From the Studio

Composer Gary Edwards came for a chat in our studio today preceding the EWU Music Department's presentation of “Unfolding Creation: New Operas in Concert,” a recital in which excerpts from his work will be performed alongside those of other Pacific Northwest composers. The concert will be at 7:30 PM this evening in the EWU Music Building.

Director Jean Hardie, Music Director Annie Flood and actors Bill Garry and Karlin Kahler from Spokane Civic Theatre voyaged to our station alongside playwright/lyricist Ed Bryan and composer William Berry to introduce their new creation: “Moby Dick – A Musical.” This original song-filled adaptation of the classic novel by Herman Melville tells the tale of a grizzled sea captain’s search for an elusive white whale and the toll it takes on the people around him. Performances will be at 7:30 PM

Spokane Stage Left Theater sent over actors Harper Clanton, Christine Mullally, Colton Sullivan and Dalin Tipton for an interview this morning, during which they shed some light on their upcoming production of “A Bright Room Called Day.” Set in early 1930s Germany, this Tony Kushner play follows a group of friends as they are caught up in the fall of the Weimar Republic and the rise to power of Hitler and the Nazi Party. Performances will be at 7:30 PM on March 28 & 29 and 2 PM on March 31,

The weekend program Arthur Arnold will conduct includes works from Francis Poulec, Camille Saint-Saens and Bela Bartok. It will feature Simone Porter on violin.

Arthur Arnold, currently music director of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra in Russia, is one of five candidates for the position of music director of the Spokane Symphony. He will be the conductor of the program, "Classics 8: French Mystique," on Saturday and Sunday.

With their interview this morning, director Melody Deatherage and actors Nick Griep and Jeremy Urann piqued our interest in Spokane Civic Theatre’s latest production: “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” Adapted from the award-winning novel of the same name, it follows a brilliant 15-year-old boy with behavioral difficulties as he sets out to solve the murder of his neighbor’s dog. Performances will be at 7:30 PM this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, plus a 2 PM matinee on Sunday,

On the eve of their benefit concert for Spokane Area Youth Choirs, Lise and Siri—two of the three Hafso Sisters—chatted with us and performed the duet “I Will Never Leave You” from the musical Side Show , accompanied by pianist Emma Thackston. The performance will be at 8 PM this Saturday in the Bing Crosby Theater.

It felt like Saint Patrick’s Day already with the four fellows of Floating Crowbar making music in our studio. After the KPBX Kids’ Concert last Saturday, the quartet agreed to come down to the station and play some more Irish tunes in the spirit of the upcoming holiday. Floating Crowbar will also be performing live at 7 PM tonight at Bridgepress Cellars and 3 PM Sunday in the Airway Heights Library.

It felt like Saint Patrick’s Day already with the four fellows of Floating Crowbar making music in our studio. After the KPBX Kids’ Concert last Saturday, the quartet agreed to come down to the station and play some more Irish tunes in the spirit of the upcoming holiday. Floating Crowbar will also be performing live at 7 PM tonight at Bridgepress Cellars and 3 PM Sunday in the Airway Heights Library.