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.

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JoAnn's Classical Corner

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.

Stratton's Sidebar

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.

Entering Music

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.

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Buffalo Toronto Public MediaMusic for Ten Strings | WNED Classical Live on Stage

Violinist Angel Rhodes and guitarist Tom Torrisi perform an eclectic music program for violin and classical guitar. They present their own arrangements of beloved works by J. S. Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven, and Grieg alongside imaginative original compositions and a world premiere.

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What Even IS Classical Singing? | Hear Us Out

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.

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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

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John Riesen and Richie English | Entering Music

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.

WNED Classical Interviews

WNED Classical InterviewsMarty Wimmer with Operatic Soprano Mary Fetterman

Marty Wimmer, Program Host of WNED Classical, sits down with operatic soprano Mary Fetterman for an engaging conversation about the evolution of her career, including recent work with Buffalo Opera Unlimited. Mary plays Susanna, portrayed as a strong, intelligent, and willful woman in Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro, on stage at Buffalo State University in late September 2024.

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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.

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