Discover Classical

ArtsFocus

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Discover Classical presents ArtsFocus . Each ArtsFocus segment features a guest from the regional arts community discussing current activities, such as concerts, exhibitions and festivals. Listener-supported Discover Classical is a publicly owned, 24-hour classical music station broadcasting from Dayton, Ohio at 88.1 WDPR Dayton, 89.1 WUSO Springfield, 89.9 WDPG Greenville, and online at discoverclassical.org .

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4/10/18 - Dayton Ballet Retrospective, part 3 10.04.2018 4:25

Bess Imber discusses the history of the Dayton Ballet as it celebrates its 90th anniversary as a school and its 80th as a professional dance company. This segment first aired 4/10/2018.

4/5/18 - Dayton Ballet Retrospective, part 2 05.04.2018 3:59

Gwen Nugent discusses the history of the Dayton Ballet as it celebrates its 90th anniversary as a school and its 80th as a professional dance company. This segment first aired 4/5/2018.

4/3/18 - Dayton Ballet Retrospective, part 1 03.04.2018 5:20

Macy Janney discusses her history with the Dayton Ballet as it celebrates its 90th anniversary as a school and its 80th as a professional dance company. This segment first aired 4/3/2018

2/22/18 - Star City Music Studios 22.02.2018 5:36

Discover Classical's own Samee Griffith-Mood and Aaron Mood discuss their music school, Star City Music Studios . Samee hosts A Little Night Music from 10PM to Midnight Sunday through Friday, and Aaron hosts The Opera House on Saturday afternoons at Discover Classical . This segment first aired 2/22/2018.

1/25/18 - The Shimasaki Sisters 25.01.2018 4:24

Violinists and Springfield natives Kanako and Mariko Shimasaki discuss their evolving artistry and their recent performance with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra . This segment first aired 1/25/2018.

8/1/17 - Culture Works 01.08.2017 5:08

The executive director of Culture Works , Lisa Hanson, explains the general workings of the Dayton based arts funding organization. This segment first aired 8/1/2017.

Arts Focus Extra - Actress Eve Plumb 13.06.2017 10:32

In this extended Arts Focus presentation, Actress Eve Plumb discusses her acting career, her appreciation of Dayton, Ohio, and her passion for painting. She was featured in the world premiere of Daniel Goldstein's play Family Ties, based on the sitcom of the same name, for The Human Race Theatre Company . It ran at the Loft Theatre from June 1st to June 25th, 2017. This segment first aired in two...

6/6/17 - Dayton Contemporary Dance Company 50th Anniversary 06.06.2017 5:17

DCDC's Chief Executive & Artistic Director Debbie Blunden-Diggs shares the history of the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company ahead of celebrating DCDC's 50th season. This segment first aired 6/6/2017.

5/17/17 - Guitarist & Music Educator Jim McCutcheon 17.05.2017 3:44

Discover Classical's own Jim McCutcheon discusses receiving the Ohio Governor's Award for the Arts. Jim hosts The Intimate Guitar , which airs every weekend (Saturdays at 6PM and again on Sunday at 10AM) on Discover Classical . This segment first aired 5/17/2017.

3/28/17 - Violinist Yevgeny Kutik 28.03.2017 5:40

Ahead of his performance with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra , violinist Yevgeny Kutik discusses his new album, Words Fail . This segment first aired 3/28/2017.

Arts Focus Extra - Actress & Author Carrie Fisher 10.04.2012 4:40

Actress and Author Carrie Fisher discusses the intricacies of live performance and her future plans in this interview with Discover Classical's Larry Coressel. She performed her one woman show, Wishful Drinking , which ran at the Victoria Theatre from April 10th through April 22nd, 2012. This segment first aired in April 2012 in a different form.