ArtScene with Erika Funke

Dr. Gary Boerckel, Professor Emeritus at Lycoming College,pianist with the Williamsport Symphony; longtime host of"Music to My Ears" on WVIA Radio, and director of the choirat St. Boniface Church, 326 Washington Blvd in Williamsport,speaking about the performance of Mozart's Requiem to bepresented at the Church on Monday, November 2, 2026, at 7 pmto mark All Souls Day. There is no admission fee.For more information: www.stbonifacecatholic.com/

Greg Triggs, a show director and writer with a national career, speakingabout the 50th anniversary of the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance in Narrowsburg,NY, and the production of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" that he is directing.The final weekend of the run will take place Friday, October 23 andSaturday, October 24, 2026, at the Tusten Theatre, 210 Bridge Street.Shows are Friday at 7:00 pm and Saturday at 2:30.For more information: www.delawarevalleyartsalliance.org/

Fiona Siobhan Powell, WVIA's Susquehanna Valley producer & host, now retired,with a special feature to mark the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan mining disasterin Wales on October 21, 1966, claiming 144 lives, most of them children.Fiona chose to feature highlights of the Cantata Memoria by Sir Karl Jenkins forthe commemoration.Fiona is a professional storyteller, folklorist, an expert spinner and weaver and aresearcher and writer about historical subjects, including the life and work of Welshcomposer Joseph Parry from Merthyr Tydfil, who spent some of his younger yearsin Danville, PA.

Dr. Caleb Hopkins, Assistant Professor of Music & Director of Choral Activities at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, and newly appointed Artistic Director & Conductor of theSusquehanna Valley Chorale, speaking about the 2026-2027 season and the openingconcert, "Spooky Spectacular," Sunday, October 25th at 3:00 at Zion Lutheran Church in Sunbury. The program will feature music by Mendelssohn, Bach, Grieg, Mozart & more.For more information: www.svcmusic.org/

Gerardo Edelstein, Music Director and Conductor of theWilliamsport Symphony Orchestra, now entering his 17thseason with the ensemble, speaking about the 2026-2027season during which the WSO will celebrate its60th anniversary. The opening concert is titled,"Voices of America: A 250th Celebration," takingplace on Tuesday, October 20th at 7:30 pmat the Community Arts Center, 220 W. 4th Streetin downtown Williamsport. The program willinclude music by Bernstein, Barber, Price andCopland. For more information:www.williamsportsymphony.org/

Moses Andrade, basso, and Brian Farrell, piano, speaking abouttheir lives in music before a performance on Sunday, October 18, 2026,at 3:00 at the First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre, 97 S. FranklinStreet. There will be music from opera, as well as art songs and spirituals.For more information: www.fpc-wb.org/This is a rebroadcast of a conversation from 2025.

Dr. Joshua Harper, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Choral Society of Northeast Pennsylvania, speaking about the ensemble's fall concert titled “Sound From Silence: Songs of Resilience.” Centered around Jake Runestad’s “A Silence Haunts Me,” a dramatic setting of the Heiligenstadt Testament letter by Beethoven about the impending loss of his hearing. Also on the program: Beethoven’s “Elegischer Gesang, Op. 118,” and works by Rollo Dilworth, Florence Price and Ysaye M. Barnwell. The concert will include live sign language interpretation by Interpretek.The performance will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 7:00 pm at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Scranton. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted at the door.A reception will follow, and everyone is invited to attend. www.choralsociety.net/

Jason Smeltzer, musician, storyteller & founder of The OldeStories; and Timothy Holmes, CEO of the Everhart Museumin Scranton, speaking about the exhibition, "The Hubble SpaceTelescope: New Views of the Universe," developed by NASAand the Smithsonian Institute Traveling Exhibit Service.The show will run through October 18, 2026, and aspart of the closing events in connection with theexhibition, there will be a special program titled,"The Somnium & The Moon" featuring tales byJohannes Kepler and The Brothers Grimm withmusic-making presented by The Olde StoriesEnsemble on Wednesday, October 14th from 5:00 to7:00 at The Everhart Museum, 1901 Mulberry Street,Nay Aug Park in Scranton. The event is free withadmission to the Museum. There is no charge forchildren under 12.www.everhart-museum.org/

Stephan Koplowitz, award-winning artist, and HeatherSincavage, Associate Professor, Director of the Sordoni Art Gallery& Curator of the exhibition titled, "Actions & Images of Place &Passage by Stephan Koplowitz," running through October18, 2026, at the Sordoni Gallery on the campus of Wilkes Universityin Wilkes-Barre. There will be a screening of the documentary,"Pina," by Wim Wenders on October 14th at 5:15 in theKarambelas Center, 141 S. Main Street in downtownWilkes-Barre. Seating is limited and reservations arerequested. The campus will be closed from October 15ththrough October 18th for Fall Recess. For moreinformation: www.wilkes.edu/sordoniartgallery/This is the second installment of a two-partconversation.

Chason Goldschmitz, Executive Director of the NEPA Philharmonic,and Rob Wright, UK-based composer, musician and sound artist,speaking about Wright's new score for F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent film"Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror," written for a live string quartetperforming alongside the film.The NEPA Philharmonic will present the US premiere of theoriginal score performed by a string quartet with the moviein a program titled, (CANDLE)LIT NOSFERATU 1922 in Concert.The performance will take place on Thursday, October 15, 2026,at Montage Mountain Resorts in Scranton at 7:00pm.The space will be fully illuminated by 100s of electric candles.Small bites and signature drinks will be served, and costumesare encouraged. For tickets and information: www.nepaphil.org/