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Our 2024 Fall Fundraiser kicks off one week from today! Our goal for this fiscal year is to raise $265,000 to continue to bring the best in Classical music to our community! Beat the rush and make your gift today by calling 866-905-9762 or by going online to WSMC.org/give .

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Simply a fantastic concert last night yesterday at Memorial Auditiriu! The Chattanooga Symphony knocked it out of the park! Welcome to town Ilya Ram! And congratulations again to Matthew Kimbley on the performance of the Atlantic Overture.

It was so great to meet so many of you yesterday, and I’m so looking forward to seeing more of you soon!

Throwback to the premiere of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera 's 1971-72 season. We've been recording the CSO for at least 53 years and are so excited for the opening of yet another season! It's going to be am amazing concert tonight with Ilya Ram conducting!

In October of 2023, Matthew Kimbley's Atlantic Overture received its premiere by the Southern Adventist University Symphony Orchestra. On Thursday, September 26, it will be included on the program of the Chattanooga Symphony's season opener, conducted by Ilya Ram. General Manager Robby Raney sat down with Matthew a few weeks ago to discuss this piece and Matthew's compositional career and aspirations. You can watch that discussion as a part of our latest Classical Music Chatt.

I hope you were able to go to Hope Twinkles on Sunday! It was such a great time! Ellen Francisco shared a few statistics with me to pass on to you:

People participating: 94
Total playing hours (in a 12 hour period): 234
Total money raised: $3,710

Most importantly, these young people are learning how to use their gifts and talents to serve others!

Ethan is excited to take your requests today for Lunchtime Requests! Call him at 866-905-9762!

When I scheduled my appointment with Ellen Francisco to talk about Hope Twinkles, I asked if she had any students she thought would be willing to come and tell their stories. She gave me a few names, so tomorrow we'll hear from these four great young people about their memories of Hope Twinkles!

We're so excited to announce the next episode of the WSMC Classical Music Chatt Podcast with special guest Ellen Francisco, the director of Hope Twinkles! Listen on Spotify, at WSMC.org, or at the link below.

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wsmc7/episodes/Ellen-Francisco-and-Hope-Twinkles-e2nqgb3

We're looking forward to Hope Twinkles! You'll get to hear from Ellen Francisco, the director of Hope Twinkles, next week as part of the WSMC Classical Music Chatt! It's a great opportunity for young musicians to learn to use their music to serve others! More information is available at https://hopetwinkles.org/.

Ilya Ram, the Music Director Designate of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera came in for an interview last week. Tune in tomorrow at about 7:45 am, noon, and 5:15 pm to hear part 1 of our conversation.

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Join us this Sunday at 4pm for the Encore! performance of the final concert of the Chattanoga Symphony’s 90th season. It will be Kayoko Dan’s final concert conducting the CSO as they perform Beethoven’s Symphony no. 9!

We are having fun here at WSMC during our spring fundraiser!

Josiah and his mom came by the station this morning to see the station and meet the announcers on air. Thank you both for coming by the station!

We just received some new WSMC stickers!! They will be available at the next String Theory concert, and at the radio station. Swing by the station or look for our announcers across campus for a WSMC sticker! Which sticker is your favorite?

We got our Christmas pictures back! Thanks so much for being a part of our WSMC Listener Appreciation Christmas Celebration!

More pictures to come, but I wanted to be sure to share some shots from tonight’s WSMC Listener Appreciation Christmas Celebration. It was a great time! Thanks to all who came to celebrate with us!

Join us at 7pm on Saturday October 21st at the Collegedale Church of Seventh-day Adventists for our weekly Evensong! The focus is on Alumni with WSMC’s host of Classical Commute Robby Raney performing.

We enjoyed our time last night at String Theory’s opening concert. We proudly counted eleven students of sound point strings in attendance thanks to our connections to both our connections to String Theory, SoundPoint Strings, and the Zan Young School of Music and Hope

Tune in tomorrow at 10am to hear the Dallas Symphony Orchestra perform Modest Mussorgsky’s Picture at an Exhibition.

Our staff and volunteers enjoy hanging out during our fall fundraiser.

Yesterday, during our fall fundraiser, Dr. Ashton dropped by to chat about his program Gentle Hour of Inspiration. You can tune in to hear Dr. Ashton on Fridays at 8pm and Saturdays at 5pm.

Join us on Tuesday evening October 3rd, at 7pm for the premiere of the String Theory Hour, brought to you by our Platinum Media Sponsor, Classical 90.5 WSMC.
This will be a dedicated hour celebrating String Theory artists past and present, thoughtfully curated by our Artistic Director, Gloria Chien.

We are so excited for the premiere of the String Theory Hour! Tune in at 7pm tomorrow for the premiere right here on Classical 90.5 WSMC.

Join us on Tuesday evening October 3rd, at 7pm for the premiere of the String Theory Hour, brought to you by our Platinum Media Sponsor, Classical 90.5 WSMC.
This will be a dedicated hour celebrating String Theory artists past and present, thoughtfully curated by our Artistic Director, Gloria Chien.

Join us tonight at 7pm!

Did you know September is Classical Music Month? Whether you're a novice or a classical music aficionado, you can celebrate with us by tuning in to the CSO Radio Hour! Join co-hosts John Kilkenny and Ismael Sandoval as they play their favorites, expound on the themes of our 90th anniversary season, and showcase playlists from Chatt Symphony musicians.

Shows air Thursdays at 7 PM on WSMC Classical 90.5, Chattanooga Public Radio.