classical

 Beginning in 2026, you’ll hear some new programs on NWPB Classical. Now That’s What I Call 21st Century will be hosted by NWPB’s Jedd Greenhalgh, and dive into the gentler music written after the year 2000.

Music written for Easter.

Inspired by Spring, the flowers, birds, wind, and growing warmth.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3FxT3j5Vju9jqdtJvy4ZSFThe first Labor Day was celebrated in 1882. The labor movement is long, varied, and complex. But…

NWPB receives no funding and has no control over ads played on Spotify.All great composers were students and one time or another.Danse bohemienne by…

This Variations on a Theme excavates music from composers active in 1799, featuring a Napoleon favorite, Haydn, Beethoven, and a celebration of the discovery of the Rosetta stone!

LaFarge’s Chopin journey began with an email to the creator of the video game “Frederic: The Resurrection of Music” during the 200th anniversary year of Chopin’s birth. An amateur pianist, she wanted to explore the game’s use of Chopin’s iconic “funeral march.” Of course, like all explorers, she couldn’t stop there.

Can an instrument suit your personality? Dr. Jacqueline Wilson of Yakama would say so. She believes her personality fits best with a large, low sounding,…

Starting as an English major at WSU, Bill Morelock slowly but surely made his way to KWSU-TV and then by 1985 he ended up in the realm of radio. Alongside…

When Duke Ellington famously coined the phrase "beyond category," he was talking about freedom — of choice, of expression, of belonging. He meant following your heart and your instincts into an artistic territory without borders. And that's the place where violinist Regina Carter makes her home.