ArtsFocus
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Discover Classical presents ArtsFocus.
Each ArtsFocus segment features a guest from the regional arts community discussing current activities, such as concerts, exhibitions and festivals.
Listener-supported Discover Classical is a publicly owned, 24-hour classical music station broadcasting from Dayton, Ohio at 88.1 WDPR Dayton, 89.1 WUSO Springfield, 89.9 WDPG Greenville, and online at discoverclassical.org.
| Episode | Date |
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05/07/26 - The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance High School Vocal Competition
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May 07, 2026 |
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05/05/26 - Kettering Children's Choir
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May 06, 2026 |
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4/30/26 - Young Talent Search Winner Landry Niles
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May 06, 2026 |
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4/28/26 - 2026 Young Talent Search Winner Sophia Fan
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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4/21/26 - Music Camps at Star City Music Studios
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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4/16/26 - Springfield Symphony Orchestra presents Mozart's Requiem
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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4/14/26- DPAA Directors Present: American Soundscapes
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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4/9/26 - DCDC & Dayton Ballet present: Rhythm of the City
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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4/7/26 - Barbra Stonerock of The Dayton Foundation
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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4/2/26 - Textile Artist Olivia Richardson
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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3/31/26 - Ohio Arts Council Award Winner Author Erin Flanagan
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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3/26/26 - Ohio Arts Council Grant Winner Kent De Spain
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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3/24/26 - Theatre Lab Dayton presents Nunsense
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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3/12/26 - The Bach Society of Dayton presents "War & Peace"
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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3/10/26 - Anschel, a new play by Michael London
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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3/5/26 - Composer Eleanor Blue
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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3/3/26 - Dayton Opera Artistic Director Kathleen Clawson, Part 2
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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02/26/26 - Dayton Opera Artistic Director Kathleen Clawson
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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2/24/26 - Wright State's Concerto Aria Night
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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2/19/26 - DCDC presents "Black By Popular Demand"
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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2/17/26 - ArtsFocus Extra: Dayton Ballet presents "The Sleeping Beauty"
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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2/12/26- Dana Wiley of Dana L. Wiley Gallery
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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2/10/26 - "In Small Measure" at The Contemporary Dayton
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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2/5/26 - Dayton Opera presents "The Cook Off" & "Bon Appetit!"
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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2/3/26 - "Talking 'Bout the Young Sound" with Kyleen Downes
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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1/29/26 - Organbuilder Nicholas Koch
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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1/27/26 - Conductor Maureen Hickey Haitch
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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1/22/26 - The Springfield Symphony Orchestra presents "Timeless Whimsy"
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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01/20/26 - Dr. William Henry Caldwell , Director of MLK Community Chorus at Cleveland Orchestra
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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01/15/26 - Conductor Richard Kaufman
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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01/13/2026 - Muse Machine presents Disney's Frozen
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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01/08/26 - Cellist Anita Graef
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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01/06/2026 - Artist Coleen Kelsey
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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12/23/25 - Composer Steven Winteregg
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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12/18/25 - Noah Carpenter, Senior Organist at Normandy United Methodist Church
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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12/16/25 - Eric Knorr, Music Manager at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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12/11/25 - The Dayton Ballet presents The Nutcracker
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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12/9/25 - Dr. Steven Hankle
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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12/4/25 - Bach Society of Dayton Composers' Competition Winner: Spencer Germany
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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12/2/25 - Bach Society of Dayton Composers' Competition: Mickey McGroarty
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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11/25/25 - Sand Dollar Music
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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11/20/25 - Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Concertmaster Zulfiya Bashirova
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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11/18/25 - Handel's Messiah at the University of Dayton
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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11/13/25 - Springfield Symphony Orchestra hosts "Bugs Bunny at the Symphony"
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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11/11/25 - Happy 40th Birthday, Discover Classical!
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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11/6/25 - Filmmaker Ian Mullen
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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11/4/25 - Human Race presents "Dracula: a Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really"
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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10/30/25 - The Clark State Theatre Arts Program presents "To Kill a Mockingbird"
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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10/28/25 - Wittenberg University presents "Ride the Cyclone"
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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10/23/25 - Dayton Contemporary Dance Company 's "Reflections"
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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10/21/2025 - Dayton Opera '25-'26 Season Preview
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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10/16/25 - The 2025 Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Part 2
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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10/14/25 - The 2025 Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Part 1
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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10/9/25 - Bach Society of Dayton: Sons of Art
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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10/7/25 - Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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10/2/25 - Pianist Garrick Ohlsson
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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9/30/25 - "The Game's Afoot" at Wright State University
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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9/25/25 - "Wonders in Color" Exhibit at Dayton Art Institute
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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9/23/25 - Rosewood Arts Center Update
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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9/11/25 - Dayton Ballet '25-'26 Season Preview
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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9/9/25 - "Dad's Place, a Farce"
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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9/4/25 - Organist Matt Dierking
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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9/2/25 - Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra '25-'26 Season Preview
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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8/28/25 - "Cats in Art" & "Dogs in Art" at the Dayton Art Institute
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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8/26/25 - Dr. Lina Yoo Min Lee
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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8/21/25 - Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum Concert Series
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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8/19/25 - Sing Dayton
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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8/14/25 - Dayton's 2025 Porchfest
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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8/12/25 - Muse Machine Summer Concert
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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8/7/25 - The 2025 Springfield Jazz & Blues Festival
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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8/5/25 - Dayton Theatre Guild 2025-26 Season Preview
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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7/31/25 - Art in the City Preview
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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7/29/25 - Composer & Soprano Isabelle Ford
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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7/24/25 - Springfield Symphony Orchestra 2025-26 Season Preview
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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7/22/25 - Dayton Playhouse Preview
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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7/17/25 - Alice Dunbar Nelson Exhibition
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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7/15/25 - Muse Machine's Summer Institute for Educators
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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7/10/25 - Piano Professor Emeritus Dr. Jackson Leung, part 2
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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7/8/25 - Piano Professor Emeritus Dr. Jackson Leung, part 1
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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7/3/25 - Neal Gittleman, part 3
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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7/1/25 - Neal Gittleman, part 2
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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6/19/25 - Neal Gittleman, Part 1
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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5/29/25 - Marin Alsop & The Concert for Peace, part 2
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May 29, 2025 |
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5/27/25 - Marin Alsop & The Concert for Peace, part 1
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May 27, 2025 |
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12/3/24 - Senior Music Connection
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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11/21/24 - Gabriel van Aalst, Executive Director of Dayton Live, Part 2
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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11/19/24 - Gabriel van Aalst, Executive Director of Dayton Live, Part 1
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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11/12/24 - Krissy Brown, the Executive Director of the Springfield Arts Council
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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11/6/24 - The 2024 Dayton Literary Peace Price, Part 2
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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11/5/24 - The 2024 Dayton Literary Peace Price, Part 1
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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10/31/24 - Dr. Adam Kluck, Director of Choral Studies at WSU
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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10/29/24 - Composer G. Scott Jones
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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10/1/24 - Brian Seckfort, Wright State University Design Tech Professor
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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9/24/24 - Sierra Leone / The Seed of Life Memorial
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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8/29/24 - FotoFocus
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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8/27/2024 - Terry Welker / The Seed of Life Memorial, Part 2
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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8/22/24 - Terry Welker / The Seed of Life Memorial, Part 1
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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8/20/24 - The Springfield Museum of Art, Part 2
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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8/13/24 - The Springfield Museum of Art, Part 1
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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7/11/24 - Beyond Vision Art
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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6/25/24 - Dayton Dance Initiative
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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6/11/24 - Cultureworks 50th Anniversary - Bing Davis
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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6/6/24 - Keitaro Harada, Music & Artistic Director Designate for the DPO - Part 2
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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6/4/24 - Keitaro Harada, Music & Artistic Director Designate for the DPO - Part 1
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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5/28/24 - Debbie Blunden-Diggs of Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
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May 28, 2024 |
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4/9/24 - The Roger Glass Center for the Arts
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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2/15/24 - The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company & Springfield Symphony Orchestra present "Esplinade"
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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2/6/24 - The Dayton Ballet Studio Company
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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1/23/24 - "The Artistic Life of Aka Pereyma" at the Dayton Art Institute
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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10/19/23 - Actor Richard Thomas
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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8/29/23 - Author Katrina Kittle
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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8/10/23 - Brandon Ragland of The Dayton Ballet
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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7/27/23 - Actor & Singer Marta Kristen
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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7/6/23 - Rosewood Arts Center
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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6/13/23 - Violinist & Author Brendan Slocumb
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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5/25/23 - Timpanist Donald Donnett
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May 25, 2023 |
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5/23/23 - The Dayton International Peace Museum
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May 23, 2023 |
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5/16/23 - Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra's 85th Anniversary
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May 16, 2023 |
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3/23/2023 - Arbogast Performing Arts Center
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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3/3/2023 - Musica
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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11/22/22 - David Crean on "The Hazel Wright Organ at Christ Cathedral"
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Arts Focus Extra - Violinist Itzhak Perlman
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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10/6/22 - Violinists Mark & Maggie O'Connor
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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9/20/22 - Composer Laura Kaminsky
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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8/30/22 - David Crean of the Bach Society of Dayton
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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8/23/22 - Ruth Reveal of Muse Machine
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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5/5/22 - Emily Wells of The Human Race Theatre Company
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May 05, 2022 |
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4/26/22 - Gem City Ballet 30th Anniversary
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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3/3/22 - Artist Andrew Dailey
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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2/8/22 - Paul Laurence Dunbar Sesquicentennial Celebration
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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1/4/22 - Paul Laurence Dunbar Sesquicentennial, part 2
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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12/23/21 - Paul Laurence Dunbar Sesquicentennial, part 1
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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12/21/21 - Reflections on Sondheim, part 4
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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12/14/21 - Reflections on Sondheim, part 3
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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12/9/21 - Reflections on Sondheim, part 2
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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12/7/21 - Reflections on Sondheim, part 1
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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8/19/21 - Patrick Nugent of The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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8/10/21 - America's Packard Museum
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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7/27/21 - Filmmaker Noah Dixon
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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2/4/21 - Minnita Daniel-Cox on Paul Laurence Dunbar in Music, part 2
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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2/2/21 - Minnita Daniel-Cox on Paul Laurence Dunbar in Music, part 1
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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1/21/21 - Discover Classical's Lloyd Bryant, part 2
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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1/19/21 - Discover Classical's Lloyd Bryant, part 1
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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1/14/21 - When Larkin Vonalt met John Cage
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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12/15/20 - In memoriam: Gunther Schuller
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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10/8/20 - Christina Darding & Elements Music Studio
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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2/4/20 - Pianist Cecile Licad
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Feb 04, 2020 |
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11/7/19 - Violinist Jennifer Koh
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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8/22/19 - Rosewood Arts Center
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Aug 22, 2019 |
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4/18/19 - Urban Landscape Artist Kelley Booze
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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1/17/19 - Composer Steven Winteregg
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Jan 17, 2019 |
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10/30/2018 - Katherine Kilburn of The Human Race Theatre Company
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Oct 30, 2018 |
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8/16/18 - Leonard Bernstein Centennial, part 3
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Aug 16, 2018 |
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8/14/18 - Leonard Bernstein Centennial, part 2
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Aug 14, 2018 |
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8/9/18 - Leonard Bernstein Centennial, part 1
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Aug 09, 2018 |
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7/19/18 - Pianists Pascal & Ami Roge, part 2
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Jul 19, 2018 |
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7/17/18 - Pianist Pascal Roge, part 1
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Jul 17, 2018 |
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6/19/18 - Composer Drew Hemenger
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Jun 19, 2018 |
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4/10/18 - Dayton Ballet Retrospective, part 3
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Apr 10, 2018 |
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4/5/18 - Dayton Ballet Retrospective, part 2
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Apr 05, 2018 |
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4/3/18 - Dayton Ballet Retrospective, part 1
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Apr 03, 2018 |
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2/22/18 - Star City Music Studios
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Feb 22, 2018 |
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1/25/18 - The Shimasaki Sisters
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Jan 25, 2018 |
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8/1/17 - Culture Works
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Aug 01, 2017 |
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Arts Focus Extra - Actress Eve Plumb
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Jun 13, 2017 |
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6/6/17 - Dayton Contemporary Dance Company 50th Anniversary
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Jun 06, 2017 |
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5/17/17 - Guitarist & Music Educator Jim McCutcheon
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May 17, 2017 |
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3/28/17 - Violinist Yevgeny Kutik
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Mar 28, 2017 |
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Arts Focus Extra - Actress & Author Carrie Fisher
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Apr 10, 2012 |