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Radio Matt Jackfert,

Classical Check-in: A Chat with Host Frank Stowers

In these strange times, you may have been missing a familiar voice on the air--the voice of long-time Classical host, Frank Stowers. Frank has been asked…

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Joel Cummins of Umphrey's McGee Talks New Woodlands Festival, Piano Workouts & Debussy

"It's a place that's kind of our second home at this point." That's what pianist Joel Cummins says about Charleston, SC, the location of a new music…

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Radio Matt Jackfert,

LISTEN: A Mead Across the Globe

"I'm home again." That was a declaration by world-renowned Euphonium player, Steven Mead, following his 5-week journey across the world. Mead found…

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Composer David Amram to Perform on Mountain Stage

"Keep on pickin'"-- That's one of the many mantras of legendary composer, conductor, and performer David Amram. He used that mantra when sending out his…

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West Virginian Uses Opera to Talk Mountaintop Removal Mining, Painkiller Overdoses

Composer and Huntington native Nate May recently finished production on an original two-person music-drama, called Dust in the Bottomland.When he began…

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