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WORT Music Playlists

What was that song I heard? Who was the artist, what is the album title, where can I get it? Where can I find the entire playlist for a show?

Click on the Playlists button to bring up a calendar where you can choose any date to find the playlists for that day. If you can’t find the right playlist or the song you’re looking for, your best bet is to call the station the next time that program’s on and ask the host yourself. If that’s not possible we may be able to help you, but please have as much information as possible at hand when you contact us, such as: approximate day and time the music was played, what type or genre of music it was, who hosted the show and any other information you remember about the selection and we’ll do our best to track it down.

Once you figure it out, there’s a “Buy It!” link next to each track in online playlists that leads you to a place where you can buy songs and albums, and by doing it that way a small portion of each purchase goes to support WORT.

Contact Information

Music Director: Sybil Augustine – musicdirector@wortfm.org (for music submissions, charts and tracking, promotional exchanges for music events and following up on volunteer applications or other requests. Please include specifics in your subject line, such as “Hiphop Music Submission” etc, )

Music Assistant: Aaron Scholz – musicass@wortfm.org (for record donations and sales, promos recording volunteers, etc.)

Music Calendars: Submit your events online here or send by email to calendar@wortfm.org

How do I get my music played on WORT?

We accept submissions in most genres and styles of music, focusing on noncommercial, out-of-the-mainstream, independent releases (check out our playlists and music charts for more information.) It may take up to a few weeks for us to review and process your submission so we appreciate your patience, and feel free to contact us to follow up. Please send your music, indicating any tracks with language that needs to be aired after 10 pm and including a one-sheet description and any biographical and tour information, to WORT Music Director, 118 S. Bedford St, Madison, WI 53703 and/or to musicdirector@wortfm.org.

We do accept digital files on .wav or mp3, but currently we still prefer CDs to digital submissions because it’s the quickest way to get it into the hands of our programmers and onto the airwaves, though we have a growing digital library. Digital submissions should be .wav or other lossless files, or high quality mp3s [128-320 kbps.]

You can follow up or “track” your submissions by email, or call 608-256-2001 on Wednesdays between 1-4 pm CST to ask if we received it, has it been reviewed, has it been added to our library, and what kind of airplay it’s getting—e.g. light, medium, heavy or charting. Thanks and we look forward to hearing your music!

Just Bach Music at Midday

November 14, 2021 by Sybil Augustine

Just Bach presents cantatas, instrumental solos and chamber music, ending each program with the popular chorale Sing-along. MSO players include Linda Pereksta, pioccolo; Andrea Gross Hixon, oboe; Leanne League, violin; and Marina Fischer Hoyt, viola. Third Wed. of each month through May 18, 2022. In-person, livestream or view concert videos on the Just Bach YouTube […]

Beyond the Score®

October 15, 2021 by thom jones

With only a single performance, Beyond the Score® at Overture Hall is an absolute must-see. Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring transforms simple ancient folk music from Russia and Lithuania into a perfect storm of rhythm, harmony and melodies unlike any heard before its time, Stravinsky created the biggest scandal in the history of music in […]

American Dreams

November 14, 2021 by Sybil Augustine

String quartet performance program includes Schickele’s String Quartet No. 1, “American Dreams”, George Walker’s Lyric for Strings and Dvorak’s String Quartet No. 12 in F Major.

Circus Nutcracker

November 16, 2021 by thom jones

Dozens of aerial dancers and circus artists of all skill levels perform to the classic holiday music of the Nutcracker in this family friendly show. Saturday, December 11th: 2:30 and 7:30 PM and Sunday, December 12th: 2:30 PM. Ticket link: https://cycropia.org/tix/nutcracker

LunArt Music Festival

November 4, 2021 by Sybil Augustine

This program, RESILIENCE, is LunArt’s first since March 2020. High Octane Chamber music with poetry and other creative arts. Includes Louise Farrenc’s rarely heard Nonet, a classic from the romantic period.

Middleton Community Orchestra Fall Concert

October 18, 2021 by Sybil Augustine

Join us for our first live concert in 20 months! We are so happy to be practicing and performing together again indoors. The concert features Thomas Kasdorf performing Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15. The orchestra will also perform Brahms’ Tragic Overture and Webern’s Langsamer Sätz. $15 General admission, students are […]

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