December 19, 2011 // Events, News
For the third consecutive year, the McKeesport Symphony Orchestra’s holiday concert will be broadcast over Pittsburgh’s WRCT-FM (88.3).
The 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, broadcast on 88.3 FM also will be heard online at www.wrct.org.
It was taped Saturday, Dec. 17, at McKeesport Area High School by McKeesport-based Tube City Community Media Inc., with the cooperation of the McKeesport Symphony Society and the American Federation of Musicians 60-471.
The concert — opened with Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite
and also included music from Ralph Vaughan Williams, Leroy Anderson and Vince Guaraldi — came at a time when the McKeesport Symphony Orchestra is broadening its outreach. In March, the MSO will perform in concert at Bethel Park’s Independence Middle School.
The MSO, founded in 1959, is comprised of professional, paid musicians from across the Pittsburgh area. Bruce Lauffer is in his eighth season as the MSO’s conductor and music director. For more information, visit www.mckeesportsymphony.org.
December 17, 2011 // Events, News
On Tuesday Dec. 20th, “A Minute Pause” brings you Shawn Watson’s annual Christmas Show. Expect to hear Rock and Punk Christmas songs, as well as a reggae set and even a Merciful Fate Christmas song! This all starts at 10 AM Tuesday and goes up until 2 PM. The show will culminate with Shawn’s top 5 worst Christmas songs. Yep, you heard that right, the TOP 5 WORST CHRISTMAS SONGS! Tune in Tuesday Dec. 20th, 2011 from 10 AM until 2 PM to listen to the madness.
December 10, 2011 // Events, News
I sincerely hope you have enjoyed our Fall Schedule; however, as with all wonderful things, it is coming to end today, Saturday, December 10. This means that for the next month or so (December 11 through January 22) WRCT will be in random schedule. Some DJs are taking a much-deserved vacation, while others will be spending their winter rippin’ it up on the air. So keep your radios tuned in, sit back, and enjoy the eclectic programming that WRCT has to offer. Didgeridoos, bleeps and bloops, neon felines lapping sub-atomic particles from an effervescent watering hole, and the occasional guitar solo– you never know what you’ll hear during random schedule.
