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Judith is WBJC's afternoon host. Her full bio can be read here.

Feb. 12 2016

New Arrivals at the BMA

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    An exhibition of over 200 works, covering widely different media and periods, showcases the wealth of new acquisitions at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Curator, Rina Hoisington, came in to talk about what goes into such an undertaking.      

Feb. 11 2016

Debut recording from a BSO star

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The Baltimore Symphony’s Principle Oboe, Katherine Needleman, has just released her debut recording, and she came in to talk to us about it.      

Feb. 06 2016

Booknotes and the issue of ContamiNation

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McKay Jenkins learned the hard way what toxic contamination can do to our bodies. And he’s written a book about it.      

Feb. 02 2016

Writers & Words

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If you enjoy writers, writing, words, and maybe even and little wine, this is a Baltimore reading series for you. I spoke with two editors from the series.        

Feb. 02 2016

Gil Shaham premiers a new work by Jonathan Leshnoff

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                        The 3rd and last of the Shriver Hall Concert Hall 50th anniversary commissions, a Chamber Concerto for Violin and Orchestra by Baltimore composer, Jonathan Leshnoff, gets its world premiere from Gil Shaham. Here are the composer, and the Series’ Executive Director, Catherine Cochran. […]

Jan. 29 2016

This Place Holds No Fear

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            Anne Posten, an adjunct instructor and literary translator in New York, came to talk to me about the art of translation, and her latest project.    

Jan. 15 2016

“… and all the [men and] women merely players.”

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  Center Stage, never one to be stodgy in its approach to theatrical productions, is presenting an all-female As You Like It by William Shakespeare. One of the few men involved, dramaturg Gavin Witt, came to talk about it.    

Jan. 14 2016

MICA’s new President

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Samuel (Sammy) Hoi has quietly and smilingly brought an energized breath of fresh air to the Maryland Institute College of Art. It was my pleasure to invite him into the WBJC studios for an interview.                    

Jan. 13 2016

“Chiara’s Diary”

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The Early Music group, Europa Galante, will be recreating the musical life at an all girls’ orphanage in Baroque-era Venice in their program at Shriver Hall. Here is Catherine Cochran with more …            

Jan. 12 2016

St. David’s marks MLK

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                St. David’s Church in Roland Park is honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. with works by two Baltimore composers on January 17th. I spoke to St. David’s Music Director, Dr. Douglas Buchanan.      

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