Jay Lamy (Jayski)
Mozart's Attic HostOriginally from central Massachusetts, Jay has called the Space Coast home for more than 30 years. He began his association with WFIT in the late '90s as a dumpster diver for office furniture in response to a broadcast plea for a new chair from a frustrated disc jockey. (WFIT has come a long way since.)
Soon he was answering phones during fund drives, doing other odd tasks about the station, and later taking on the job of sending out thank-you gifts and premiums to new and renewing members.
Tune in for Mozart's Attic Thursday nights from 10 pm until midnight.
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We begin in the French High Baroque this week and then continue our look at the Symphonies of Dmitri Shostakovich.
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We begin a series this Sunday of the fifteen symphonies of Dmitri Shostakovich in the context of the times in which they were written. Our story begins with the Symphony #1, a student piece from his conservatory days and this week's featured work.
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This week we'll look at some music from the last days of the Stuarts, when Henry Purcell and his contemporaries ruled the roost.
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We sometimes regard J.S. Bach as the quintessential conservative church musician, and it's true, that was his day job. But he was no stick-in-the-mud, and we'll look at some of his lighter music as we celebrate his 339th birthday this Sunday.
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This week we will feature a special three-hour presentation of Johann Sebastian Bach's Good Friday oratorio, The Passion according to Saint Matthew.
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We'll kick off Hollywood's big night with a selection of classical works that various directors have used to enhance their cinematic efforts. Platoon, 2001, Kramer vs. Kramer, Elvira Madigan -- you know the themes to 'em all.
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We've now had more than a half century to assess Leonard Bernstein's Mass, and with Lenny in the public eye these days thanks to Hollywood, we'll take the opportunity to re-hear it this Sunday.
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We're going to hear some French music "of a certain age" this week, we'll skip to another age and place for an hour of J.S. Bach, and then some music by American Paul Creston, and soon-to-become-American Kurt Weill.
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Back in the early days of radio, the fledgling BBC commissioned a modest concert piece from the 28-year-old William Walton. Belshazzar's Feast started small, but grew way beyond the resources of the new broadcasting service.
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This week we take a look at some music from Renaissance Flanders, a busy cultural crossroads that became a center for music and also the business of music -- two quite different things.
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This week we're celebrating the music of Franz Schubert, born 227 years ago on Wednesday, the archetypal starving artist, largely ignored during a short, illness-plagued life.
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Mozart comes to collect the rent on his attic this Sunday as we prepare to celebrate his birthday 268 years ago on January 27.