From the John Clark Performance Studio

The Beo String Quartet, which specializes in contemporary music, visit the John Clark Performance Studio to talk and to share their talent. The quartet gives a preview of the new works they will premiere live at WDAV's Small Batch Concert Series .

Violinist Hyeyung Yoon and Youth Orchestras of Charlotte conductor Ernest Pereira visit the studio to preview the orchestra’s Spring Concert. Learn more about the Youth Orchestras of Charlotte Pictured: Hyeyung Yoon Hyeyung Yoon, violin Ernest Pereira, conductor

Violinist, composer and speaker Kai Kight speaks abut his keynote address for Charlotte SHOUT and how his innovative presentations for businesses and organizations aim to inspire ingenuity and creativity. Learn more about Charlotte SHOUT! Pictured: Kai Kight

Soprano Margaret Carpenter-Haigh and organist Nicholas Haigh perform selections from Membra Jesu Nostri by Dietrich Buxtehude, and speak with Mike McKay about their upcoming concerts and ensemble. Learn more about L'Académie Du Roi Soleil

Pianist Svetlana Smolina performs a dazzling short program featuring Chopin and Rachmaninoff, and converses with WDAV’s Joe Brant about the music and her career. Pictured: Svetlana Smolina; photo by Heard on this Episode: R. Schumann arr. by Liszt: "Widmung"  Chopin : Scherzo No. 2 Rachmaninoff : Prelude in D major, Op. 23

Musicians from the Tablao Flamenco ensemble talk about their performance called “A Night in Andalusia” at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, and how they transform the space into a Spanish dance club with the traditional music of the region. Learn more about “A Night in Andalusia”

Pianist Ethan Uslan performs selections for WDAV's 40th Birthday Party. He talks about the origins of ragtime, playing for silent films and what makes ragtime music so appealing. Learn more about Ethan Uslan and The Carolina Shout podcast Heard on this Episode: Mozart : Rondo a la Turka Fisk Jubilee Singers : Oh Them Golden Slippers Harry Carroll : I’m Always Chasing Rainbows from Fantaisie-Impromptu by Frédéric Chopin Holiday Medley  adapted by Ethan Uslan Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy music from The Nutcracker I’m dreaming of a White Christmas Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Jingle Bells Chopin: C sharp minor waltz

Pianist Cynthia Lawing and clarinetist Jessica Lindsey perform during WDAV’s 40th birthday party. The two talk about what brought them to music; the characteristics of Christmas music; and their holiday traditions. Heard on This Episode: Gerald Finzi : Carol from the Five Bagatelles Arcangelo Corelli : Concerto Grosso in g minor Op. 6, No. 8, Fatto per la notte di Natale (made for the night of Christmas), or Christmas Concerto   A Galician Christmas Carol Franz Liszt : The shepherds at the manger from In dulci jubilo

Members of Heartland Baroque join WDAV’s Rachel Stewart to perform and preview selections from their touring program, The Winged Lion and the Unremembered Sea , which is making several stops in the region. Event Details : Heartland Baroque: The Winged Lion and the Unremembered Sea This session From the John Clark Performance Studio was mixed in the Samuel R. Spencer Recording and Production Studio, and made possible by a generous gift from Keith and Tommye Miller. Heard on this episode: Giovanni Battista Fontana : Sonata Quartadecima for 2 Violins, Dulcian and Basso Continuo   Martie Perry and David Wilson, Baroque Violins Keith Collins, Dulcian Barbara Krumdieck, Baroque Cello William Simms, Theorbo   Excerpt from Mark Twain's The Innocents Abroad  (published 1869) Dennis Delamar, narrator   Giovanni Battista Fontana : Sonata Undecima for 2 Violins and Basso Continuo Martie Perry and David Wilson, Baroque Violins Barbara Krumdieck, Baroque Cello William Simms, Theorbo

Soprano Margaret Carpenter and organist Nicholas Haigh join WDAV’s Rachel Stewart to perform selections and speak about their new ensemble – L’Académie du Roi Soleil – its mission, and preview their upcoming performances of Couperin’s Lessons for Tennebrae . Event Details : Couperin - Leçons de Ténèbres (l-r) Soprano Margaret Carpenter and organist Nicholas Haigh Nicholas Haigh, organist