From the Studio

Henry Mauser is a junior piano performance and biology double major at Gonzga University. He is part of Greg Presley's studio, and presented his junior recital at Gonzaga March 22nd. Henry recorded the program here in our KPBX performance space, and we are pleased to present it now as a Piano Bench broadcast and podcast. Here is Henry's program: Sonata No. 31 in A♭ Major, op. 110 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo II. Allegro molto III. Adagio ma non troppo –

Verne Windham welcomes Gonzaga University Theatre for an interview about Jean Anouilh's "Antigone." Josephine Keefe (Director) and Grace Harrington (Antigone) join Verne by telephone for a discussion about Anouilh's retelling of Sophocles' classic tale of family tragedy. Gonzaga Theatre will perform "Antigone" March 26th & 27th, at 7:30 PM, and March 28th, at 2 pm. To livestream the performances, visit .

Verne Windham talks to Abbey Crawford about Spokane Civic Theatre's "Leading Ladies," a program featuring musical performances of 17 of the Civic's female members. Verne delves into the SPR audio archives to hear some of those performers in past visits to the Performance Studio. "Leading Ladies" will livestream at 7:30pm, Friday, March 19 at . Or visit to donate and help "sell out" the virtual show.

We again welcome Eastern Washington University music major students for a "Second Tuesday" performance on KPBX's Piano Bench program. Jim Tevenan hosts, aided by Dr. Jody Graves of the Eastern music faculty. Music is by Josef Haydn, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Clara Schumann and Claude Debussy. Our musicians are pianists Tonya Ballman, Kathryn Amdahl, Carly Bair and Christian Skok, also violinist Dominic Treis and cellists Grace Ahola and Spencer McConnachie.

Verne Windham talks to Dr. Matthew Potter, author of "The Curious History of the Limerick" and Curator of the Limerick Museum, about the Piano Academy of Ireland's 11th National Piano Festival and Limerick Writing Contest. The limerick contest is open to anyone in the world online at , but the deadline is Friday, March 5.

We again welcome Eastern Washington University student musicians for this week's Piano Bench program. Many thanks for the participation of these EWU students, and for the leadership and inspiration of their teachers, especially Drs. Jody Graves and John Marshall.

Spokane Symphony Concertmaster Mateusz Wolski visitis the KPBX studio for conversation with Jim Tevenan around music during the pandemic, an upcoming performance with pianist Archie Chen and more.

Stage Left Theater's Alone Together series opens with Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare's "An Iliad," directed by Susan Hardie, and starring Robert Tombari. Verne Windham talks to Susan about this adaptation of Homer's epic and bringing artists and audiences together in this socially distant time. Performances will be live streamed at 7pm Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, and 2 pm Sundays, January 29 - February 7. For more information or to purchase tickets for the live-streamed performances of

The low brass ensemble SPARC (members Jerry Olson, Kit Cutler, John Church, and Leonard Byrne) performs a celebration of American music from Sousa to Big Band, Broadway, and much more in this Kids' Concert.

The low brass ensemble SPARC (members Jerry Olson, Kit Cutler, John Church, and Leonard Byrne) performs a celebration of American music from Sousa to Big Band, Broadway, and much more in this Kids' Concert.