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Every weekend, Discover Classical presents recorded concerts by many of the region's finest performing arts ensembles, like the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Bach Society of Dayton, Chamber Music Yellow Springs and others.

5/17

Wright State University Spring Semester Highlights

Enjoy a program of choral, piano, band and orchestra selections from Wright State ensembles, as well as performances by the Young Artists Competition finalists.

 

5/23

Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra

Keitaro Harada, conductor

Zulfiya Bashirova, violin

"An American Portrait"

Recorded in March 2026 at the Schuster Center

George Gershwin: An American in Paris

William Bolcom: Violin Concerto

Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings

William Grant Still: Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"

 

5/24

Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra

Keitaro Harada, conductor

Zulfiya Bashirova, violin

"An American Portrait"

Recorded in March 2026 at the Schuster Center

George Gershwin: An American in Paris

William Bolcom: Violin Concerto

Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings

William Grant Still: Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"

 

5/30

Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

Maureen Hickey Haitch and Keitaro Harada, conductors

Malone Blaich, soprano; Isabel Randall, mezzo-soprano; Aaron Hill, tenor; Evan Fleming, baritone

"Rhythms of Wonder: United by the Beat"

Recorded March 8, 2026, at the Schuster Center

Antonin Dvorak: Carnival Overture

Lin-Manuel Miranda: How Far I'll Go from Moana

Alan Menken and David Zippel: Go the Distance from Hercules

Stephen Schwartz: The Wizard and I from Wicked

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul: This is Me from The Greatest Showman

Aram Khachaturian: Suite from Masquerade

Manuel de Falls: Danza from The Three Cornered Hat

 

5/31

Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

Maureen Hickey Haitch and Keitaro Harada, conductors

Malone Blaich, soprano; Isabel Randall, mezzo-soprano; Aaron Hill, tenor; Evan Fleming, baritone

"Rhythms of Wonder: United by the Beat"

Recorded March 8, 2026, at the Schuster Center

Antonin Dvorak: Carnival Overture

Lin-Manuel Miranda: How Far I'll Go from Moana

Alan Menken and David Zippel: Go the Distance from Hercules

Stephen Schwartz: The Wizard and I from Wicked

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul: This is Me from The Greatest Showman

Aram Khachaturian: Suite from Masquerade

Manuel de Falls: Danza from The Three Cornered Hat

 

6/6

Chamber Music Yellow Springs

Annual Competition for Emerging Professional Ensembles

Recorded April 26, 2026 at First Presbyterian Church of Yellow Springs

For more information go to: https://cmys.org/2026-competition-finalist/

Trio Timia

Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66

Bohuslav Martinu: Piano Trio No. 2 in D minor

Trio Caspar

Igor Stravinsky: Selections from Histoire du Soldat Suite

Libby Larsen: Slang

Robert Schumann: Marchenerzahlungen, -III, -IV

Paul Schoenfeld: Trio