. Funky Foodies is a podcast for kids, and it’s produced right here in Central New York. Tween foodies Frankie, Fern, and Zara share a passion for food and its impacts on the environment. Adventures follow after they form an alliance called Funky Foodies, Inc., pledging to, “Save the Planet, One Veggie Burger at a Time.” Kid-friendly recipes reflecting the theme of each episode are included.

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S10 Ep09: It’s a Brass Thing

Published - November 1, 2025

“Don’t worry too much about what other people think.  Have fun.  Listen to music a lot, and music that you love, and have fun – it’s really about that.” – Lucienne Renaudin Vary   Despite an ever-present gender bias, these women are making waves in the world of brass. “It’s a Brass Thing” Melissa D’Albora:  Remembrance Kateřina Javůrková, French horn “Brass Tacks 3” Navona 6714 Reena Esmail:  Khirkiyaan: Three Transformations for Brass Quintet Seraph Brass “Showcase” Tower Grove Records Sara Jacovino:  Garden Story Calliope Brass “Second Nature” Navona 6672 Victoria Bond:  The Voices of Air JoDee Davis, trombont Dan Velicer, piano

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