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.

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

 

4/10

David Crean
Bach Society of Dayton's performance of Handel's Messiah
Music: Messiah by George Frideric Handel

 

4/8

Adrienne Oehlers
How I Learned to Drive at Wittenberg University
Music: Cello Suite No. 1 by Johann Sebastian Bach

 

4/3

Laquita Mitchell and Nathan Granner
Dayton Opera's production of Aida, Part 2
Music: "Celeste Aida" from Aida by Giuseppe Verdi

 

4/1

Kathleen Clawson
Dayton Opera's production of Aida, Part 1
Music: Triumphal March from Aida by Giuseppe Verdi

 

3/27

Rodney Veal
Wright State University's ArtsGala

 

3/25

Adam Thatcher
Camelot at The Human Race Theatre Company, Part 2
Music: Camelot Suite by Frederick Loewe

 

3/13

Emily Wells
Camelot at The Human Race Theatre Company, Part 1
Music: "If Ever Would I Leave You" from Camelot by Frederick Loewe

 

3/11

Krissy O'Malley
Senior Music Connection
Music: Sonata in D Major, K. 491, by Domenico Scarlatti

 

3/6

Composer Evan Fein
Bach Society of Dayton's American Mosaic concert

 

3/4

Composer Patrick Vu
Bach Society of Dayton's American Mosaic concert

 

2/27

Composer Carlos Lalonde
Bach Society of Dayton's American Mosaic concert

 

2/25

Johnny Catalano
Catalano Film Festival at The Plaza Theatre
Music: At the Movies by John Philip Sousa

 

2/20

Qarrianne Blayr and Kevin Ward
DCDC's Power & Presence
Music: Harlem by Duke Ellington

 

2/18

Josh Aaron McCabe
Wright State Theatre's Much Ado About Nothing
Music: Much Ado About Nothing by Erich Korngold

 

2/13

American Guild of Organists
Pedals, Pipes and Pizza
Music: Goldberg Variations by Johann Sebastian Bach

 

2/11

Lorrie Sparrow-Knapp
The Rocky Horror Show at the Springfield Civic Theatre

 

2/6

Jay Brunner, sound designer and composer
A Distinct Society at Human Race Theatre Company
Music: A Distinct Society by Jay Brunner

 

2/4

James Rana, actor
A Distinct Society at Human Race Theatre Company
Music: A Distinct Society by Jay Brunner

 

1/30

Kathleen Clawson
Dayton Opera's Three Tenors Encore
Music: Triumphal March from Aida by Giuseppe Verdi

 

1/28

Bing Davis
Visual Voices Exhibition

 

1/23

Peter Stafford Wilson
Springfield Symphony Orchestra
Music: The Impossible Dream by Mitch Leigh