John Clare

Lafayette

Morning Music Host at WFMT-FM (Chicago, IL)

Broadcaster, violinist,jolly good fellow. SymphonyHall host @SiriusXM

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Local floral abundance influences bumble bee occupancy more than urban‐agricultural landscape context

Mar 13, 2024 | resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Laura Nunes |Taylor Tai |Benjamin Zuckerberg |John Clare

INTRODUCTION Concern about the widespread declines of insects (Wagner, 2020) has received heightened attention due to documented decreases in the abundance and richness of pollinators, including bees (Bartomeus et al., 2013; Goulson et al., 2008; Semmens et al., 2016; Habel et al., 2019). Bumble bees (Bombus spp.) are a well-studied group that includes species that are declining (Cameron et al., 2011; Colla & Packer, 2008; Goulson et al., 2012; Grixti et al., 2009).
New at Noon Week of Feb. 26

Feb 26, 2024 | wguc.org | John Clare

Local phenom Miriam K. Smith has another exciting release! This time it’s an EP release of Zoltan Kodaly’s solo cello sonata. We’ve been impressed and following Miriam for several years now and are happy to share her music making on WGUC. Following her showpieces, and Russian album, Ms. Smith has tackled one of the most sublime and nuanced of pieces, the Solo Cello Sonata by Kodaly. Zoltan himself predicted that “in 25 years no cellist will be accepted who has not played it”.
New at Noon Week of Feb. 19

Feb 19, 2024 | wguc.org | John Clare

This new recording is already my pick for 2024. The performance is nuanced and interpretation is amazing. Elinor Frey is known for her new music and commissions of composers. She’s also won awards for her playing and research of older composers. With “Dall’Abaco and the Art of Variaiton” she combines these passions brilliantly! On this latest release, she adds her own spin with the music of Giuseppe Clemente Dall’Abaco in three sonatas.
New at Noon Week of Feb. 12

Feb 12, 2024 | wguc.org | John Clare

This week we celebrate Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day with two stellar releases. Tan Dun’s Buddha Passion is “a captivating tale of wonder, truth and gentle but irresistible transformation.
New at Noon Week of Jan. 29

Jan 29, 2024 | wguc.org | John Clare

The latest from Anne-Sophie Mutter shines on her hand-picked ensemble Mutter Virtuosi. It spans hundreds of years of music from Bach & Vivaldi to contemporary composers like John Williams and Andre Previn. Mutter shares the spotlight with rising violinists in multi-soloist works like Vivaldi as well as chamber works by Bach and Previn. But Mutter shines with her own virtuosity in concertos by Bologne, and Bach, plus showpieces by Williams.
New at Noon Week of Jan. 22

Jan 22, 2024 | wguc.org | John Clare

Renaud Capucon is no stranger to Mozart. Back in 2009, Renaud recorded two of Mozart’s violin concertos and the Sinfonia Concertante with our very own Louis Langree. Then in 2016 a recording of Mozart’s six string quintets led by Capucon was released with wonderful reviews and lush sound. Last summer a new project of Mozart’s music arrived on DG Classics – the complete sonatas for violin and piano with Kit Armstrong.
New at Noon Week of Jan. 15

Jan 18, 2024 | wguc.org | John Clare

Bradley Cooper has made a gorgeous film about Leonard and Felicia Bernstein. I think it will do well with the awards shows, and the children of the couple helped and have endorsed this release now streaming on Netflix. The soundtrack is a large mix of Bernstein’s music and music related to the conductor, educator, pianist, and pop figure.
John’s 2024 Grammy Predictions

Jan 10, 2024 | wguc.org | John Clare

Above: Anne Akiko Meyers, who’s nominated in several categories, with WGUC Classical Music Director John Clare.
Featured Poem: To Autumn

Nov 28, 2023 | thereader.org.uk | Jamie Barton |John Clare

Home › Something More › Featured Poem: To Autumn Written by Jamie Barton, 28th November 2023 For November's Featured Poem, Julie is reading 'To Autumn' by John Clare To Autumn by John Clare Come, pensive Autumn, with thy clouds, and storms, And falling leaves, and pastures lost to flowers; A luscious charm hangs on thy faded forms, More sweet than Summer in her loveliest hours, Who, in her blooming uniform of green, Delights with samely and continued joy: But give me, Autumn, where thy hand...
J’ai caché mon amour

Dec 4, 2021 | la-croix.com | John Clare