Podcasts about Virginia Symphony Orchestra

Jana Lee Ross speaks with Rob Fisher, Goode Family Artistic Advisor for Musical Theater and American Songbook with the Virginia Arts Festival, about an upcoming performance featuring Broadway star Kelli O'Hara with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Along with Broadway favorites, the program includes a new work by American composer Libby Larsen, setting poems by former U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo.

Raymond Jones speaks with pianist Lara Downes about her upcoming performances with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, which will feature a new piano concerto by local composer Adolphus Hailstork.

Coincidentally, long-time friends Aoife O'Donovan and Dawn Landes both have new albums with strong feminist themes, so I (Cindy) wanted to interview them together and talk about WOMEN. Aoife's album, All My Friends, is specifically centered around Carrie Chapman Catt, a prominent leader in the Suffragist Movement, and her work in the fight for the 19th Amendment. Inspired by speeches and letters, one song, War Measure, is even based on a letter of support from Woodrow Wilson to Chapman Catt. This album also marks the biggest project Aoife worked on with her husband Eric Jacobsen, who conducts the Orlando Philharmonic and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. It's also the first record she's released since becoming a mother. Of her Daughters song she says she sings "as a modern woman, not wanting to leave the fight to the daughters of our daughters."Dawn Landes, also a mother, has a more broad focus with her new album The Liberated Woman's Songbook. The album features songs from the 1971 songbook of the same title to inspire second wave feminists' women's liberation movement and modern feminism of the 1970's. The songs on Dawn's album span from 1830 (Hard is the Fortune of All Womankind) to 1970 (There Was a Young Woman Who Swallowed a Lie as well as Liberation, Now!) showcasing how women of the past expressed political activism in the struggle for gender equality.Both Aoife and Dawn released their albums during Women's History Month, which leads to a discussion of what that means to each of them. We also talk about what is on their protest signs at the march, the Taylor Swift movie, gender stereotypes and, of course, all the waves of feminism. When thinking about the 19th amendment, we acknowledge that this only allowed WHITE women to vote. That leads to talk of how suffragists and feminist protest songwriters, like Meredith Tax, contributed to and gleaned inspiration from the civil rights movement. Aoife and Dawn are legends! We start with what their internal dialogue was like at first when undertaking these ambitious and important projects and end with Aoife putting Barbie on blast. All and all, this one's a winner. Follow Basic Folk on social media: https://basicfolk.bio.link/ Sign up for Basic Folk's newsletter: https://bit.ly/basicfolknews Help produce Basic Folk by contributing: https://basicfolk.com/donate/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Raymond Jones talks with pianist Olga Kern about her upcoming performances of the complete cycle of Rachmaninoff concertos with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.

Traditional symphony orchestras across the nation are struggling with the same thing - how to make the audience more diverse and its offerings more inclusive. The Virginia Symphony Orchestra has been on a multi-year journey of attracting a new audience, with a focus on bringing more people of color into the world of classical music. We hear from Executive Director Dr. Andrea Warren and Tyler McKisson, a Fellow with the orchestra, about why they say classical music is for all. Plus, we hear from Deirdre Love and Andre Love with Teens With a Purpose, who share a marriage between hip-hop and the classics.

Een pavane door het jazz-duo Pieranunzi-Somsen, verloren gewaande banden met prachtopnamen van Chet Baker, Bach op bandoneon door de Italiaan Claudio Constantini, Mahler op saxofoon door de Amerikaan Branford Marsalis, Cengiz Özkan is de Anatolische maestro van de melancholie, Vijay Iyer heeft twee vrienden met wie hij magische mystiek teweegbrengt, Lisa Hoppe en haar Duits-Israëlisch-Zwitserse band Ysop speelde in Bern, grenzenloos. Muziek is overal. 23.04 CD Voyage in time (Challenge Records CR 73533) Jasper Somsen: Pavane Enrico Pieranunzi [piano]; Jasper Somsen [contrabas] 3'51” 23.10 CD Chet Baker Blue Room (Jazzarchief) Phil Urso: Lucious Lou Chet Baker [tp, v]; Frans Elsen [p]; Victor Kaihatu [b], Eric Ineke [dr] 7'00” 23.20 CD BACH (Warner Music Spain z.nr.) Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Claudio Constantini): Chromatische fantasie in d, BWV 903 Claudio Constantini [bandoneon] 6'17” 23.28 CD Sound of the sun (Bright shiny things BSTC0187) Gustav Mahler, arr. Branford Marsalis & Eric Jacobson: Rückert Lieder opu 44 - III Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen Branford Marsalis [saxofoon]; Virginia Symphony Orchestra olv Eric Jacobson 5'50” 23.35 CD Tuz (Kalan ses Görüntü 27012023) Cengiz Özkan: Gemi Cengiz Özkan [saz, zang] 3'18” CD Love in Exile (Verve Records 00602448967640) Vijay Iyer; Shahzad Ismaily; Arooj Aftab: Sajni Arooj Aftab [zang]; Vijay Iyer [piano]; Shahzad Isamaily [bas] 8'08” 23.48 eigen opname SRF Zwitserland Lisa Hoppe: Moons of Jupiter, Texture of Sand Ysop Gaya Feldheim Schorr, vocals Laura Schuler, violin Lisa Hoppe, bass Julia Rüffert, trombone Danielle Friedman, piano 7'18” eigen opname SRF Zwitserland Lisa Hoppe: The Secret Door of Regret & Relief Ysop Gaya Feldheim Schorr, vocals Laura Schuler, violin Lisa Hoppe, bass Julia Rüffert, trombone Danielle Friedman, piano 2'41”

JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra — Danny Elfman: Violin Concerto 'Eleven Eleven' & Adolphus Hailstork: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Naxos) Jump to giveaway form New Classical Tracks - JoAnn Falletta by “I've been doing a lot of American concertos and commissioning them for our players. I'd love to start a concert series of American concertos,” conductor JoAnn Falletta says. “What better way to start than with these two unbelievable pieces?” As the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra music director and music director laureate of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Falletta has built a reputation as a champion of American composers. Her latest recording features Danny Elfman's first violin concerto, Eleven Eleven, with violinist Sandy Cameron, and the Piano Concerto No. 1, by Adolphus Hailstork, with pianist Stewart Goodyear. “I chose these works because they were from a different world than we normally associate with concertos. Adolphus Hailstork is African American and has intense training in classical Western music,” Falletta says. “Violinist Sandy Cameron comes from Danny Elfman, who had never written a classical piece until he wrote this amazing violin concerto. They are two very out-there concertos. I love them. They're destined to be classics of the 21st century.” The Virginia Symphony commissioned Adolphus Hailstork's Piano Concerto No. 1. “That's right. It was commissioned right after I became music director. Part of the reason for the commission was that Hailstork lived in my apartment building. We both came to Virginia at the same time. I came to work with the orchestra, and he came to teach at Old Dominion University and Norfolk State University. “He wrote so many pieces and was very active as a composer. We played them all. He was also our composer in residence, and we got to do premieres of his pieces all the time. But we asked him to write a piano concerto, and he wrote this amazing piece. We took it with us when we made our debut performance at Carnegie Hall. “I thought it was time to record it with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. We have to record it because no one knows about this piece. It's one of the greatest piano concertos ever written, after Gershwin.” Tell me about Eleven Eleven, by Danny Elfman. “He was working with Sandy on some of the Tim Burton films, and he had written some parts for solo violin. Sandy lived in Los Angeles and was playing them. Her virtuosity struck him. He said, ‘I want to write a violin concerto, and I want to write it for you.' He had never written a classical piece. At 60, he said, ‘It's about time. If I'm going to do this, I must do it now.' “They came up with this incredible idea of slightly amplifying the violin. Doing that allowed Danny to use the tremendous forces he wanted because the violin would be heard. People listening to the recording won't even be aware of that.  “Danny told me about putting in a Latin tango in the second movement and then wanted to take it out because he said, ‘Oh, no. That's too pop.' Sandy talked him out of it, saying, ‘No, it's great. Our orchestra agreed it was one of their favorite spots.' “It's similar to a film noir concerto if that makes sense. Danny's well known for his Batman music with a city noir soundscape where it's dark and a little threatening. It's just so enticing this dark journey that he takes us on. I teased him when he was there by saying this is what Batman would sound like if you played the violin.” Watch now To hear the rest of my conversation, click on the extended interview above, or download the extended podcast on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. Giveaway Time For Three New Classical Tracks Giveaway You must be 13 or older to submit any information to American Public Media/Minnesota Public Radio. The personally identifying information you provide will not be sold, shared, or used for purposes other than to communicate with you about things like our programs, products and services. See Terms of Use and Privacy. This giveaway is subject to the Official Giveaway Rules. Resources JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra — Danny Elfman: Violin Concerto 'Eleven Eleven' & Adolphus Hailstork: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Amazon Music) JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra — Danny Elfman: Violin Concerto 'Eleven Eleven' & Adolphus Hailstork: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Presto music) JoAnn Falletta (official site)

Rebecca Weinstein talks with Broadway music director Rob Fisher about Virginia Arts Festival's upcoming performance of Chicago the Musical - in Concert, with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.

Democrats strengthen their position in the Senate; Congressman Hakeem Jeffries becomes the first African American to lead a major party in Congress; Virginia Symphony Orchestra hires its first African American leader; we continue to struggle with gun violence; and what we can hope for in 2023. These are a few of the topics we will discuss at the Another View Round Table. We hear from Another View pundits Alvean Lyons, Daun Hester, Carol Pretlow and Gaylene Kanoyton.

Renowned Broadway conductor Rob Fisher, who's a longtime collaborator with the Virginia Arts Festival, was recently appointed its Goode Family Artistic Advisor for Broadway and American Songbook. For the Festival's 25th Anniversary Season, he's conducting the Virginia Symphony Orchestra for The Sound of Music, and serving as Music Director for a concert with Renee Fleming and Kristin Chenoweth. Rebecca Weinstein spoke with Rob recently about these upcoming performances and the relevance of classic Broadway musicals.

This episode is part of our series in collaboration with the hosts of the Classical Gabfest Podcast - conductors Tiffany Lu, William White, and Kensho Watanabe. Please go check out their show, and their episode featuring us! (Apple Podcasts) Conductor Tiffany Lu hails from Tampa, FL as well as the D.C.-Maryland region. In 2020, she joined the faculty of Sewanee University of the South as Visiting Assistant Professor and Music Director of the Sewanee Symphony Orchestra. Lu currently also serves as Conducting Associate of the Pierre Monteux School and Music Festival (Hancock, ME), Assistant Conductor with the Prince Georges' Philharmonic (Bowie, MD), and Associate Conductor with the Capital City Symphony (Washington, D.C.). During the 2019-2020 season, Lu debuted as guest conductor with Symphony New Hampshire and the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra. From 2015-2020, she was Music Director of the Wilmington Community Orchestra, and Assistant Conductor with the Capital City Symphony, creating groundbreaking and creative programming. She was also selected as Conducting Fellow for the Allentown Symphony in 2019 and 2020. Tiffany's diverse skill set includes professional work as a performing violinist (Chattanooga Symphony, The Florida Orchestra, Annapolis Symphony Orchestra), music librarian (Sewanee Summer Music Festival, National Orchestral Institute, DC Youth Orchestra Program, and the Music School of Delaware), and recording producer (Smithsonian Chamber Players, Virginia Symphony Orchestra). She also co-hosts a podcast, The Classical Gabfest.​ Lu holds degrees from Princeton University, Ithaca College, and the University of Maryland. -- We're super excited to announce that we're piloting a database of opportunities for creatives like you! The database features scholarships, grants, internships, & more. It will be updated monthly with new links, opportunities, and deadlines. All you have to do to access the database is sign up for our newsletter at creativebaggagepodcast.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/creative-baggage/support

Thomas Wilkins will soon return to his roots. The Norfolk native is coming home to serve as the primary guest conductor of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Wilkins calls his return poetic, in that he'll be leading the orchestra that first introduced him to his life's work…. and he shared with our Lisa Godley how the opportunities he experienced right here in Hampton Roads shaped his life. His first appearance with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra in his new role will be February 18th through the 20th of 2022.

Dwight Davis speaks with noted American conductor and cellist, Eric Jacobsen, who will step into the role of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra's new Music Director beginning July 1.

Penderecki in Memoriam Podcast is produced and hosted by Max Horowitz, Crossover Media. Created by Anna Perzanowska and Klaudia Ofwona Draber, and presented by Polish Cultural Institute New York. Penderecki in Memoriam Podcast unveils a multifaceted portrait of Krzysztof Penderecki, with commentary from musicians, colleagues, radio programmers, and writers who lend insight and memories of Poland's greatest modern composer. This podcast is part of Penderecki in Memoriam Worldwide project, honoring the life and legacy of the great composer. Thank you to project partners DUX, NAXOS, Ludwig van Beethoven Association, and Schott EAM for sharing Krzysztof Penderecki's music with the world. GRAMMY-winning conductor JoAnn Falletta serves as Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Music Director Laureate of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Brevard Music Center and Artistic Adviser of the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra and the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra. Hailed for having ‘Toscanini's tight control over ensemble, Walter's affectionate balancing of inner voices, Stokowski's gutsy showmanship, and a controlled frenzy worthy of Bernstein', she is a leading force for the music of our time. JoAnn with composer Ken Fuchs at the GRAMMY Awards in 2019Her recent and upcoming North American guest conducting includes the National Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Nashville Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, and Milwaukee Symphony; and further north, the Toronto Symphony and Orchestre metropolitain. Internationally, she has conducted many of the most prominent orchestras in Europe, Asia, and South America. Pending further national and international guidance on the current COVID-19 pandemic, she is looking forward to guest conducting appearances in Canada, Poland, Sweden, and Spain in 2021. The pieces included: Penderecki Adagio: Symphony No 3 - Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Penderecki - Concerto Doppio - Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Penderecki Horn Concerto - Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.

In this episode of Because, we hear the "becauses" of West Virginia Symphony Orchestra 2nd Hornist, Luke Zyla.  Luke's story takes us from his middle school days in Parkersburg, West Virginia to his eventual success as a member of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra and as a music educator in the state of West Virginia.  Quad City Symphony Orchestra West Virginia Symphony Orchestra SoftStandsSupport the show (https://qcsymphony.secure.force.com/donate/?dfId=a0ni000000IEp9TAAT)

Today on Orchestrating Change, GRAMMY award-winning conductor, JoAnn Falletta, spoke with us about her journey to become one of the first female music directors of a major American orchestra and where she sees the future of orchestral music going. Her passion for the orchestra flowed through this conversation and made it very clear to us why she was able to shatter the glass ceiling of conducting.  JoAnn Falletta serves as Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Music Director Laureate of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Brevard Music Center and Artistic Adviser of the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra and the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra. Hailed for having ‘Toscanini’s tight control over ensemble, Walter’s affectionate balancing of inner voices, Stokowski’s gutsy showmanship, and a controlled frenzy worthy of Bernstein’, she is a leading force for the music of our time. Canton Symphony Orchestra knows the need for change within the orchestral community. The tradition of classical music has ignored many communities that have contributed to the development and canon of repertoire played in the concert hall. While Canton Symphony is a regional orchestral, change starts at the smallest level. With “Orchestrating Change”, the Canton Symphony Orchestra hopes to facilitate conversations that will make the concert hall a more welcoming place for previously ignored communities as well as create more acceptance and diversity on the stage. In addition to orchestrating change internally, educating audiences to issues surrounding diversity and inclusion will be a priority. Music by Black, Latinx, female, Asian, and LGBTQAI+ musicians and composers has been noticeably absent in the programming produced by established institutions in comparison to those who are white and male. Canton Symphony Orchestra hopes to be a more welcoming community that is reflective of the demographics in Canton, Ohio and the surrounding major metropolitan areas. Patrons who wish to sign-up for email reminders may do so at www.cantonsymphony.org/orchestrating-change. More information, including additional episodes, will be released in our weekly newsletter and social media accounts. https://www.cantonsymphony.org/episode-6-joann-falletta/

In this fourth episode of "Meet the Musicians" Podcast, host Matthew LaPine has a conversation with the superb JoAnn Falletta. Grammy-winning conductor JoAnn Falletta serves as Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Connie and Marc Jacobson Music Director Laureate of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Brevard Music Center and Artistic Adviser to the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra and the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra. She is hailed for her work as a conductor, recording artist, audience builder and champion of American composers.Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund.Program funded by Middlesex County, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

Ep. 123: JoAnn Falletta, Grammy-winning conductor. Let's Talk Off The Podium with Tigran Arakelyan. In this podcast JoAnn Falletta talks about working with composers, programming, staying connected with the audience during the pandemic, advice to young musicians, and much more. Grammy-winning conductor JoAnn Falletta serves as Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Brevard Music Center and Artistic Adviser of the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. Hailed for having “Toscanini’s tight control over ensemble, Walter’s affectionate balancing of inner voices, Stokowski’s gutsy showmanship, and a controlled frenzy worthy of Bernstein”, she is a leading force for the music of our time. Ms. Falletta has guest conducted over a hundred orchestras in North America, and many of the most prominent orchestras in Europe, Asia, South America and Africa. In 2019-20 she will guest conduct orchestras in Ireland, Sweden, Germany, Mexico, Brazil and across the US. Upon her appointment as Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic, Falletta became the first woman to lead a major America ensemble. Celebrating her 20th anniversary with the Buffalo Philharmonic this season, she has been credited with bringing the Philharmonic to an unprecedented level of national and international prominence. The orchestra has become one of the leading recording orchestras for Naxos and returned twice to Carnegie Hall, first in 2004 after a 20-year absence, and again in 2013 as part of the Spring for Music Festival. In 2018, the BPO made their first international tour in three decades, to perform at Warsaw’s prestigious Beethoven Easter Festival where Falletta made history as the first American women conductor to lead an orchestra at the Festival. She and the BPO have been honored with numerous ASCAP awards, including the top award for Adventurous Programming, Other accomplishments include the establishment of the orchestra’s Beau Fleuve label, the founding of the JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition in partnership with WNED, four successful tours of Florida, and the national and international broadcast of concerts on NPR’s Performance Today, SymphonyCast, and the European Broadcasting Union. For more information about JoAnn Falletta please visit: http://www.joannfalletta.com © Let's Talk Off The Podium, 2020

During the weekend of February 21, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra performed a program of music by Mahler and Mozart conducted by David Danzmayr. Rebecca Evans shares her review.

The Black National Anthem, also known as “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as been arranged numerous times by dozens of composers. But when James Cockerham took it on, this multi-faceted musician decided he wanted to take listeners on a journey from the Old world to the new. He recently shared his thoughts with our Lisa Godley as well as his excitement that the Virginia Symphony Orchestra will be playing his version in the upcoming “Songs for a Dreamer” celebration.

The Virginia Symphony Orchestra performed music by Brahms, Beethoven, and Caroline Shaw (who also appeared as a soloist) on October 24, 26, and 27 at various venues in Hampton Roads.

On Friday night, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra launched its 99th season with a program called “Rachmaninoff and Ravel." The occasion also marked conductor and music director JoAnn Falletta’s final opening night with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra after 28 years of consistently raising the bar of arts excellence in our region.

Friday, September 13 marks the beginning of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s new season. Rebecca Evans interviewed two musicians from the VSO, flutist/piccoloist Rachel Ordaz and violinist Amanda Gates.

A side man (on both guitar and saxophone) who performed in the Virginia Symphony Orchestra for 5 years & currently tours with Jeremy Rosado, Jason Bare, Alisa Turner, others… Chris is also Worship Pastor & MD at International Christian Church Chris talks about starting on violin, piano, sax, then guitar... his dad’s huge influence… getting through dark days of drugs & alcohol and what he got out of this… a critical health crisis his family went through… toughest decision he’s made, LOADS more really interesting topics: Subscribe https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/subscribe/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EveryoneLovesGuitar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everyonelovesguitar/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ELovesGuitar

Rebecca Evans interviews Music Director Rob Fisher about Virginia Arts Festival's upcoming concert, working with Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth, and growing up as a musician in Hampton Roads.

During the weekend of March 23, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra performed a Mozart Celebration at venues in Hampton Roads with Guest Conductor Scott Yoo.

Last Thursday, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra performed a program of Latin music with their new assistant conductor, Gonzalo Farias, at the Regent University Theater in Virginia Beach.

Last weekend, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra commenced their 2018-2019 season with performances at the Ferguson Center for the Arts, Chrysler Hall, and the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts. The show, titled Pictures at an Exhibition, featured the orchestra at its finest under conductor JoAnn Falletta, who’s now in her last full season with the VSO, having served as the Music Director since 1991.

WHRO's Wayla Chambo interviews the new Assistant Conductor of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Gonzalo Farias. His first concert with the VSO is coming up on July 12th!

This week in Mal’s World, The Virginia Arts Festival presents another year of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra performing the score to a Harry Potter film for audiences at Chrysler Hall this weekend, May 4-5, 2018. This year it’s “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert” and Mal Vincent recalls interviewing the three stars over the 8-year run of the film series. What were their most challenging parts in the second film? Mal shares those stories and more. For more information on tickets, visit www.vafast.org.

Last weekend the Virginia Symphony Orchestra performed Songs of Freedom under conductor Benjamin Rous at the TCC Roper Performing Arts Center. Arts reporter Rebecca Evans offers her review.

The Virginia Symphony Orchestra paid homage to women composers with a performance titled "Breaking Barriers: Women in Music," which included seldom-heard works and discussion with the audience.

Rebecca reviews the opening concert of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s 97th Season, and shares her thoughts on the orchestra’s efforts to bridge the pop and classical worlds and draw in new audiences. The program featured Grammy-winning electric bassist Victor Wooten as a concerto soloist in The Bass Whisperer, and the iconic suite The Planets by Gustav Holst. To find out about upcoming Virginia Symphony performances, visit www.virginiasymphony.org

Tchaikovsky No. 5 Virginia Symphony Orchestra

Virginia Arts Festival's Swan Lake performed by Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet

Virginia Symphony Orchestra Roots: Folklore and Literary Heritage with resident conductor Benjamin Rous

Lydia Netzer's five-part podcast asks children the question: "What would you do to change the world in 2017?" Today we'll consider some of the answers. And later, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra is airing the new documentary "Composed" this Sunday, March 5. The documentary explores the concept of performance anxiety through stories from musicians who have lived it firsthand.

This week marks the 150th anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Today we'll look back at the remarkable life and times of our 16th President with the curator of The Chrysler Museum's two Lincoln exhibits.Segment B: Music, Light and Glass Local patrons of the arts will be no stranger to the dazzling artwork of master glassblower, Dale Chihuly. The artist's incredible glass sculptures will take new life this weekend as set pieces for the Virginia Symphony Orchestra's performance of Bartok's Bluebeard's Castle. We're joined today by the Chihuly Studio's Head of Exhibition's for a closer look at how seven of the artist's most stunning sculptures brought new life to the classic opera.

Music plays a role in many religious services and some find that listening to music can be akin to a religious experience. We'll consider the ways these realms overlap and interrelate with WHRO 90.3 FM's Program Director Dwight Davis, Dr. Sandra Billy, director of the Center for Sacred Music and teaches Sacred Music History at Virginia Wesleyan College and Jamie Bernstein, daughter of the legendary composer Leonard Bernstein. The Virginia Arts Festival and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra will stage a new production of Leonard Bernstein's MASS: A Theater Piece for Singers, Players, and Dancers on Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24.

For the first time in history, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Chorus presents the “German Requiem” by Johannes Brahms. For this very personal work, Brahms adapted texts which did not follow the traditional form of the Requiem, and in doing so, created one of the most moving choral compositions in the literature. Anthony McSpadden spoke with conductor JoAnn Falletta about performing this masterpiece.