In this episode of Spoleto Backstage, Jeanette Guinn sits down with Spoleto's busiest conductor John Kennedy who will be involved with three of this years performances: Music in Time, Tree of Codes, and You are Mine Own. We also get to hear from the conductor of Pia de Tolomei, Lidiya Yankovskaya.

On this episode of Spoleto Backstage, we chat with David Lee Nelson, writer and star of "Stages."

On this episode of Spoleto Backstage , trumpeter Charleton Singleton talks about the success of Gullah-inspired jazz ensemble Ranky Tanky. Sonatas and Soundscapes host Bradley Fuller meets up with Marco Ceco, the conductor of the Colla and Sons Marionette’s production of "Il Matromonio Segreto." And Joy Vandervort-Cobb, associate professor of African American Theatre and Performance at the College of Charleston, discusses directing the play "Chore Monkeys" as part of Piccolo Spoleto Festival

To kick off Spoleto Festival USA , we interviewed key figures and artists about their performances before they go live. Let us take you backstage to get the inside scoop from Spoleto’s general director, Nigel Redden; the mayor of Charleston, John Tecklenburg; and the director/host of the Chamber Music series, Geoff Nuttall .

In our premier episode of Spoleto Backstage meet Nigel Redden, general director of Spoleto Festival USA, Geoff Nuttall, director and host of the chamber music series at Dock Street, and Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg.

Spoleto Backstage is a new short-run podcast taking you behind the curtain to meet the artists and people who make things happen at Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston. In this teaser episode, host Jeanette Guinn introduces you to the show and previews what you can expect during the festival.