From the John Clark Performance Studio

Tenor Dominic Armstrong and soprano Melinda Whittington star in Opera Carolina’s production of La Traviata . They enter the studio to perform stunning duets from the opera, chat about their musical journeys, and share personal insights into Verdi’s masterwork. Pictured (left to right): Emily Jarrell Urbanek (collaborative pianist), Dominic Armstrong (tenor), Frank Dominguez (host), Melinda Whittington (soprano).

Two members from the cast of Opera Carolina’s production of Gershwin’s opera “Porgy and Bess” perform a couple of selections in the John Clark Performance Studio. Tenor Victor Ryan Robertson will sing “There’s a Boat That’s Leaving Soon,” and soprano Sequina Dubose is featured in “Summertime.” Learn more about Opera Carolina's Porgy and Bess Pictured (left to right): Frank Dominguez (host), Victor Ryan Robertson (tenor), Sequina Dubose (soprano), and Daria Ruzhynska (piano).

Singer-songwriter Quisol with violinist Kari Giles and cellist Jeremy Lamb perform in the John Clark Performance Studio for Public Radio Music Day. Wednesday, October 26, 2022. Heard on this Episode: Quisol : Pure Potential (on lever harp) Something About You In the Flesh / Cities

Ethan Uslan, ragtime pianist, performs in the John Clark Performance Studio for Public Radio Music Day. Wednesday, October 26, 2022. Heard on this Episode: Dana Suesse : Whistling in the Dark; Bach: "Vampire" Minuet in G Bob Crosby : South Rampart Street Parade John Philip Sousa : The Washington Post March

Cellist Tanja Bechtler performs in the John Clark Performance Studio for Public Radio Music Day. Wednesday, October 26, 2022. Heard on this Episode: Medley of Bach Cello Suites.

Guitarist Alan Mearns performs in the John Clark Performance Studio for Public Radio Music Day. Wednesday, October 26, 2022. Heard on this Episode: Bach : Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846 from The Well-Tempered Clavier Granados arr. by Stanley Yates : Spanish Dance No. 2 , "Oriental"

Pianist Cynthia Lawing performs several musical selections during WDAV’s holiday open house. She talks about what brought her to music and being inducted into the Steinway Piano Teacher Hall of Fame. Also, Mark and Katherine Love of Steinway Piano Gallery (Charlotte) are in studio to talk about bestowing the honor.

Countertenor Reginald Mobley and pianist Henry Lebedinsky preview a program of vocal music by black composers for the Music at St. Alban’s Series. Learn more about Reginald Mobley and Henry Lebedinsky at the Music at St. Alban's Pictured: Reginald Mobley/ CLB Management

From the John Clark Performance Studio welcomes two of the Queen City’s finest jazz musicians, Dawn Anthony and Rick Bean, to preview a concert that mixes jazz with classical choral music. The two talk about this unique collaboration for a Fall Jazz Fest concert at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church in Charlotte.

Pianist Greg Knight, finalist in the Van Cliburn Piano Competition amateur division, and conductor Matthew Troy, preview the season opening concert for the Western Piedmont Symphony. Learn more about the Western Piedmont Symphony's Masterworks I program Gregory Knight, piano Matthew Troy, conductor