ArtsFocus

Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 7:55AM & 4:55pm

Discover Classical presents ArtsFocus every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:55am and 4:55pm. Each segment features a guest from the regional arts community discussing current activities, such as concerts, exhibitions and festivals. This page contains the most recent ArtsFocus interviews, and archived episodes can be found on a variety of podcast platforms.

10/9

David Crean
Sons of Art concert by the Bach Society of Dayton
Music: Overture and Chorus from Come ye Sons of Art by Henry Purcell

 

10/7

Dr. Justen Seay
The Ordering of Moses with the Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra
Music: Introduction to The Ordering of Moses by R. Nathaniel Dett

 

10/2

Garrick Ohlsson
Soloist with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Music: Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff

 

9/30

Josh Aaron McCabe
The Game's Afoot at Wright State Theatre
Music: Sleuth by John Addison

 

9/25

Jerry Smith
Wonders in Color at the Dayton Art Institute
Music: Bright Blue Music by Michael Torke

 

9/23

Shayna McConville
Rosewood Arts Center
Music: Roses from the South Waltz by Johann Strauss, Jr.

 

9/11

Brandon Ragland
Dayton Ballet Season Preview
Music: Giselle by Adolphe Adam

 

9/9

Jake Lockwood and Joe Deer
Dad's Place at The Human Race Theatre Company
Music:  Like Young by Andre Previn

 

9/4

Matt Dierking
Organ concerts at The Dayton Art Institute
Music: Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach

 

9/2

Keitaro Harada
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Season Preview
Music: Festive Overture by Dmitri Shostakovich

 

8/28

Jerry Smith
Cats in Art / Dogs in Art at the Dayton Art Institute
Music: Kitten on the Keys by Zez Confrey

 

8/26

Dr. Lina Yoo Min Lee
Chair of Piano Performance and Literature Studies at WSU
Music: Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959 by Franz Schubert

 

8/21

Misti Spillman
Concerts at Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
Music: String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 No. 1, by Joseph Haydn

 

8/19

Brad Mattingly and Steve Makovec
Bach Society of Dayton's Sing Dayton

 

8/14

Peter Benkendorf
Porchfest
Music: Bouree by Johann Sebastian Bach / Jethro Tull

 

8/12

Douglas Merk and Ruth Reveal
"Dancing in the Moonlight," Muse Machine in Concert
Music: Overture to Tip-Toes by George Gershwin

 

8/7

Todd Stoll
Springfield Jazz and Blues Festival
Music: Prelude, Fugue and Riffs by Leonard Bernstein

 

8/5

KL Storer
Dayton Theatre Guild Season Preview
Music: Music for the Theatre by Aaron Copland

 

This page contains the most recent ArtsFocus interviews, and archived episodes can be found on a variety of podcast platforms.