A summer-themed programme …. …. even though Tim hates summer. How strange is that!! Playlist: 05 December 2021 – Janáček: Glagolitic Mass: I. Orchestral Introduction. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Simon Rattle. – Tchaikovsky: Slavonic March, op.31. Russian National Orchestra/ Mikhail Pletnev. – Geminiani: The Art of Playing the Guitar: Sonata in C major: IV. Allegro; IV. Andante; V. Allegro moderato. Hungarian Chamber Orchestra. – Burgon: Brideshead Revisited: Always...

It’s the world of less common musical instruments in this show. Plus the celebration of William Blake‘s birthday with two different settings of his poem The Lamb. Playlist: 28 November 2021 – Horner: Braveheart: The Legend Spreads; Gift of a Thistle; End Titles. London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. – Tavener: The Lamb. Choir of New College, Cambridge/ Edward Higginbottom. – Vaughan-Williams: 10 Blake Songs: V. The Lamb. Ian Partridge, ten. – Borodin: Prince Igor: Act II: Polovtsian...

  What mood are you in? Sunny, dramatic, peaceful, energetic, ….? Whatever you’re feeling, there is music to suit in this episode of Queen of the Night. Playlist: 21 November 2021 – Mendelssohn: Concerto for 2 Piano’s in E major: III. Allegro. Roland Pöntinen and Love Derwinger, pno. Amsterdam Sinfonietta. – Wagner: Die Walkure: Ride of the Valkyries. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/ Vernon Handley. – Baños: In the Heart of the Sea: The White Whale Chant. – Zachow: Trio in F major: II....

… surely the stand-out piece in tonight’s programme is The Seal Lullaby. Simply gorgeous! Or maybe you have a different favourite? Playlist: 07 November 2021 – Strauss Jnr: On the Beautiful Blue Danube. Berlin Philharmonic/ Herbert von Karajan. – Ramírez: Misa Criolla: I. Kyrie. José Carreras, ten. Sociedad Coral de Bilbao/ José Luis Ocejo. – Josquin des Prez: Missa Hercules Dux Ferraraie: Kyrie. Jeffrey Hamilston Steele, gtr. – Handel: Acis and Galatea: Act I: Happy We! The Sixteen/...

This programme was broadcast on World Polio Day and at the end of Australia’s National Bird Week. And also at the end of a week where the Victorian Pride Centre, home to JOY 94.9, played host to a Covid pop-up vaccination centre. Thus, nods to all that, especially polio survivors, during this show. Playlist: 24 October 2021 – Rameau: Castor et Pollux: Tambourins I & II. Orchestra of the 18th Century/ Frans Brüggen. – Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in D major, RV90 “Il Gardellino” (The...

Get your fill of alliterative composers from Armand Arensky to Richard Rogers. It’s your host, Tim, having a bit of fun in choosing this programme’s magnificent music. 🙂 Playlist: 17 October 2021 – Bela Bartok: 6 Romanian Folk Dances. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. – Richard Rodgers: Oklahoma!: Oh What a Beautiful Mornin’. Mormon Tabernacle Choir. – Jóhann Jóhannsson: Orphée: Flight From The City. – Armand Amar: Moving Music: Marriage. – Thomas Tallis: If Ye Love Me. Chapelle du Roi –...

  Celebrating George Gershwin on his birthday – an original in terms of crossover music – classical and jazz …. and even pop for those who remember Australian Normie Rowe‘s first hit single. Worth a listen to compare and contrast. And, of course, some ‘real’? classical music, ending the show with two very different versions of the Benedictus. Playlist: 26 September 2021 – Hisaishi: My Neighbor Totoro: Hey Let’s Go (opening theme), arranged for piano. – Sousa: Humoresque of George...

It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day! Who knew so much piratical music has been written and played? Thank heavens Tim spares us! He shares only three pirate jokes 😉 Playlist: 19 September 2021 – Klaus Badelt: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. – Hans Zimmer: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest: Jack Sparrow. – Handel (arr. Arthur Somervell): Tolomeo, HWV 25: Act III: Silent Worship. David Hobson, ten. Sinfonia Australis/ Antony Walker. –...

What a bonanza of a show! In this edition of QOTN, Tim brings together music that celebrates old Europeans, a modern Australian, and the era of film, on screens large and small. Playlist: 12 September 2021 – Evans/Livingstone: Bonanza theme. City of Prague Philharmonic. – Mahler: Symphony no.8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part I: Hymnus “Veni Creator Spiritus”: Imple superna gratia. Cheryl Studer, Angela Maria Blasi, sop; Waltraud Meier, Kazuko Nagai alto; Keith Lewis tenor;...

Hopeful, inspiring, uplifting – that’s this podcast … an eclectic mix of classical, opera, film, pop, ambient music. We’d love to hear from you! To make requests and give feedback during the week, please email [email protected] And remember … In these difficult times, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole!  🙂 Playlist: 05 September 2021 – Elgar: Land of Hope and Glory. Very Lynn, vocals. Geoff Love & His Orchestra. – Caldara: Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Sinfonia. Schola...

Mixing it up a bit on Queen of the Night – celebrating what would have been the King of Pop’s 63rd birthday. We hear some of Michael Jackson’s music, jazz style, and for further contrast, a bit of Sting with music by Schubert, lyrics by Donovan (of Mellow Yellow fame, if you’re of a certain age!) Maybe not what you expect from QOTN but don’t let that put you off, this is a fabulous podcast! Playlist: 29 August 2021 – Jackson, Michael: Billie Jean. Vitamin String Quartet. – Tchaikovsky:...

  This more calm and restful programme is not without its kick. You are warned! 🙂 Playlist: 22 August 2021 – Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty op. 66: Act II: Scene I: Panorama. St. Louis Symphony Orchestra/ Leonard Slatkin. – Goodall: The Lord is My Shepherd. Jane Sheldon, sop. Cantillation & Sinfonia Australis/ Antony Walker. – JS Bach: Cantata BWV77 “Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben” (You shall love God, your Lord): V. In my love, there is still. Bach Collegium Japan/ Masaaki...

This podcast features music inspired by Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, poet, playwright, and historian, whose birthday it it is on the day of this live broadcast. And we have the first QOTN airing of Sally Whitwell, Australian pianist, composer, ARIA winner and lgbtq feminist. It won’t be the last!! Playlist: 15 August 2021 – Rossini: L’italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers): Act I: “Languir per una bella” (Longing for a beautiful woman) – sung in French. Alain Vanzo,...

It’s lockdown No.6 so, in this podcast, we have music featuring that number – opus, prelude, symphony, number, sextet, sei voci …. but Four Seasons??? Playlist: 08 August 2021 – Corelli: Concerto Grosso in F major op.6, no.6: second movement. Capella Istropolitana. – Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor: Act II Sextet. Maria Callas, sop. Giuseppe di Stefano, ten. Tito Gobbi, bar. Raffaele Arié, bass. Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra/ Tullio Serafin. – Glinka: Grand Sextet in E-flat major: II....

Your presenter, Tim, has Olympic connections so no question that this programme’s music has Olympic connections too – librettists, composers, performers. And it can all be enjoyed without flexing a single muscle!! Playlist: 01 August 2021 – Pergolesi: L’Olimpiade: Sinfonia. Orchestra of the National Academy of Saint Cecilia. Myung-Whun Chung. – Hasse: L’Olimpiade: “Consola il genitore”. Simone Kermes, sop. – Kodaly: See the Gypsies Munching Cheese. Pécs Chamber Choir. – Vivaldi:...

This playlist, featuring only US composers, celebrates the 4th of July. It’s a little late due to Tim’s attack by larynx killer bugs. Playlist: 11 July 2021 – Williams: Born on the fourth of July: main theme. Boston Pops Orchestra. – Copland: Las Agachadas. – Coleridge-Taylor: clarinet quintet in f sharp minor, op. 10: II. larghetto affetuoso. – Harold Wright, clar. Hawthorne string quartet. – Price: The deserted garden. Carr-Petrova duo. – Price: Symphony no. 3 in C minor, op. 33: II....

Your host Tim returns to the airwaves, live, after JOY’s move to brand new studios at the Victorian Pride Centre. The (mostly!) joyful music in this podcast suits the successful completion of this much anticipated move. Cheers to JOY 94.9! Playlist: 27 June 2021 – Newman: The Diary of Anne Frank: Main Title. Twentieth Century Fox Studio Orchestra. – Nyman: The Diary of Anne Frank: If. Jane Sheldon. Sinfonia Australis/ David Stanhope. – Trad Italian: Istampita – La Manfredina. Jordi...

This week’s programme features the work of German poet Friedrich Rückert. Tonight we hear four of his poems which Gustav Mahler set to music. There are three lieder from Strauss as well. And for contrast, the show finishes with a little bit of Harry Potter! Playlist: 16 May 2021 – Mahler: Rückert-Lieder, op.44: I. Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder! (Look not, love, on my work unended!); II. Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft (I breathed the breath of blossoms red). Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar....

Your presenter Tim’s enthusiasm for opera and ballet is evident as he talks about three productions in Melbourne at the moment – the ballet Swan Lake and the operas Aida and Ernani. Enjoy excerpts from each in this show, plus , as always, more! Playlist: 09 May 2021 – Saint-Saëns: Septet in E-flat major, op.65: III. Intermede. Quatuor Pascal. – Purcell: Come Ye Sons of Art: III. Sound the Trumpet. Monteverdi Orchestra/ John Eliot Gardiner. – Paisiello: Piano Concerto no.4 in G minor: II....

From death to life to love and the moon …. enjoy the musical journey. Playlist: 02 May 2021 – Rutter: Requiem: IV. Sanctus. Choir of King’s College, Cambridge & City of London Sinfonia/ Stephen Cleobury. – JS Bach: Mass in B Minor, BWV232: Agnus Dei. Christa Ludwig, mezzo. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/ Herbert von Karajan. – Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto no.1 in A minor, op. 33: 1st movement. Mstislav Rostropovich, vlc. London Philharmonic Orchestra/ Carlo Maria Giulini. –...

Tim and his partner have moved house. In exhaustion and relief Tim celebrates with this musical selection. Listeners will enjoy it too! Playlist: 25 April 2021 – Handel: Suite for a Musical Clock, HWV602: Minuet. Henry Doktorski, accordion. – Grieg: Peer Gynt, op. 23: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King. Philharmonia Orchestra/ Andrew Davis. – Puccini: Madama Butterfly: Act II “Addio, fiorito asil” (Farewell, flowery sanctuary) Giuseppe di Stefano, ten. – Debussy: Preludes: Book I: X....

It’s Radiothon time again and your host Tim brings out some of your most popular requests for the occasion. Listeners respond so well to Radiothon that by the end of the show you can tell Tim is quite overcome. Thank you all! But if you missed Radiothon – never fear! You can become a JOY member or make a donation at any time of the year. Details below. Playlist: 18 April 2021 – Handel: Water Music Suite no.2 in D major, HWV349: XII: Hornpipe. English Baroque Soloists/ John Eliot...

Your Queen of the Night plays Kiwi-themed music to celebrate the creation of a travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand / Aotearoa / The Land of the Long White Cloud ….. subject to the vagaries of Covid-19, no doubt. But let’s be optimistic! 🙂 Playlist: 10 April 2021 – Shore: The Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring: Concerning Hobbits. London Symphony Orchestra. – Enya/Shore: May It Be. Hayley Westenra, sop. – Mozart: Piano Sonata no.11 in A major, K.331: III. Rondo alla...

Tim plays Easter music on this Easter Sunday broadcast. Nothing more needs be said …. except Best Easter wishes to you! Playlist: 03 April 2021 – Anfossi: La Morte di San Filippo Neri (The Death of Saint Philip): Sinfonia. Sinfonia Viva. – Saint-Saens: Morceau de Concert for Horn and Orchestra, op.94. Hermann Baumann, horn. Gewandhausorchester Leipzig/ Kurt Masur. – Tavener: The Protecting Veil: Christ is Risen!. Maria Kliegel, vlc. Ulster Orchestra/ Takuo Yuasa. – Mahler: Symphony no.2...