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Sounds Classical Playlist Volume III.

November 17, 2023, 8:00 pm

Sounds Classical hosts LaRob K. Rafael and Kristina Lynn (Photo: Mike Grittani for WFMT)

Hosts LaRob K. Rafael and Kristina Lynn share the third installment of their “Sounds Classical” Playlist series, highlighting artists that are utilizing classical sounds in non-classical spaces. Look forward to hearing music from French pianist Sofiane Pamart, singer-songwriter Andrew Bird, composer and cellist Abel Selaocoe, and much more.

Playlist

3:47
Alba
Bon Entendeur feat. Sofiane Pamart, p
Bon Entendeur/Sofiane Pamart
Columbia 19439879921

3:25
Improvisation on a Familiar Theme
Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird
Loma Vista

6:15
Ibuyile l’Africa/Africa is Back
Abel Selaocoe, vc and vocals
Abel Selaocoe
Warner Classics 190296224287

3:42
Run Me Out
Zola Jesus feat. Mivos Quartet
Zola Jesus, JG Thirlwell
Sacred Bones Records SBR-102

2:57
Layla
Marcin, g
Eric Clapton

3:14
Euphoros
Timo Andres & Conor Hanick, p’s
Sufjan Stevens, Timo Andres, & Conor Hanick
Asthmatic Kitty Records AKR148

5:51
Rodinia
Timo Andres & Conor Hanick, p’s
Sufjan Stevens, Timo Andres, & Conor Hanick
Asthmatic Kitty Records AKR148

3:17
A Golden Day
Lauren Snouffer, s
Will Liverman
Lexicon Classics

6:58
Milagrosa
Miguel Zenón, sax; Spektral Quartet
Miguel Zenón
Miel Music

3:25
Tamacún
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Rubyworks

Meet the Hosts

LaRob K. Rafael joined the WFMT announcing staff in 2020 as a fill-in host and became WFMT’s full-time weekend morning host and producer in Fall of 2021. A Bass-Baritone from the DMV area (Maryland), LaRob has been involved with music since childhood and is a graduate of DePaul University, where he studied Vocal Performance. He has since gone on to work with arts organizations including Lyric Opera of Chicago, La Caccina (a professional women’s ensemble), Black Opera Alliance, Black Administrators of Opera, and Sphinx Organization to name a few. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of Hearing in Color and combines his experience and research to change the predominantly white, European, male classical canon.

Kristina Lynn is a producer and host at WFMT, presenting both Sounds Classical with LaRob K. Rafael, and Evening Music on Friday nights. She has hosted live performances and artist interviews with the Rush Hour Concerts and has done voiceover work for the WFMT Radio Network. With an easygoing approach, Kristina aims to welcome all types of listeners to classical music and explore the art form from a 21st-century perspective. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree specializing in Trumpet Performance from DePaul University. Before announcing at WFMT, she has previously worked in radio production at both WFMT and at WQXR in New York.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

Sounds Classical Playlist Volume III.

Playlist