Music of the Baroque
Today, Wednesday October 6th, we explore the music of the Baroque era. We’ll be including the work of a wide range of composers. Many will be familiar; other perhaps less so; or they may have written pieces that we know well but have no idea of who composed them — for example English composer Thomas Arne, who wrote Rule Britannia but also a range of other pieces which deserve more interest than is usually paid to them. And there is plenty of Bach in today’s programme!
Then at 12 noon and 4pm Pacific / 8pm or midnight UK time, there’s another chance to hear Episode 17 of “Where Have You Been?”, our twice-monthly show on places to visit and things to do around the Second Life Grid. And in this seasonal episode, we visit Embrace Aphrodite’s Darkness and Ghastly Manor. Featuring three attractions, ranging from a scenic railroad to an arcade ghost-train style ride, it’s a delightfully varied destination for those who love Hallowe’en fun.
And every four hours from 4am Pacific/noon in the UK, tune in for “The Engines of Our Ingenuity”, from the University of Houston, about the machines that make our civilization run and the people whose ingenuity created them.
In addition, don’t forget to catch our presentation of Frankenstein in two parts starting Saturday 9th.
Frankenstein Is Coming! October 9 & 16
Mark your Calendar: Saturday October 9th and 16th at 2pm SLT/Pacific, 10pm in the UK — Parts One and Two (respectively) of the Seanchai Library adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic!
Featuring Shandon Loring, Zander Greene, Corwyn Allen, Da5id Abbot, Elrik Merlin and Caledonia Skytower.
The Early Music Show
Tune in to Virtual Community Radio today, Saturday October 2nd, for a programme of Early Music – featuring music of the High Renaissance, with contributions from France, Spain, England and Germany. There are also some modern interpretations thrown in for good measure.
The Fourth Tower of Inverness — Week 2
Today, Friday October 1st, we’re continuing the acclaimed and award-winning radio drama series from ZBS Foundation, by kind permission of Tom Lopez at ZBS. Tune in today for the second episode of The Fourth Tower of Inverness, the ZBS series that started it all back in 1972.
This week: Will Meanie Eenie put an end to Jack Flanders with her meat cleaver? And what of the dragon?
Tarot @ Teatime, Episode 16: Interviewing Your Deck
It’s time for a new episode of our popular series on the Tarot, “Tarot @ Teatime”.
Premiering on Thursday, September 30th and repeated Sunday, October 3rd, Episode 16 of “Tarot @ Tea Time”, Willow and Honey discuss how to better get to know your deck.
Smooth Jazz
Today, Weds 29th September, we are featuring a collection of Smooth Jazz pieces to relax with and enjoy.
The majority of pieces are instrumental and in general the music is on the Jazz end of the New Age spectrum.
Embrace Aphrodite’s Darkness and Ghastly Manor
Episode 17 of our original series, “Where Have You Been?” — featuring things to do and places to visit around the Second Life grid — premieres today, Wednesday 29th September.
And in this seasonal episode, we visit a labour of love created by Aislen Atheria and Kuva Nishi. They have dedicated a portion of their region, Embraced, to the darker side of things.
Featuring three attractions, ranging from a scenic railroad to an arcade ghost-train style ride, it’s a delightfully varied destination for those who love Hallowe’en fun. Tune in at 12 noon or 4pm Pacific / 8pm or midnight in the UK.
New shows added to Mixcloud
We’ve just uploaded two additional shows to our Mixcloud profile, where you can “listen again” to our original series episodes that you may have missed.
On this occasion, we’ve added Episode 16 of “Where Have You Been?”, our series on things to do and places to see in the Second Life virtual world, and Episode 15 of our popular show on the Tarot, “Tarot @ Tea Time”.
Live from the Glen
Today, Sunday 26 September, join us at 2:30pm Pacific / 10:30pm in the UK, for a special hour of music to celebrate the coming of Autumn, hosted by Elrik Merlin.
Tune in on our stream at http://main.vcradio.org or, if you’re a Second Life resident, join us, with our friends at Seanchai Library, in person an hour earlier at The Glen at Nowhereville at 1:30pm Pacific / 9:30pm in the UK for the first part of a live reading of Roger Zelazny’s seasonal last work, A Night In The Lonesome October, which will continue weekly until Halloween — and stay on afterwards for the music.
Here’s the link to the Glen: see you there! http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/197/131/21
Light Classical Music …and more
Saturday, September 25th: today on Virtual Community Radio, we’re pleased to present a programme of light classical music, one of our core genres.
The programme features a wide range of both artists and composers, some well-known and some, perhaps, who are seldom heard. Listen out for the likes of Tomlinson, Ketelbey, Alwyn, Gunning and Addinsell, for example, to name but a few, and enjoy a day of tuneful, often relaxing orchestral music.
