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.

6/19

Neal Gittleman, Part 1
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Music: Symphony No. 30 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

 

6/17

Hannah Kasper, Isaac Jones and Jordan Millard
Dayton Dance Initiative
Music: Bolero by Maurice Ravel played by the Gibbons String Quartet

 

6/12

Grant Wareham
Organist
Music: Symphony No. 3 "Organ" by Camille Saint-Saens and Organ Concerto in F by George Frideric Handel

 

6/10

Jerry Smith
Curtis Barnes, Sr., Dayton Icon at the Dayton Art Institute
Music: Color Music by Michael Torke

 

6/5

Kappy Kilburn and Emily Wells
Human Race Theatre Company Season Preview, Part 2
Music: London Morning by Noel Coward

 

6/3

Kappy Kilburn and Emily Wells
Human Race Theatre Company Season Preview, Part 1
Music: Footlights Waltz by Eric Coates

 

5/29

Marin Alsop
Concert for Peace, Part 2
Music: Overture to Candide by Leonard Bernstein

 

5/27

Marin Alsop
Concert for Peace, Part 1
Music: Symphony No. 5 by Ludwig van Beethoven

 

5/22

Peter Stafford Wilson
Springfield Symphony Orchestra Season Preview
Music: The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky

 

5/20

Kevin Wilson
Springfield Symphony Chorale Director
Music: Gloria by John Rutter and Symphony of Psalms by Igor Stravinsky

 

5/15

Flutist Eva Skanse
Star Performer at Rising Stars Gala
Music: Fantaisie brillante on Bizet's Carmen by Francois Borne

 

5/13

Violinist Eileen Currie
Winner of Discover Classical's 2025 Young Talent Search
Music: Partita No. 2 in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach

 

5/8

David Crean
Bach Society of Dayton's concert In Praise of Peace
Music: Magnificat by Johann Sebastian Bach

 

5/6

Flutist Kaitlyn Liu
Winner of Discover Classical's 2025 Young Talent Search
Music: Fantaisie for Flute and Piano by Georges Hue

 

5/1

Pianist Cynthia Li
Winner of Discover Classical's 2025 Young Talent Search
Music: Keyboard Sonata in C Major by Joseph Haydn

 

4/29

Patrick Reynolds
UD Orchestra and Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Music: Symphony No. 5 by Ludwig van Beethoven and Carmina Burana by Carl Orff

 

4/24

Pianist Francesca Harper
Winner of Discover Classical's 2025 Young Talent Search
Music: Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 871 by Johann Sebastian Bach

 

4/22

Jerry Smith
Curtis Barnes, Sr., Dayton Icon at the Dayton Art Institute
Music: Color Music by Michael Torke

 

4/17

Jerry Smith
Jamie Wyeth: Unsettled at the Dayton Art Institute
Music: String Quartet No. 2 by Charles Ives

 

4/15

Philip Drennen and Josh Stucky
The Full Monty at TheatreLab Dayton
Music: Overture to The Full Monty by David Yazbek