WNED Classical is the area’s 24-hour classical music service. The station harbors an ongoing broadcast and production relationship with the Grammy award-winning Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Tune in for symphonies, operas and concerts by philharmonic orchestras around the world.
WNED Classical broadcast on 94.5 WNED in Buffalo and on 89.7 WNJA in Jamestown and can be streamed on this website and through apps.
Shorter days and colder nights offer a good reason to cozy up with WNED Classical, Buffalo Toronto Public Media's Classical music station. With new specials and returning favorites WNED Classical has a great selection of holiday-themed programming that is sure to bring cheer this season.
Ignite your love of classical music with the WNED Classical Blog! Here you can find classical music news, reviews, personal stories, and analysis from Buffalo and around the world.
Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 2pm
Join Sotto Voce for an afternoon celebrating the feminine divine! Opera singers Jessie Downs, Beth White, & Helen Lowry accompanied by pianist Jonathan Vogtle will perform excerpts from Sotto Voce’s repertoire including selections from Dido and Aeneas, The Magic Flute, Norma, Carmen, Madama Butterfly, Der Rosenkavalier, and Lucia di Lammermoor.
This FREE event includes a post-concert Q&A and light refreshments.
Join Classical WNED Saturdays at 1pm for opera featuring exceptional casts and stunning performances. Learn about the operas, composers, cast and companies.
WNED Classical presents “Sacred Classics” every Sunday morning from 7 to 9. Ed Simone will feature great timeless works for choir and orchestra.
Weekdays at 8:30am and 5:30pm
Listen to WNED Classical every weekday morning at 8:30, as the Buffalo Philharmonic’s Music Director and Conductor JoAnn Falletta joins Mark Swarts in the WNED Morning program for “JoAnn’s Classical Corner!”
Every day, JoAnn will spend a couple of minutes with Mark talking about everything from this season’s highlights at the Buffalo Philharmonic to JoAnn’s insights on all things musical.
Wednesdays at 10am
Stratton Rawson stops into Mark Swarts' program at 10 Wednesday mornings to give us a preview of what he has planned for his Deep Classical program evenings at 10 on WNED Classical.
Fridays at 10am
What do a 76 year old guy and a 36 year old musician have in common? Their passionate love of music and their unquenchable desire to share that passion with other listeners! Each episode will air on WNED Classical on Fridays at 10am, and uploaded with a playlist to the BTPM YouTube Channel.
Each weekday morning at 7:30 WNED Classical will play a requests sent in by a WNED listener. Let us know what you want to hear.
Weekday afternoons at 5pm you'll hear mood music to help release some of the stress that’s accumulated during the course of the day.
This year we asked you to help assemble a list of the top 20 favorite composers. The votes are being tabulated. Find out who made your WNED Classical Top 20 Favorite Composers!
Peter Hall interviews Joshua Bell and many more people from the Classical Music Industry...
Check out the next wonderful performance from Buffalo Toronto Public Media featuring Musical Delights and their Hidden Gems program of music. Hidden Gems includes
Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano by British composer, pianist, singer, and actress Madeleine Dring (1923-1977).
WNY premiere of Three Pieces for Oboe, Viola and Piano by Scottish composer and pianist Alan Richardson (1904-1978)
Piano Quintet in F by French composer, organist, and teacher Théodore Dubois (1837-1924).
Members of The Musical Delights Piano Quartet are pianist Linda Mabry, violinist Rebecca Torres, violist Leslie Bahler and cellist Barbara Cordaro. Joining TMDPQ for tonight’s concert are flutist Melinda Easter and oboist Paul Schlossman.
NBC’s American’s Got Talent, award-winning tenor John Riesen reveals how to prepare for singing roles in opera and musical theatre and how his athletic childhood as a baseball player helped him learn to sing. An entertaining mix of story and song – all accompanied on the piano by WNED Classical’s Richie English, known for HIS work with the Goo Goo Dolls.
Classical singing is a vocal technique and performance tradition that has evolved over centuries. It is characterized by its focus on vocal technique, projection, and emotive delivery and encompasses a wide range of genres, including opera, musical theatre, art songs, and oratorio.
The Program
La Donna é Mobile from Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi
Bring Him Home from Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schonberg
Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Nessun Dorma from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini
Lifelong pianist, composer, co-host of WNED Classical’s Entering Music and Western New York’s own Richie English is joined by award-winning, operatically trained tenor (and finalist on NBC’s America’s Got Talent) John Riesen as they debut an original song written and composed by Richie English specifically for John Riesen's voice.
Listen as John and Richie discuss what sparked the composition of this piece, some of Richie's creative processes while writing, and the challenges and joys of performing the song together.
Then, watch John and Richie perform the fabulous debut of their virtuosic “American Aria” Singularity.
Neglia, Artistic Director of Neglia Ballet, and Heidi Halt, Executive Director. As they celebrate their 30th Anniversary Season, Marty talks with them about the artistry, passion, and dedication that define Neglia Ballet and the world of dance.
Don’t miss this grand plié into the world of ballet, including a conversation about their upcoming production of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, a cherished holiday tradition!
Mark your calendar for December 6, 7, & 8, 2024, at Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, NY.
Experience the creativity and commitment that bring the magic of ballet to life!
Congratulations to JoAnn Falletta on 20 Years with the BPO
JoAnn Falletta is celebrating 20 years with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra! She's been a wonderful friend to our public broadcasting stations and we thank her for all she's given to our community.
(As chosen by 151 of the world’s leading conductors polled by BBC Music Magazine) why not see if you agree…
Thinking about selling your car, boat, motorcycle, truck or other vehicle? Donate it to Buffalo Toronto Public Media instead.
Enjoy the WNED PBS, WBFO, WNED Classical and WBFO The Bridge apps, now available on Apple and Android smart phones and tablets! The apps have everything you love most about our radio stations. Features include live streaming of local and national news coverage, the ability to search playlists easily for your favorite pieces of classical music and much more. Fan of all three stations? Each app flips seamlessly to whichever station you feel like listening to. Our apps give you the very best public media has to offer. Download them for free to your smart phone and tablet in the iTunes or Google Play store today!
Live From Lincoln Center broadcasts world-class performances from the stages of Lincoln Center into homes across America. The pioneering series has sought to democratize the performing arts, making luminaries ranging from Luciano Pavarotti and Beverly Sills to Emma Thompson and Nathan Lane available to hundreds of millions of viewers, collecting 17 Emmy and 2 Peabody Awards.
The renowned tenor describes what keeps him reaching for higher ground.
Now in its 50th season on PBS, GREAT PERFORMANCES is America’s preeminent performing arts television series, showcasing a diverse range of performing arts specials from around the world. It presents a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
Watch your favorite stars discuss their history with Great Performances and PBS.
Experience this powerful opera with a libretto by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage.
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