ArtsFocus

Conductor Marin Alsop further discusses her career and the Dayton Concert for Peace, which took place at the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center on May 27, 2025. This segment first aired 5/27/2025.

Learn about Senior Music Connection, a company providing musical experiences for older adults, from owner and founder, Krissy O'Malley.

Shaun Yu continues his discussion with Gabriel van Aalst, the new Executive Director of Dayton Live. This segment first aired 11/21/2024.

Meet Gabriel van Aalst, the new Executive Director of Dayton Live. This segment first aired 11/19/24.

Larry Coressel speaks with Krissy Brown, the Executive Director of the Springfield Arts Council. For additional information about the Springfield Arts Council, visit springfieldartscouncil.org . This segment first aired 11/24/2024.

Shaun Yu continues his discussion of this year's winners with Nick Raines, Execuitve Director of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation. This segment first aired as an ArtsFocus Extra on 11/6/2024.

Shaun Yu talks to Nick Raines, Executive Director of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation, about this year's winners. This segment first aired 11/5/2024.

Meet Dr. Adam Kluck, the new director of Choral Studies at Wright State University. This segment first aired 10/31/2024.

Adam Alonzo speaks with Dayton-based composer G. Scott Jones about his new composition, Six Suites. For more information about this guest, visit gscottjones.com . This segment first aired 10/29/2024.

Meet Brian Seckfort, the very new senic design tech professor at Wright State University. He explains what senic design tech is and how he became interested in it. This segment first aired 10/1/2025.

Shaun Yu speaks with Poet Sierra Leone about her role as part of the creative team behind The Seed of Life memorial, commerating the victims of the 2019 Oregon District Shooting. This segment first aired 9/24/2024.

Learn about Cincinnati based FotoFocus with its Executive Director, Katherine Siegwarth. More information about the organization and upcoming events can be found can be found at FotoFocus.org . This segment first aired 8/29/2024.

Shaun Yu continues his discussion with Architect and Artist Terry Welker about The Seed of Life Memorial, which honors the victims of the 2019 Oregon District Shooting. This segment first aired 8/27/2024.

Shaun Yu talks to Architect and Artist Terry Welker. Terry led the team of artists that created The Seed of Life Memorial, which honors the victims of the 2019 Oregon District Shooting. This segment first aired 8/22/2024.

Larry Corresel continues his talk with Springfield Museum of Art Executive Director, Jessimi Jones. This segment first aired 8/20/2024.

Larry Coressel talks to Jessimi Jones, the Executive Director of the Springfield Art Museum. This segment first aired 8/13/2024.

Learn about Beyond Vision Art, a multi-sensory art exhibit for the visually impaired, from Beyond Vision Art's Curator, Molly Brockman. This segment first aired 7/11/2024.

Learn about the Dayton Dance Initiative from DDI's Artistic Director Jennifer Sydor. This segment first aired 6/25/2024.

Artist and co-chair of the Cultureworks Campaign for the Arts, Bing Davis, talks to Shaun Yu about a pivotal moment in the organization's history. This segment first aired 6/11/2024.

Part 2 of Shaun Yu's interview with the new Music and Artistic Director Designate for the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra , Maestro Keitaro Harada. This segment first aired 6/6/2024.

Discover Classical's Shaun Yu talks to the new Music and Artistic Director Designate for the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra , Maestro Keitaro Harada. This segment first aired 6/4/2024.

Debbie Blunden-Diggs shares news and discusses the recent accomplishments of the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company . This segment first aired 5/28/2024.

Professor Emeritus Patrick Reynolds discusses the long anticpated opening of the University of Dayton's new Roger Glass Center for the Arts. This segment first aired 4/9/2024.

The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company will colaborate with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra for the first time ever to perform Paul Taylor's ballet, Esplanade. Devin Baker and Kevin Ward of DCDC explain how the collaboration came to pass and what to expect. The perfromances will take place February 17 & 18, 2024 at the Victoria Theatre. This segment first aired 2/15/2024.

Dayton Ballet Artistic Director Brandon Ragland announces the formation of the Dayton Ballet Studio Company . This segment first aired 2/6/2024.