ArtsFocus Archive
Recent interviews with members of the local
arts community
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Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra 75th Anniversary Portrait
Neal Gittleman, whose tenure as DPO Music Director began in 1995, explains why he continues to be happy with his job. |
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Long Distance Streetcar (Pt. 2)
Composer Billy Sokol talks about the score he wrote for Karen Russo and the Dayton Ballet. |
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Long Distance Streetcar (Pt. 1)
Dayton ballet presents its condensed version of the Tennessee Williams classic A Streetcar Named Desire (w/ Karen Russo, choreographer, who also talks about her unusual collaboration with composer Billy Sokol, who wrote the original music for the ballet) |
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Tomorrow's Voices Now
The Dayton Opera Guild presents its annual High School and Tri-State College Vocal Competitions (w/Cathy Brown, chair of the college competition, and Linda Menz, chair of the high school competition) |
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Return of a Man on the Move
Larry Rachleff returns to the Miami Valley to guest-conduct the Dayton Philharmonic. |
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Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra 75th Anniversary Portrait
The long process of finding Isaiah Jackson's successor as music director (w/ Lou Mason, former DPO board president, and Neal Gittleman, the successor) |
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Something to Sing About
The Dayton Chamber Chorale performs at the Dayton Art Institute this Sunday afternoon, April 6 (w/ Gwen Brubaker, Chorale founder and director) |
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Arts Wonderland
Wright State University's College of Liberal Arts presents Arts Gala 2008 at the WSU Creative Arts Center, this Saturday, April 5th (w/ Dr. Herb Dregalla, chair of the WSU Department of Music) |
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Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra 75th Anniversary Portrait
Lou Mason, DPO Board president of the 1990s, talks about the effort to get the DPO out of its longtime home of Memorial Hall and into a new facility. |
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The Sound of Silents
Equinox, the group from Springfield, preforms its original score for a showing of the silent German classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, this Friday evening, March 28, at the State Theatre in Springfield (w/ Doug Baumle, Equinox member and primary composer) |
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Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra 75th Anniversary Portrait, Pt.2
The Isaiah Jackson Years (w/ Doriz Ponitz, former president of the DPO Board of Directors) |
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Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra 75th Anniversary Portrait, Pt.2
The Isaiah Jackson Years (w/ Doriz Ponitz, former president of the DPO Board of Directors) |
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Traveling in the Direction of Art, Pt. 2
Janice Driesbach becomes the new director of the Dayton Art Institute. |
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Traveling in the Direction of Art, Pt. 1
Janice Driesbach becomes the new director of the Dayton Art Institute. |
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The Omnivorous Violinist
Rachel Barton Pine, in town to perform with the Dayton Philharmonic, talks about the range of her musical activities and interests. |
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Holocaust Remembrance, Pt. 2
The Victoria Theatre Association presents Hans Krasa's Brundibar, the children's opera that was performed 55 times at a Nazi concentration camp during WW II (w/ Luke Dennis, VTA's Outreach & Education Director) |
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Holocaust Remembrance, Pt. 1
The Victoria Theatre Association presents Hans Krasa's Brundibar, the children's opera that was performed 55 times at a Nazi concentration camp during WW II (w/ Luke Dennis, VTA's Outreach & Education Director) |
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About This Page...
Every edition of ArtsFocus features
a brief interview with a personality closely involved with the
local arts scene.
Hosted by Larry Kensington, 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. |
