Every Saturday morning, Discover Classical presents recorded concerts by many of the region's finest performing arts ensembles, like the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Springfield Symphony, Bach Society of Dayton, Richmond Symphony, Chamber Music Yellow Springs and others. Live & Local is sponsored by the Wright State University School of Fine and Performing Arts.
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Neal Gittleman, conductor
"PhilharMonster"
Recorded on October 23, 2022, at the Schuster Center
John Williams: Jurassic Park
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 82 "The Bear" - IV.
Leroy Anderson: The Waltzing Cat
Leroy Anderson: Home Stretch
Camille Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals
Traditional (arranged by Neal Gittleman): Old MacDonald
Bach Society of Dayton
John Neely, director
Alan Kimbrough, accompanist
Kettering Advent Ringers
Joan Ulloth Dorgan, director
"Sweet Sounds of the Holidays"
Recorded December 5, 2021, at Kettering Adventist Church
English folk song: What Child Is This
Austrian carol: Still, Still, Still
Adolphe Adam: O Holy Night
Irby, H. J. Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City
Dan Locklair: O Magnum Mysterium
John Rutter: Sing We to This Merry Company
Bob Chilcott: Mid-winter
John Tavener: The Lamb
Felix Mendelssohn: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene: Mary Did You Know?
Spiritual: Go, Tell It on the Mountain
English traditional: O Little Town of Bethlehem
From Chanukah Suite: S'vivon/Al Hanisim
John Leavitt: Ose Shalom (The One Who Makes Peace)
Catalan Carol: Fum, Fum, Fum
Basque Carol: Sing Lullaby (The Infant King)
John Rutter: Angels' Carol
Spanish carol: Riu, Riu, Chiu
Franz Gruber: Silent Night
John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful
John Rutter: Candlelight Carol
John Rutter: Rejoice and be Merry
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Patrick Reynolds, conductor
Kettering Children's Choir
Christina Smith, director
Community Chorus
Alaina Saliba, soprano
"Hometown Holiday Featuring Amahl and the Night Visitors"
Recorded in December 2022 at the Schuster Center
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Gian Carlo Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Dayton Opera Chorus, Jeffrey Powell, director; Sammy Rudrapati, Amahl; Rebecca Krynski Cox, Amahl's Mother; Carl Rosenthal, King Kaspar; Darren Drone, King Melchior; Artega Wright, King Balthazar; Aaron Gouge, The Page
No Live & Local broadcast
Enjoy the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols today at 10am
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Neal Gittleman, conductor
"Dayton Ballet's The Nutcracker"
Recorded in December 2022 at the Schuster Center
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker