First, here’s the list:

http://www.dpr.org/2008_Top_100.htm

Surprises?  Glaring omissions?  Certainly there were a few, but perhaps the biggest surprise was the ever-predictable Beethoven 9th Symphony falling out of the #1 spot (but all the way down to #9?)  Ultimately, though, we have to remember that this was[more...]

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You’re stuck on a desert island. You have a choice of a few indispensible recordings. What are you going to have?

As for me, in no particular order…
Respighi: Church Windows, Roman Festivals/Cincinnati Symphony-Cobos
Respighi: Belkis The Queen of Sheba/Philharmonia-Simon
Schmidt: Symphony No.2/Jarvi-Chicago Symphony
Rott:[more...]

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As a member in good standing of the local classical community, I wear two hats by serving on the DPO’s Marketing Committee.  I am part of a team planning some special happenings around the National City Superpops Series concert on[more...]

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Over the years I have been hosting the Saturday afternoon opera broadcasts first at WYSO and now at Dayton Public Radio, my feelings about opera as an art form have undergone a significant change.Early on I assumed that if I[more...]

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From Patrick Reynolds, “A Conductor’s Guide to YouTube”   —  For entertainment, while not listening to the radio, I often find myself browsing that enormous video collection found on the website YouTube. Certainly by now most everyone knows of YouTube,[more...]

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