Classic 107.3 gratefully acknowledges the following people for their generous contributions to this audio broadcast: Voice Actors: Adam Darek as Adam Darek (cousin, age 16) Andrzej Darek as Andrzej Darek (Adam’s father) Patrycja Darek as Patrycja Darek (Adam’s mother) Jodie Hellm as Zofia Kowalczyk (Nancy’s daughter, age 14) Nancy Kowalczyk as Nancy Kowalczyk (Zofia’s mother)…
Hear from Simon Kelly, curator of modern and contemporary art, about Joan Mitchell’s abstract expressionist painting Ici. Learn about Mitchell’s connection to nature and the reasons behind her association with Claude Monet. Discover more at: www.slam.org/collection/objects/26230/ Classic 107.3 · On the Art with SLAM – Ici with Simon Kelly
Hear from Peter Henderson, the principal keyboardist for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and Jelena Dirks, the principal oboe for the SLSO, about the April 25 SLSO Live at The Sheldon concert, “Wind and Water”. Learn how this duo chose the programming for the concert, which includes a world-premiere from a University of Missouri student,…
Philip Barnes, Artistic Director of the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus, and SLCC Composer-in-Residence Kerensa Briggs discuss the April 6 concert “Old Roots, Fresh Blooms”, which features the world premiere of “Missa Brevis” by Briggs. The concert also includes music of Felix Mendelssohn, Antonín Dvořák, and E.J. Moeran in a salute to Spring. For more information…
Hear from Erin Freeman, Director of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus and AT&T Foundation Chair, about the April 11 concert “A Celebration of Voice”, which showcases the St. Louis Symphony Chorus and selected performers from the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Erin discusses the wide variety of works on the program (some of which drew on…
Hear from Dr. Judith W. Mann, the senior curator of European art to 1800, about the scandalous painting “Danaë”. Learn about the teenaged female artist who created this work and why it was considered so shocking for its time. Discover more at: www.slam.org/collection/objects/15612/ Classic 107.3 · On the Art with SLAM – Danaë with Judith Mann
Conductor Gemma New shares her thoughts on the enduring majesty and message of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and her joy at performing this work with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, and soloists Susanna Phillips, Sasha Cooke, Jamez McCorkle, and Nathan Berg. For more information and tickets, visit slso.org. Classic…