What is a WHRB Orgy®?

Legend has it that the WHRB Orgy® tradition began over fifty-five years ago, in the Spring of 1943. At that time, it is said that one Harvard student, then a staff member of WHRB, returned to the station after a particularly difficult exam and played all of Beethoven's nine symphonies consecutively to celebrate the end of a long, hard term of studying. The idea caught on, and soon the orgy concept was expanded to include live Jazz and Rock Orgies, as well as a wide variety of recorded music.

The Orgy® tradition lives on even today at WHRB. Each January and May, during the Reading and Exam Periods of Harvard College, WHRB presents marathon-style musical programs devoted to a single composer, performer, genre, or subject. The New York Times calls them "idealistic and interesting," adding, "the WHRB Orgies represent a triumph of musical research, imagination, and passion."

Past Orgies

» Winter 2008 Orgy Guide
» Spring 2007 Orgy Guide
» Winter 2007 Orgy Guide
» Spring 2006 Orgy Guide
» Winter 2006 Orgy Guide
» Spring 2005 Orgy Guide
» Winter 2005 Orgy Guide