Hear Gary McBride on KGNU-FM Monday Evenings
Gary is a host of KGNU's contemporary classical music program, The Present Edge, from 10 pm to midnight MT, on the second and fifth Mondays of the month, of KGNU's classical music program, A Classic Monday, from 8pm to 10pm MT, on the fourth Monday of the month, and of KGNU's vocal music program Opera Box, from 7pm to 8pm MT every first Monday of the month. For listeners streaming live online, Mountain Time zone is usually GMT -7, except in the summer, when it's GMT -6.
Gary also sometimes hosts the the Kabaret live music program at 7pm Tuesdays, so please 'stay tuned' to 88.5 FM.
How can I listen?
- Live stream online at TuneIn or AfterFM
- Missed the live program? Here's an archive of Gary's shows
- Get notified when Gary's most recent podcast becomes available
- If you're into the music, you can subscribe to the entire series of The Present Edge podcasts
- Or, oh yeah . . . tune an ancient radiophonic device to 88.5 FM or 1390 AM
Programs recorded and scheduled: 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016
2021 (47 shows; 78 hours)
- January 4
- January 11
- January 25
- February 1
- February 8
- February 22
- March 1
- March 8
- March 22
- March 29
- Present Edge Interview: composer Nelson Walker and filmmaker Marco Corvo
- April 5
- April 12
- April 26
- May 3
- May 10
- Present Edge Interview: composer Carolina Heredia
- May 24
- Classic Monday
- May 31
- Present Edge
- June 7
- Opera Box
- June 14
- Present Edge
- June 21
- Opera Box
- Classic Monday
- June 28
- Classic Monday
- July 5
- Opera Box
- July 12
- Present Edge
- July 19
- Opera Box
- Classic Monday
- July 26
- Classic Monday
- August 2
- Opera Box
- August 9
- Present Edge
- August 16
- Opera Box
- Classic Monday
- August 23
- Classic Monday
- August 30
- Opera Box
- Present Edge
- September 6
- Opera Box
- September 13
- Present Edge
- September 27
- Classic Monday
- October 4
- Opera Box
- October 11
- Present Edge
- October 25
- Classic Monday
- November 1
- Opera Box
- November 8
- Present Edge
- November 22
- Classic Monday
- November 29
- Present Edge
- December 6
- Opera Box
- December 13
- Present Edge
- December 27
- Classic Monday
2020 (40 shows; 75 hours)
- January 13
- Present Edge - Interview: composer Max Wolpert & CU Pendulum's John Clay Allen
- January 27
- Classic Monday - Interview: pianist David Korevaar
- February 10
- Present Edge - Interview: CU composers Brian Lambert & Charles McClung
- February 24
- Classic Monday - Interview: Amanda Balestrieri, Seicento Baroque Ensemble
- March 9
- Present Edge - Interview: David Landon, Ben Morris, Maggie Hinchliffe - CU Boulder Pendulum
- March 23
- March 30
- April 6
- Present Edge - In Memorium: Krzysztof Penderecki
- April 13
- April 27
- May 11
- May 25
- June 8
- Present Edge - Interview: composer Hannah Lash
- June 15
- Opera Box
- Classic Monday - Interview: CMF artistic director Peter Oundjian
- June 22
- Classic Monday - Interview: Peter Oundjian - CMF Virtual Festival
- Present Edge
- June 29
- Present Edge - Interview: composer Wang Jie
- July 13
- Present Edge - Interview: composer Samuel Adams
- July 20
- Opera Box
- Classic Monday - Interview: pianist Jan Lisiecki
- July 27
- August 10
- August 17
- Opera Box - Interview: Dianela Acosta, Boulder Opera Company artistic director
- Classic Monday
- August 24
- August 31
- September 14
- September 28
- October 12
- October 26
- November 9
- Present Edge Interview: CU composers Annika Socolofsky and Dianna Rose Link
- November 23
- November 30
- Opera Box
- Present Edge Interview: Hocket piano duo--Sarah Gibson and Thomas Kotcheff
- December 7
- December 14
- December 28
2019 (39 shows; 73 hours)
- January 14
- January 28
- February 11
- Present Edge - Interview: Boulder Ballet Artistic Director Ana Claire and composers Paul Fowler and Michael J. Schulze
- February 18
- February 25
- Classic Monday - Interview: Amanda Balestrieri, Seicento Baroque Ensemble artistic advisor
- March 11
- Present Edge - Interview: Composer Gustav Hoyer
- March 25
- April 8
- April 22
- April 29
- May 6
- May 27
- Classic Monday - Interview: Colorado Music Festival's music director Peter Oundjian
- June 10
- June 17
- June 24
- Classic Monday - 2nd Interview: Colorado Music Festival's music director Peter Oundjian
- Opera Box
- Classic Monday - Colorado Music Festival inverviews: cellist Kian Soltani & conductor Peter Oundjian
- Present Edge
- Opera Box
- Classic Monday - Colorado Music Festival interview: violinist Robert McDuffie
- Present Edge
2018 (41 shows; 75 hours)
- January 8
- January 22
- Classic Monday Interview: Sharon Park, Dairy Arts Center
- January 29
- February 12
- February 26
- Classic Monday Interview: Amanda Balestrieri of the Seicento Baroque Ensemble
- March 12
- March 26
- April 9
- April 16
- April 23
- April 30
- May 14
- May 28
- June 11
- June 18
- Classic Monday Interview: Colorado Music Festival executive director Liz McGuire and principal oboist Olav van Hezewijk
- Present Edge
- June 25
- Classic Monday Interview: Conductor Marcelo Lehninger, Colorado Music Festival
- July 9
- Present Edge Interview: Composer Timothy Collins, Colorado Music Festival
- July 16
- Opera Box
- Classic Monday Interview: Conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni, Colorado Music Festival
- July 23
- Opera Box Interview: Mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung
- Classic Monday Interview: Conductor Peter Oundjian, Colorado Music Festival
- August 13
- August 14
- Kabaret - Dino J.A. Deane
- August 20
- August 27
- September 10
- September 24
- Classic Monday - Frank Nowell, Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado
- October 8
- October 22
- October 29
- Present Edge - Dino J.A. Deane, founder of Flux Crew
- November 12
- November 26
- December 3
- December 10
- December 24
2017 (29 shows; 51 hours)
- January 9
- January 30
- February 13
- Present Edge Interviews: Clarinetist Deborah Marshall; Boulder Bassoon Quartet
- March 13
- Present Edge - Art Music & Dance: Jim Bailey, Dairy Center
- March 14
- Kabaret - Alternative Facts Trio
- April 10
- May 8
- May 29
- June 12
- June 19
- July 10
- July 17
- July 24
- Opera Box
- Classic Monday - Steve Hackman & Jeffrey Work - Colorado Music Festival
- July 31
- August 1
- Kabaret - FluxCrew
- August 14
- August 21
- Opera Box
- Classic Monday Interview: Sharon Park - Dairy Arts Center
- August 28
- September 11
- October 9
- October 30
- November 13
- Present Edge Interview: Violinist Madeleine Mitchell, Pianist Tamara Goldstein
- December 11
- December 25
2016 (25 shows; 44 hours)
- February 8
- February 29
- March 14
- April 11
- Present Edge - Interview: Composer Dino J.A. Deane
- May 9
- June 6
- June 13
- June 20
- July 11
- Present Edge - Interview: Cellist Joshua Roman
- July 18
- Opera Box
- Classic Monday - Interview: Conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni
- July 25
- Opera Box
- Present Edge - Interview: DJ Spooky
- August 15
- August 22
- August 29
- September 12
- October 3
- Present Edge Composer Interviews: Hunter Ewen, Daniel Kellogg, Reiner Krämer
- November 14
- November 28
- December 12
- Opera Box
- Classic Monday - Interview: Jim Bailey, The Dairy Center Music Director
- Present Edge