Ms. Lori Robishaw, the Executive Director of The La Grua Center, is the special guest on the program. Joined by Christopher Greenleaf, we remotely talk about the season that has been changed because of the virus shutdown, about the future and listen to some of the music that will be presented on January 23rd. For more information you can go to www.lagruacenter.org

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This week Joe is featuring vibraphonist Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra from his 1945 Decca Records recording titled "Flying Home."

In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and Skylar invite you to join them as they listen to music from some of the best and classic video games!

This week we feature The Jesse Liam Band with Jesse and Jack Gauthier. We'll talk with this father and son duo about their performances and recordings. The music we'll be listening to will be selections from six different CDs they have produced. For more information you can go to www.jesseliam.com​

This week Joe is featuring saxophonist Harold Floyd (Tina) Brooks from his 1958 recording titled "Minor Move" and his 1960 recording titled "True Blue".

In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and the Newport Music Festivals Artistic Director Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they listen to new and emerging classical composers!

This week The RI International Film Festival is the subject of the program, with George T. Marshall, Executive Director.          We talk about the great movie scores of 2020 and listen to some selections from this year's “Blockbuster” films that might      be up for some awards. For more information you can call 401.861.4445 or go to www.film-festival.org

This week Joe is featuring saxophonist John McKenna from his 2020 Ear Up Records recording titled "Portraits".

A Boston Pops Christmas, with Keith Lockhart, is the subject of this week's program. We dug into the archives of past Conducting Conversations shows when we talked to Keith about the Pops Christmas CD, “Sleigh Ride”, and listen to some of the music from one the Pops best selling recordings. For more information you can go to www.bso.org

This week we feature Evan Gendreau, pianist, composer, and writer. We'll talk about his incredible talent on the piano and many other facets of his young life. The music we'll be listening to will all be played by him, some of which he composed, with some holiday favorites. His mother Melanie joins the conversation. For more information you can go to www.melaniegendreau.com​