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
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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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The following was sent by our good friend, Bill Miller:

 Some of us have been listening to WDPR for years, and classical music even longer. I’m interested in what “catalyst” sparked interest in classical music. To share the spark of inspiration[more...]

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