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In the Spotlight
Here’s the latest from your Voice for the Arts in St. Louis! Listen, learn more, and be sure to share your favorites with your friends on social media and beyond!
OTSL Intermezzo
Classic 107.3 CEO and GM John Nasukaluk Clare recently sat down with Marcela Manjarrez Hawn and Crystal Allen Dallas, leaders of the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Intermezzo Society, to talk about the upcoming event A Toast to Opera. The virtual event is a 45-minute happy hour filled with music and conversation, featuring two of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’ Gerdine Young Artists and General Director Andrew Jorgensen. For more information about the event, email intermezzo@opera-stl.org.
Richard Danielpour
Composer Richard Danielpour's oratorio, "The Passion of Yeshua" has been, by his admission, a work that has been 25 years in the making. It details the last hours of Jesus Christ utilizing ancient Hebrew texts and other primary scriptural sources from antiquity, and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards. He recently had a conversation with afternoon host Tom Sudholt about this work, among other topics.
The Sound of 13
Special programming for Black History Month on Classic 107.3! In “The Sound of 13,” host Garrett McQueen opens an historical and contemporary conversation of race with classical music and the 13th amendment as the guide. Garrett is a professional bassoonist who has performed with symphonies and in venues across the country. Hear this program every Friday during the month of February at 6am and 6pm.
OTSL Pirates of Penzance
Classic 107.3 host Kathy Lawton Brown talks with the General Director of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Andrew Jorgensen, about OTSL's "Opera on the Go!" abridged production of The Pirates of Penzance, which will reach upwards of 6,000 schoolchildren and is available for streaming through February 6th. Plus, a spring break opera camp based on The Pirates of Penzance!
Mozart Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1
Pianist Orli Shaham is recording all of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's piano sonatas for her brother's Canary Classics label. The first volume, featuring Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-flat Major, K.281; Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-flat Major, K.333; and Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-flat Major, K.570, was released in October. The second and third volumes will be released in 2021. Ms. Shaham recently spoke to Classic 107.3's John Nasukaluk Clare about the project.
Simone Dinnerstein’s “A Character of Quiet”
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein has a new release called "A Character of Quiet", featuring the music of Philip Glass and Franz Schubert. It was recorded last June during the pandemic at her home in Brooklyn. Ms. Dinnerstein recently spoke to Classic 107.3's John Nasukaluk Clare about the project.