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Artist Presentation Society’s Cindy Vantine Discusses 2024-25 Season and Upcoming Concert
Kathy Lawton Brown talks with Cindy Vantine, President of the Artist Presentation Society (APS), about the new concert season, opening with 2024 APS Concerto/Aria Competition Winner Danielle Kim and her September 15 concert performance. Learn more about this FREE concert series at www.apsmusic.org/season_thecalendar.html Classic 107.3 · Artist Presentation Society Season and Danielle Kim Concert 2024
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Ilya Shmukler and Alla Voskoboynikova Preview Recital and Discuss Piano Competition
Kathy Lawton Brown talks with Ilya Shmukler, winner of the prestigious Concours Géza Anda piano competition earlier this year, and Alla Voskoboynikova, Director of Keyboard Studies at University of Missouri-St Louis. In Part 1 of the interview, Shmukler talks about his recital featuring music from Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt and Robert Schumann…
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Preview Upcoming St. Louis Cathedral Concerts with Scott Kennebeck
Scott Kennebeck, St. Louis Cathedral Concerts Executive Artistic Director, talks with Kathy Lawton Brown about the upcoming Adam Brakel organ program at The Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis Basilica on August 25. Then, hear a preview of 24-25 events. Learn more about how to “Experience Great Music in a Great Space” at cathedralconcert.org. Classic 107.3…
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Meet Erin Freeman, New St. Louis Symphony Chorus Director
Our first conversation with Erin Freeman, the new director of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus. Erin tells listeners about herself and shares some of the things that excite her about getting to know this city, working with SLSO Music Director Stéphane Denève, and leading the St. Louis Symphony Chorus. Classic 107.3 · Meet Erin Freeman,…
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Making Mimi at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Soprano Katerina Burton talks about debuting the role of Mimi in the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis production of La bohème (a part that she is thrilled to portray) and discusses how the experience has been more moving than she anticipated. For tickets and more information about the OTSL production, visit opera-stl.org/whats-on/la-boheme/ Classic 107.3 · Making…
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A Celebration of Humanity with the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus
Philip Barnes, Artistic Director of the St. Louis Chamber Chorus, talks about the final concert of the season: Nations United. The performance, which takes place on Sunday, May 26 at 3pm at John Burroughs School, features a rarely heard work by Benjamin Britten as well as music of Ludwig van Beethoven, Sydney Guillaume, and others…
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Continuum Breathes New Life into the Choral Music Scene
The Continuum Vocal Ensemble is a new choral group in St. Louis! Dr. John McDonald discusses the origins of the ensemble and their mission to provide inspiring and transformative experiences, and shares details about their upcoming peformance “I Breathed a Song” on February 25 at the 21C Museum Hotel. For more information and tickets, visit…
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A Visit to The Holy Land with the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus
Philip Barnes, the Artistic Director of the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus, and award-winning composer Kerensa Briggs discuss the December 17 holiday concert offering from the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus, which features a new carol composed by Briggs with words by poet and lyricist Charles Anthony Silvestri. For more information and tickets, visit https://www.chamberchorus.org/product-page/concert3 Classic 107.3…
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Making Hearts Joyful with the St. Louis Children’s Choirs
Tai Lin, the founder of the Ariel Concert Series, and Tzuying Huang, bass clarinetist for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Artistic Director for the Ariel Concert Series, tell listeners about the history behind this music series and discuss the upcoming December 22 concert, which will feature the debut performance of the Meridian Clarinet Quartet.…
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2023 Holiday Programs on Classic 107.3 / WFUN 96.3 HD
A FESTIVAL OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLSFrom King’s College CambridgeSunday, December 3 from 8pm – 9:30pmA central celebration of Christmas in England since 1918, the service has been broadcast live on the BBC since 1928. Selected readings are recited and carols – old and new – are sung in the centuries-old college chapel by the…