Classical Conversations

Violinist Ray Chen collaborated with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Cristian Macelaru to release Player 1, an album replete with nostalgia for fans of video game, television, and film music. His conversation with Mary Claire Murphy is an invitation to reminisce and delight in cinematic orchestral arrangements as Ray performs on the ‘Dolphin’ Stradivarius.

In this conversation with WGTE's Mary Claire Murphy, Stathis Karapanos speaks on the often-misunderstood musical language of Paul Hindemith and introduces his album of complete Hindemith flute works.

Lima Symphony Orchestra Music Director Andrew Crust joins us for a chat about the LSO's new season and their October 19th season opener. Explore the Lima Symphony Season: https://www.limasymphony.com/2024-2025-season

Organist Gail Archer discusses her research on equity in the workplace for women organists and introduces us to the variety of programs scheduled for her fall 2024 performance season.

Soprano Karen Slack and pianist Michelle Cann have collaborated with ONEcomposer to present the album Beyond the Years, featuring 19 unpublished art songs by Florence Price. Learn more in this Classical Conversation with Mary Claire Murphy.

Conductor Gil Rose founded the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) over 100 albums ago; he joins us for a conversation about the orchestra and their two recent albums, John Alden Carpenter: Complete Ballets, and Paul Dooley: Masks & Machines. Please note: The first part of our chat was lost due to technical concerns; Gill starts off by telling us about BMOP (also, the music excerpts have been truncated for the online posting due to copyright concerns). Hear "Point Blank" at Paul Dooley's website: https://www.pauldooley.net/works/pointblankband Photo Credit: Kevin Condon

Trumpet virtuoso Mary Elizabeth Bowden furthers her mission to build the contemporary trumpet repertoire with an album of story-telling concertos, and she gives voices to some of those stories in this conversation with Mary Claire Murphy.

With the polarizing political season in full swing, it's important to remember that despite our differences, we're still neighbors and should treat each other as such. Enter Neighbor2Neighbor, a 2024 election year peace initiative, which has taken off in our community. In this radio roundtable, we're joined by four guests: Rev. Gayle Catinella (Rector of St. Michael's in the Hills Episcopal Church), Carol Nichols (who came up with the concept), Dave Karmol (neighbor of Carol's but on the opposite end of the political spectrum), and Brent Cousino (project advisor and community partner). https://www.neighbor2neighbortoledo.com/

Composer Robert Kyr provides an immersive experience of nature through several environmentally themed oratorios and choral dramas, including A Time for Life and Earth Vigil. He speaks with Mary Claire Murphy on his concepts and collaboration with the acclaimed ensemble Conspirare and their artistic director, Craig Hella Johnson. As a supplement to the conversation, see below for nature photography by Robert Kyr (captioned: Illuminated Cloud Beyond Mesas, Bright Mesa Rising from Stillness (High Noon), Bright Mesa Rising from Stillness (Twilight), Mesa with Three Trees, Bright Mesa Face, Illuminated Cathedral Mesa, Premiere of Earth Vigil, Mesa Descending into Twilight, The Tree of Life.

Octavist Glenn Miller speaks to Mary Claire Murphy on Sergei Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil, as arranged for men’s choir and recorded in Jerusalem by the PaTRAM Institute Male Choir.