WCPE `Preview!` Features Oboist Joseph Robinson

Released on: May 6, 2008, 2:29 pm

Press Release Author: Mike Gauss

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: The WCPE weekly program "Preview!" will feature an interview
with oboist Joseph Robinson. The interview will air during the station's Sunday, May
11 program that runs from 6-9 p.m.

Press Release Body: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact:
Mike Gauss
919.232.5008
Mike@articulon.com

WCPE "Preview!" Features Oboist Joseph Robinson
Interview to Air May 11

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (May 6, 2008)-TheClassicalStation.org announces today that its
weekly program "Preview!" will feature an interview with oboist Joseph Robinson. The
interview can be heard during the station's Sunday, May 11 program that airs from
6-9 p.m. ET.

During the program, Robinson will discuss with "Preview!" host Deana Vassar his
27-year career as Principal Oboe with the New York Philharmonic. In addition, the
two will talk about Robinson's favorite conductors to work with, as well as his May
18 performance with The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle.

"It has been said that Joseph Robinson has 'the power to turn a simple note into
bliss,'" says Vassar. "His concert with the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle
performing Vaughan Williams' 'A Minor Concerto' should make for a dream of an
afternoon.\"

Robinson remains active in the musical community since retiring from the
Philharmonic in 2005. He continues to appear as an oboe soloist, chamber musician,
teacher and clinician. He is Artist in Residence at Duke University during the
spring semester, and spends time in the summer coaching and teaching aspiring
musicians at the Bowdoin International Music Festival.

"Preview!" is a weekly feature that airs every Sunday evening from 6-9 p.m. ET and
presents the latest in classical recordings and upcoming classical events. WCPE's
live broadcast of Great Classical Music 24, Hours a Day can be accessed around the
globe in several ways: on-line streaming in multiple formats, including IPv6; local
cable television systems; and traditional radio broadcasting. A complete list of the
ways WCPE is available with instructions for cable and satellite reception can be
found at theclassicalstation.org/listen.shtml.

About WCPE:
With a 30-year history, WCPE is a non-commercial, 100 percent listener-supported,
independent station dedicated to excellence in Great Classical Music, 24 Hours A
Day. Community-minded business underwriters and foundations are among the 150,000
listeners in the North Carolina broadcast area. General Manager Deborah S. Proctor's
leadership has enabled the WCPE community to include national and worldwide
listeners. Other radio stations and cable television systems can rebroadcast Great
Classical Music, 24 Hours A Day. WCPE is one of the first public broadcasters to
stream on the Internet. WCPE is heard worldwide on the Internet in multiple formats,
including the next generation IPv6. Because WCPE receives no tax-derived support,
the station conducts two on-air fundraising campaigns and two major mail-out
campaigns per year to raise needed operating funds. Quarter Notes, the WCPE Program
Guide, is published four times a year as a means to enhance appreciation and
understanding of classical music. It is distributed to station supporters and is
also available online at TheClassicalStation.org/guide. For more information, visit
TheClassicalStation.Org or call 1-800-556-5178.

About Joseph Robinson:
From June 1978 until September 2005, Joseph Robinson served as Principal Oboe of the
New York Philharmonic. Each spring semester Robinson is Artist in Residence at Duke
University, where he produced important double reed events in 2006 and 2007. At
Duke, he frequently collaborates with other faculty members, most often the Ciompi
Quartet, with whom he has performed the Bliss Quintet many times, as well as the
world premiere of a Quintet for Oboe and Strings written for him by composer Robert
Ward. Robinson continues to coach and teach each summer at the Bowdoin International
Music Festival and participates in the Bellingham Festival of Music. For more
information, visit www.oboejoe.net.

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Web Site: http://www.theclassicalstation.org

Contact Details: P.O. Box 897
Wake Forest, N.C. 27588

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