From the Studio

Pianist and Composer Bogdan Ota visitied our studio to play some of his music and talk with Jim Tevenan about his life as a composer. Bogdan gives a concert Friday, January 17th at the Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center in Post Falls, ID.

The M Show is back! Host and Spokane Symphony Concertmaster Mateusz Wolski visits the studio with guests, Spokane Poet Laureate (and trumpet player) Chris Cook and aerialist John Hernandez, to talk about this incarnation of the musical variety show. The M Show No. 1 will be performed at 8 PM, Saturday, January 11 at The Knitting Factory. For tickets and more information visit .

Spokane Youth Ballet recently received a SAGA grant to fund a special project to promote dance and dance education. The result is a new production of the classic ballet, “Peter and the Wolf,” showcasing the choreography of student dancers. Academy of Dance Director Naomi Hanvey, Phaedra Jarret, and young choreographer and dancer Brooke Geffry-Bowler visit the studio to talk more about the purpose and process of the show. “Peter and the Wolf” will be performed at 2 PM, Saturday, January 11, at

Stage Left Theater's latest production is Doug Nigro's darkly comic "Mandelstam." Director Doug Dawson visits the studio with actors J.P. O'Shaughnessy (Joseph Stalin) and Sean Behary (Boris Pasternak) to discuss the play and to perform a preview. "Mandelstam" opens Friday, January 10 at 7:30 PM, and runs through January 26. For tickets and more information, visit .

Spokane Civic Theatre's latest production of the season is Noel Coward's "Present Laughter." Director Melody Deatherage visits the studio with actors Patrick McHenry-Kroetch (Garry Essendine), Elisabet Edwards (Liz Essendine), and Phedre Burney-Peters (Monica Reed) to discuss the show and perform a scene or two. "Present Laughter" opens Friday, January 10, at 7:30 PM and continues through February 2. For tickets and more information, visit .

Verne Windham offers this tribute to Randel Wagner, who served as Director of Vocal Studies and Choirs at Eastern Washington University for nearly 20 years. Wagner passed away December 22, 2019 at the age of 67.

James Lowe, Music Director of the Spokane Symphony, visits the studio to discuss the tradition of the Holiday Pops and this season's program, featuring guest vocalist Vanessa Williams. Spokane Symphony performed the Holiday Pops with Vanessa Williams Saturday, December 21, at 8PM, and Sunday, December 22, at 2 PM.

Leon Atkinson, host of The Guitar Hour, brings friends and festivity to the studio for a special performance: Sandpoint High School Chamber Choir and their director, Jon Brownell; Tonedevil Bros., Anothony and David Powell; and Mike Johnson. For more information on the Christmas Guitar Summit concerts, visit .

Leon Atkinson, host of The Guitar Hour, brings friends and festivity to the studio for a special performance: Sandpoint High School Chamber Choir and their director, Jon Brownell; Tonedevil Bros., Anothony and David Powell; and Mike Johnson. For more information on the Christmas Guitar Summit concerts, visit .

Michael Marsolek joins us from Montana Public Radio to talk about his upcoming Winter Solstice musical celebration, A Musical Dreamtime Journey. Michael, joined by fellow multi-instrumentalist Lawrence Duncan perform this Saturday at South Perry Yoga at the Buddhio.