WDAV goes to Spoleto Festival; listen on the air or online

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WDAV goes to Spoleto Festival; listen on the air or online
May 20, 2009
by David Boraks
Davidsonnews.net

WDAV-FM radio host Jennifer Foster will be in Charleston, S.C., for the next two weeks, broadcasting live from the 2009 Spoleto Festival USA. The annual celebration of music, opera, theater and dance runs 17 days, and you’ll be able to listen from afar on the Davidson-based classical music station (89.9 FM), on the South Carolina ETV public radio stations, or on the web.

From Friday, May 22, through Friday, June 5, she’ll be broadcasting live weekdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with former Spoleto director Marcus Overton. The one-hour show will be a daily tour of the art, the players, the sights and sounds of the festival.

Then from noon to 1 p.m., Jennifer Foster continues with The Mozart Café (available only on WDAV-FM).

From 1 to 3 p.m., Carolina Classics will air next-day broadcasts of Spoleto chamber music concerts, Piccolo Spoleto performances and more.

“Given the international stature of Spoleto Festival USA and its huge appeal to classical music fans throughout the Carolinas, we made it the highest priority to bring the festival to WDAV’s airwaves,” WDAV General Manager Benjamin K. Roe said in a press release Wednesday. “South Carolina ETV Radio has been a terrific partner, and by working together, we’ve been able to greatly expand Spoleto coverage for all our listeners.”

In addition to the insider commentary of Marcus Overton and Jennifer Foster, ETV Radio and WDAV’s Spoleto coverage also includes the perspectives of The Post & Courier of Charleston. The 11 a.m. Spoleto Today will regularly feature “The Press Box,” previews and reviews from journalists covering Spoleto Festival USA for The Post & Courier. On Fridays, “The Press Box” will include commentary from Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic Tim Page, on special assignment to the newspaper throughout the festival.

Spoleto Today and Carolina Classics can be heard in Columbia on WLTR-FM 91.3; in Greenville on WEPR-FM 90.1; and in Charleston on WSCI-FM 89.3. All three programs can be heard in the Charlotte region on WDAV-FM 89.9. Radio broadcasts will originate from College of Charleston’s Center for the Documentary.

Spoleto coverage online will be at www.spoletochambermusic.org, where you can listen to live broadcasts, download free MP3 recordings of concerts, commentaries and interviews, or comment on the festival. They’re also on Twitter.