[Airdate: November 19, 2025]

This weekend, the will present "Waves of Passion." Music of Margaret Brouwer and Aaron Copland is presented alongside Beethoven's Violin Concerto with soloist , concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Symphony. BlueWater's director Daniel Meyer spoke to WCLV about the performances.

David McCarroll, violin
Daniel Meyer, conductor

Brouwer: The Art of Sailing at Dawn
Copland: Music for the Theatre
Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D Major, Op. 61

Saturday, November 22, 7:30 p.m.
Church of the Covenant

Sunday, November 23, 3:00 p.m.
Rocky River Presbyterian Church

[Airdate: November 17, 2025]

On Friday, November 21, The Resonance Project will present a program called "Homeland" featuring The Cleveland Orchestra's Assistant Concertmaster, Stephen Tavani, and rehearsal pianist, Daniel Overly. The program is full of composers writing the sounds of their homeland. Tavani and the Resonance Project's Irwin Shung spoke to WCLV's John Mills about the performance.

Friday, November 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Forest Hills Church, Cleveland Heights

From My Homeland, JB 1:118 Bedřich Smetana
Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6 Benjamin Britten
5 Danses Chempêtres, Op. 106 Jean Sibelius

Violin Sonata No. 4 “Children’s Day” Charles Ives
“The Open” Alexandra Bryant
Rhapsody No. 1, Sz. 87 Béla Bartók

[Airdate: November 17, 2025]

This weekend, is presenting a series of programs — Wild Things and The Aesop Project — for all ages around Northeast Ohio. Les Délices' director, Debra Nagy, spoke to WCLV's John Mills about these programs.

Wild Things in Rocky River
Rocky River Public Library 1600 Hampton Rd, Rocky River, OH, United States

Wild Things in Hudson
Christ Church Episcopal 21 Aurora Street, Hudson, Ohio

Inspired by animals and the natural world, Wild Things features delightful musical settings of Aesop’s Fables (in English, with soprano Elena Mullins Bailey) plus instrumental music depicting birds, cats, frogs, insects, and more by Heinrich Biber (his fabulous “Sonata Representativa"), François Couperin, Jean-Philippe Rameau, and others.

The Aesop Project in Cleveland
Community Art Center at CMA 2937 W. 25th Street, Cleveland, United States

The Aesop Project in Akron
Akron Public Library 60 S. High St, Akron, OH, United States

With puppets designed by Ian Petroni, an animal-inspired score of Baroque music assembled by Les Délices director Debra Nagy, and a narrative by Ohio poet laureate Dave Lucas, The Aesop Project will delight, inspire, and offer food for thought. Soprano Elena Mullins is featured alongside a stellar ensemble of Baroque violin, viola da gamba, oboe, recorder, and harpsichord.

Robert Walters, the Principal English Horn of the Cleveland Orchestra, will give the United State Premiere of a new work for English Horn and Orchestra, based on the poetry of William Blake, Mad Song, by the English composer Geoffrey Gordon.

[Airdate: November 11, 2025]

On Saturday, November 15, is presenting the Dianne McIntyre Group in a piece called "." is a nationally acclaimed choreographer and Cleveland native. She spoke to WCLV's John Mills about the work which seamlessly blends dance, original music by Diedre Murray, and poetry by Ntozake Shange.

Saturday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Mimi Ohio Theatre, Playhouse Square

[Airdate: November 11, 2025]

This weekend, presents a pair of events with composer as part of their Contemporary Composers Series. Music Director Michael Carney spoke to WCLV about Garrett and the weekend's events.

CHORAL MASTERCLASS AND STUDENT WORKSHOP
Friday Nov. 14, 2025
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Kulas Musical Arts Building, Baldwin Wallace University

SING OUT, MY SOUL!
Choral Music of Marques L. A. Garrett
Sunday Nov. 16, 2025 at 4 p.m.
Lakewood Presbyterian Church
14502 Detroit at Marlowe
Lakewood, OH

[Airdate: November 10, 2025]

On Saturday, November 15, the is hosting a Shadow Day and Open House for prospective students and their families. Director of Academy Piano Studies, Daria Rabotkina, spoke with WCLV's John Mills about these events.

Saturday, November 15
Shadow Day (Students grades 4-12)
Open House (Students pre-k through grade 5)

[Airdate: November 6, 2025]

The will make their Severance Music Center debut on Veterans Day with a program called "." Scores from classic and contemporary war films and series will honor our veterans and active-duty military. The CSO's founder and Artistic Director, Andrew Keller, spoke to WCLV's John Mills about the program.

Tuesday, November 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Severance Music Center

WCLV's Jacqueline Gerber chats with Russel Stich, who directs the first Youth Theater production of the season. Click on the link for show and ticket information. The Beck Center is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood.

[Edit: Click "Listen" above to hear a radio tribute to Rob. Hosted by Bill O'Connell, this special shares tributes, stories, and of course, Rob's incredible voice. This special will air on WCLV October 30, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.]

It is with deep sorrow that we share the sad news that our friend and colleague, Robin Grier has passed after enduring a long illness. 
Rob joined WCLV almost 33 years ago and worked in the tape duplication department for WCLV’s syndication division. If you were a fan of the old Adventures in Good Music with Karl Haas series, you can thank Rob for the hours upon hours he spent editing the shows. Then in 2006, a lightbulb came on, and we realized we were really missing the boat by not putting that incredible voice on the air. 
It is probably that voice that many of you think of when you think of Robin, or “Rob” as you might know him.  But Robin was more than that.  He was a complex individual.  He was quiet and private, but those who had the privilege of knowing him for some time learned the following:
Robin really liked bourbon.
He liked Beethoven.
He was a die-hard fan of the Cleveland Browns, the team that, as he said, Let Him Down year after year after year. Still, he loved them.
Robin always wanted an English mastiff.  (“Now �ٳ󲹳�’s a dog!!”, he would say.)  For a long time, he even kept a picture of one pinned to his tackboard in his workstation.
He collected tropical fish for a while.  Swooshy, sloshy-sounding packages often showed up at Radio Ranch prominently marked EXPEDITE DELIVERY!   LIVE FISH!
Robin was extremely sensitive to spicy foods; he even found catsup a little too spicy at times.
He liked Sci-Fi movies, especially Star Trek and Star Wars.
Robin was generous.  If he stopped at Dunkin Donuts on his way to work, he would often pick up a dozen, just so he could share them with others.
Sometimes you could catch Robin whistling to himself.
Whether it was a result of his Baptist upbringing or the fact that he was raised by a schoolteacher (maybe both), he was usually careful about his choice of language at work.  More than once, he was heard to exclaim, “What the H-E-double hockey sticks?!”  
As you might imagine, those of us on the WCLV team are devastated by this loss. We simply don’t have enough words to describe how important Robin was to WCLV and to us over the years. But there are so many stories we’ve heard from other Ideastream staff members that illustrate what a special person Rob was. Here are some of them:

• Not long after I joined Ideastream, my mother died. Shortly after that, Robin came to my office and gave me a violet because he thought it would be of comfort. It was. Every time I see a purple violet I think – and will always think – of Robin. I will miss his glorious voice on WCLV, especially on The Quiet Hour, and being a colleague and a Facebook follower of this wonderful, happy, soulful man. Rob will live on in the hearts of many.
  
• Very sad. He was one of the first people to talk with me when I started at Ideastream.
  
• During the pandemic, I was responsible for putting together the staff photo – collecting everyone’s headshot and making them into a collage. Despite my repeated requests, Rob never submitted a photo during those years, and we developed a running joke about it. When we all returned to the office, we continued our banter. I’d tell him I was developing a new campaign starring him. We had lots of laughs. I’m thinking of Rob and sending lots of love and support to his family.
  
• He always made me smile.
  
• Rob was a dear friend. If he came across a white chocolate bar, he would leave it on my desk even though he didn’t think white chocolate was real chocolate. One year, he got my dog a Christmas outfit, which she still wears every year. If we worked late, he would stay until I was done and walk me to my car. He had a great sense of humor. He was special.
  
• Robin was such a fun and sweet guy. I loved talking with him during COVID when we were some of the only people left in the building for so many long quiet months. I am sad to hear that such a beautiful voice and even more beautiful character has been lost.
  
• My heart is so broken to hear this news. He was truly special!!
  
• Several years ago, Rob was asked to develop a digital goal as part of his performance evaluation process. When I found out he had once had a Twitter account -@wclvoverknight (knight with a “k”) - a nod to his previous role as the overnight host on WCLV – I suggested he restore the account and use it to share some things about himself his listeners might enjoy knowing. “Who would care about that?!” Rob asked. And that, to me, was Rob – always telling it like he saw it, having no reservations about sharing his misgivings about organizational bureaucracy, developing one-on-one relationships where you and he got the joke. I’ll miss all of that about Rob. He shall forever be the WCLV Over Knight.
  

Robin leaves behind a sister, a daughter, a son, and grandchildren.   We share their sense of loss, and they have our deepest sympathies.
When thinking of Robin over the past few days, the following lines from a 1972 Carly Simon song seem fitting.
His friends are more than fond of Robin
He doesn't need to compliment them
And always as he leaves he leaves them
Feeling proud just to know him
When Robin goes on holiday
There's no-one livin' in our lane
Oh yes, folks still live in our lane
But they're not like Robin
No-one was, is, or shall be like Robin.  We will miss him.  If you’d like to share your thoughts and memories of Rob Grier, Talk To Us. Leave a message at 216-916-6090 or send an email to talktous@ideastream.
An on-air tribute to Rob will air at a date and time to be announced.