From the John Clark Performance Studio

Matt Rogers welcomes guitarist Bob Teixeira and cellist Tanja Bechtler to the John Clark Performance Studio to chat about their upcoming performance at St. Alban's in Davidson, NC. The husband and wife duo will play highlights from the concert and chat about their blended sound.

Bela Fleck has made his mark across many genres -- including bluegrass, jazz, pop, and rock -- and has earned Grammy nominations in more categories than any other musician. Now Bela Fleck has crossed over into classical with his concerto for banjo, "The Imposter," as well as a quintet for banjo and one for strings. Bela Fleck visited the WDAV John Clark Performance Studio to speak with Joe Brant about his upcoming performance with the Western Piedmont Symphony, and he performed music that veered from The Beverly Hillbillies to Bach to his own concerto. This is a Performance/Chat unlike any other!

Violinist Karen Gomyo with accompanist Dina Vainshtein visited the WDAV John Clark Performance Studio for a live performance and to chat with host Rachel Stewart. Ms. Gomyo is the feature soloist in the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra's performance of Tchaikovsky's Pathetique , part of the CSO's Classics Series. 

Soprano Margaret Carpenter joins members of the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra and Dr. David Tang for a visit to the WDAV studios for a live preview of their upcoming service featuring Buxtehude's Membra Jesu Nostri. The service will take place at Sharon Presbyterian Church under the direction of Dr. Tang, Director of Music. Orchestra members include Barbara Blaker Krumdieck (baroque cello), Anthony Harvey (theorbo), and David Wilson and Peter Lekx (violin).

Opera Carolina begins its 2013 – 2014 season with Verdi’s Aida . Two of the performers, baritone Mark Rucker and soprano Othalie Graham, joined us in the WDAV John Clark Performance Studio. Midday host Matt Rogers talked with them about the show, and they sang highlights from Aida .

Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violinist and conductor of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, chats with WDAV host Matt Rogers about the ensemble's 'Diamonds in the Rough' concert on January 23 and 25. Sitkovetsky will also give us a performance of works by Beethoven, Brahms, and Tchaikovsky.

WDAV was pleased to host pianist Pamela Howland in our studios for a live performance during our Fall Campaign. Listen to Howland perform selections from Chopin and talk with us about her work and her upcoming appearances.

Agave Baroque, a San Francisco-based ensemble specializing in 17th century string chamber music, will be in Davidson as part of BachFest at St. Alban's Episcopal Church. Prior to this performance, they came to the WDAV performance studio to perform live and to chat with Matt Rogers about the upcoming show.

Matt Rogers host a LIVE in studio performance and chat with the Kontras Quartet prior to their final Chamber Classics concert of the season Sat May 18th at 7:30 p.m.

Members of the NC Baroque Orchestra join daytime host Matt Rogers for a live performance in the John Clark performance studio. The group previews selections from their upcoming Musical Banquet in Davidson, featuring Vivaldi's Concerto for 4 baroque violins, Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 and Concerto for 2 harpsichords, and a Suite by Telemann with baroque trumpets and timpani.