Classical KUCO

Spotlight on the arts

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Spotlight is KUCO’s weekly program celebrating Oklahoma’s vibrant arts community, offering interviews with guests, exploring individual artistic endeavor, upcoming concerts, events and exhibits, and learning more about the arts organizations that serve our community.

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Classical KUCO

Category

Arts

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classicalkuco.org

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Spotlight - November 2, 2023 02.11.2023

For our November 2 episode we sit down with Jeffrey Grogran with the Oklahoma Youth Orchestras to discuss their upcoming concert at OCCC's Visual and Performing Arts Center Theater. Then we sit down with Phyllis Smith with the Oklahoma City Symphonic Band to talk about their Veteran's Day Concert program. We'll then sit down with Amanda Bleakley with the Paseo Arts Association to chat...

Spotlight - October 26th, 2023 26.10.2023

For our October 26th episode we sit down with Professor Jeffery Grogan to talk about the season-opening concert with the OCU Symphony Orchestra featuring the Ahn Trio. Then we sit down with Laurie Purcell and Logan Fish with St. Luke's Edmond Community Orchestra to talk their season-opening program. Next we'll sit down with Dr. David Forbat with the UCO Piano Department who will be present...

Spotlight - October 19th, 2023 19.10.2023

For our October 19th episode we sit down with Lemuel Bardeguez and Lisa Rock about Close To You, the music of The Carpenters coming to the Visual and Performing Arts Center at OCCC. Then we sit down with Trisha Finnegan and Jennifer Meckling of the Oklahoma City Community Foundation to discuss what and how the OCCF helps our community. Then we sit down with tubist and teacher Gennie Clarkson and c...

Spotlight, October 12, 2023 12.10.2023

For our October 12th episode we sit down with Professor Tony Gonzalez to discuss the OCU Choirs in concert. Then we'll sit down with Lemuel Bardeguez to discuss the a cappella group Voctave, who are coming to OCCC. We'll then sit down with Dr. Molly Johnson, soprano, about her upcoming recital that is a part of the Faculty Artist Concert Series at UCO College of Fine Arts and Design. Next,...

Spotlight - October 5th, 2023 05.10.2023

For our October 5th episode we sit down with Maestro Alexander Mickelthwate who will be leading the UCO Symphony Orchestra in their opening concert October 10th. We’ll then sit down with Adam and Jenny Brand of Theatre Crude to talk about the 5th annual Fringe Festival. We’ll then sit down with Dr. Brian Lamb, Director of Bands at UCO, and composer Danny Hansen about their semester-opening concert...

Spotlight - September 28, 2023 28.09.2023

For our September 28th episode we sit down with Maestro Alexander Mickelthwate of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic to discuss their concert next Saturday, October 7th at 8pm titled Gothic Midnight featuring piano soloist Dmytro Choni. Then we'll sit down with Warrne "Puffer" Jones to the Kemp Concert Series to talk about their 2023-24 season-opening concert featuring John L. Edwards. F...

Spotlight - September, 21, 2023 21.09.2023

Join us for Spotlight on the arts tomorrow morning at 10. We sit down with Dr. Zachary Daniels with the Oklahoma Community Orchestra to talk about their 2023-24 season opening concert titled Musical Friends. Then we sit down with Michael Baron with the Lyric Theater of Oklahoma and Alexander Mickelthwate of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic to discuss their collaboration on the World Premier of Conce...

Spotlight, September 14th, 2023 14.09.2023

On this week's Spotlight on the arts we sit down with Whitney Cross with the OKC Ballet to discuss their 4th annual Ballet Under the Stars. Next we sit down with Dr. Peggy Moran to discuss her Faculty Artist Concert Series Recital happening at the UCO Jazz Lab. Then Douglas Newell and Tori Moreira with the Enid Symphony come down to talk about their upcoming production of The Patti Page Story....

Spotlight, September 7th 2023 07.09.2023

On this week's Spotlight on the arts, we sit down with Dr. Sergio Monteiro to discuss his upcoming cycle of recitals featuring the piano and chamber works of Johannes Brahms. Then we sit down with Dr. Danielle Herrington, Assistant Professor of Musicology at UCO to discuss her upcoming Faculty Artist Concert Series Recital titled: Contemporary Song Cycles & Commissions. Finally, we sit dow...

Spotlight, August 31st, 2023 31.08.2023

On this week's Spotlight on the arts we sit down with Dr. Julie Yu, 1st year Artistic Director and Conductor with Canterbury Voices. Then we sit down with Lemuel Bardeguez, Director of Cultural Programming at Oklahoma City Community College, and Pat Hazell, former Seinfeld writer, to discuss Hazell's show titled: The Wonder Bread Years. Then we sit down with Amanda Bleakley, Executive Dire...

Spotlight, August 24th, 2023 24.08.2023

On this week's Spotlight, we sit down with Dr. Michael T. Geib, General Coordinator with the Brisch Center for Historical Performance. Then we sit down and talk with Eric Himan, Vice President of Programming for Myriad Botanical Gardens and Scissortail Park to discuss Your Song: an Elton John Tribute.

Spotlight - August 17, 2023 17.08.2023

On this week's Spotlight on the arts, we sit down with Alexandria Velders and Danielle Herrington with Opera On Tap - OKC . We talk about their upcoming production Dueling Divas and Dazzling Duets VI: Diva Forever. Then we talk with Tracey Gregg-Boothby with Edmond Community Chorale to discuss their upcoming 35th season!

Spotlight - August 10, 2023 10.08.2023

Join us for Spotlight on the arts as we sit down with Sterlin Mosley of Central Oklahoma Ballet Theatre and Justice Wickstrom of Storyteller Theatre Arts Co.

Spotlight - August 3, 2023 03.08.2023

Join us for Spotlight on the arts! We= chat with Amanda Bleakley and Theresa Hultberg from Paseo Arts about their new exhibits and Tyler Woods and Joshua Murray from Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park about "Shakespeare in Love."

Spotlight - July 27, 2023 27.07.2023

July 27

Spotlight - July 20, 2023 20.07.2023

July 20, 2023

Spotlight - July 13, 2023 13.07.2023

July 13, 2023

Spotlight - July 6, 2023 06.07.2023

July 6, 2023

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