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Recent interviews with members of the local arts community

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Lise Meets Liszt

Pianist Lise de la Salle talks about the Liszt Piano Concerto No.1, which she will be performing with the DPO this week.

1/7/09

Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010

Dayton Philharmonic Music Director Neal Gittleman previews the DPO's traditional New Year's Eve concert.

12/29/09

Beer & Peanuts

Dayton Visual Arts Center's Executive Director, Jane Black, offers advice on giving art as gifts this holiday season, and DVAC's Art to Buy Gift Gallery and its "Beer & Peanuts" Night.

12/22/09

Holiday Tradition

Diane Schoeffler-Warren previews the Dayton Ballet's "The Nutcracker" and Gabrielle Sharp, talks about what's involved as one of the ballet's young dancers.

12/17/09

More Broadway than Holiday

Neil Berg, of Neil Berg's One Hundred Years of Broadway, talks about their "Broadway Holiday" show going on at the Victoria Theatre.

12/15/09

Celebrate!

Dr. Natalie DeHorn, Artistic Director of Kettering Children's Choir, previews the choir's annual Holiday concert.

12/10/09

Bah Humbug!

Kevin Moore and Scott Stoney of the HUman Race Theatre Company preview the upcoming production of "A Christmas Carol"

12/8/09

Coming Home

Kazem Abdullah, a Dayton native, talks about coming back to Dayton and conducting his hometown orchestra, the Dayton Philharmonic.

12/3/09

Many Firsts

University of Dayton professor, Linda Snyder previews the Faculty Opera production of the holiday favorite, "Amahl & the Night Visitors"

12/1/09

Small Works

Walt Munch, president of the Dayton Society of Painters & Sculptors, talks about the organization and their holiday shopping gallery, "Small Works"

11/24/09

Hallelujah Girls

Heather Martin and Katrina Kittle, two of the "Hallelujah Girls", talk about the Dayton Theatre Guild's holiday production.

11/19/09

Splendid Encounters, Pt.2

Famed Choral Conductor Abraham Kaplan talks about his newly-released memoir, "Splendid Encounters".

11/17/09

Splendid Encounters, Pt.1

Famed Choral Conductor Abraham Kaplan talks about his newly-released memoir, "Splendid Encounters".

11/12/09

A Lincoln Celebration

Neal Gittleman of the Dayton Philharmonic previews the upcoming DPO celebration of the Lincoln Bicentennial and the Sesquicentennial of Lincoln's speech at Courthouse Square.

11/10/09

World Premiere

Composer Lowell Lieberman talk about his new Clarinet Concerto, joined by the clarinettist who will premiere the work with the DPO,Jon Manasse.

11/5/09

Rare Shakespeare

Director Bruce Cromer talks about Wright State University's production of a rarely-staged work by The Bard, Cymbeline.

11/3/09

Eastern Europe, Western Europe, then Back over the Atlantic

City Folk Executive Director Dave Barber previews the first part of City Folk's 2009-2010 season.

10/29/09

The Impossible Dream

Director Scott Stoney talks about the Human Race Theatre Company's upcoming production of "Man of La Mancha"

10/27/09

Fest of Fright

Dayton Ballet Director Dermot Burke, previews the Dayton Ballet's offering in time for Halloween, "Tales from the Shadows"

10/22/09

Songs of Rumi

Jeff Olmstead, composer of "Songs of Rumi", being premiered by the DPO next week, talks about the 13th century Farsi poet.

10/20/09

It's Not a Guitar

Kathryn Hitchcock of the Dayton Mandolin Orchestra, previews the upcoming Classical Mandolin Society of America's Convention coming to Dayton.

10/15/09

I Love a Piano

Chris Moore of the Springfield Arts Council previews the upcoming production of "I Love a Piano"

10/13/09

Dali & Disney

Dayton Art Institute chief curator, Will South talks about the DAI's upcoming exhibit of a collaboration between the two seemingly disparate figures.

10/8/09

Hello, World!

Dayton Art Institute chief curator, Will South talks about the DAI's upcoming exhibit taken from the DAI's own collection.

10/6/09

An American Voice

Contemporary American composer Lowell Liebermann talks about his music, one piece being performed by the Springfield Symphony, and a world premiere later this season with the Dayton Philharmonic.

10/1/09

The Magnificent Ninth

Dayton Philharmonic Music Director, Neal Gittleman, previews the DPO's upcoming performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony.

9/29/09

Meet the New Boss, Pt.2

The new President of the Victoria Theatre Association, Ken Neufeld, is introduced to the Dayton community.

9/24/09

Meet the New Boss, Pt.1

The new President of the Victoria Theatre Association, Ken Neufeld, is introduced to the Dayton community.

9/22/09

French Sax

Shelley Jagow, Prof. of Music at Wright State University, talks about French saxophone pioneer, Jean-Marie Londeix, who will be at Wright State University as part of his final North American tour.

9/17/09

Five for Five

Adam Alonzo talks about the latest installment of his five year photography project, Five for Five.

9/15/09

Wrong Door, Wrong Time

Dierctor Joe Deer and actor Richard Marlatt (Tito) preview The Human Race Theatre Company's new production, "Lend Me a Tenor"

9/10/09

Find Your "Inner Artist"

Molly Eaton, of the Downtown Dayton Partnership, talks about this week's Urban Nights, the twice-yearly showcase of Downtown Dayton.

9/8/09

A New, Romantic Season

Neal Gittleman, Music Director of the DPO, previews the orchestra's upcoming "Romantic" season.

9/3/09

Happy Golden Anniversary!

Three founding members of The Kettering Civic Band recall the band's history as the organization celebrates its 50th Anniversary.

9/1/09

About This Page...

Every edition of ArtsFocus features a brief interview with a personality closely involved with the local arts scene.

ArtsFocus is heard at 7:55am and 4:55pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Be sure to also listen on Fridays at those times for the occasional ArtsFocus Extra.

In case you missed a segment, or want to hear it again, here are several of the most recent interviews.

NOTE:  Audio clips are in MP3 format and are approximately 4MB in size.

   


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