Mozart's Attic Thursday June 21st at 10:00 p.m.

By Jay Lamy (Jayski)

Published June 18, 2018 at 10:23 AM EDT

This week on Mozart’s Attic we continue our look at the music of Jean Sibelius and its role in forging a Finnish national identity in the face of Russian Empire domination.

The symphony No. 2 quickly became known as the Symphony of Independence at home, and it presented an insight into music from an entirely unexpected source to the outside world.

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Jay Lamy (Jayski)

Originally from central Massachusetts, Jay has called the Space Coast home for more than 30 years. He began his association with WFIT in the late '90s as a dumpster diver for office furniture in response to a broadcast plea for a new chair from a frustrated disc jockey. (WFIT has come a long way since.)

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