Archive for the ‘Interviews’ Category
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company almost has the key to the door
Twenty years ago, a small group of gifted and optimistic artists opened a brand-new Shakespeare company in Ellicott City on a shoestring budget, and now the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company is looking forward to a year-long 20th anniversary season. I spoke with Producing Executive Director, Lesley Malin.
Shriver Hall’s ’22–’23 season
The Shriver Hall Concert Series is already looking ahead to its 2022–2023 season and Executive Director, Catherine Cochran, came in to talk about it.
Do It Now! Does That Sound Familiar?
William Donald Schaefer held public office in Maryland for decades, serving as Mayor of Baltimore from 1971-1987, Governor of Maryland from 1987-1995, and Comptroller of Maryland from 1999-2007. He was well-known for his attention to detail and also for publicity stunts, including a taking a dip in the seal pool at the National Aquarium when […]
Iranian-American harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani at Shriver Concerts
In his mission to demonstrate that the harpsichord has a modern face too, Mahan Esfahani presents a program for the Shriver Hall Concert Series that marries Baroque with 21st-century composers.
Candlelight Concerts 50th Season!
I recently had the chance to talk to Irina Caplan Lande, artistic director of Candlelight Concerts about their upcoming 5oth season. For more information visit candlelightconcerts.org or call (410) 997-2324
Redemptions: Last Call – The Reboot
Bishop J. Charles Carrington Jr. spoke with me about the play, based on his book, “Redemptions: Last Call – The Reboot” which is being produced June 10-12 and 24-26 at the Murphy Fine Arts Center on the campus of Morgan State University. Tickets and more information are available at heartsdm.com […]
Amplifying the voices of women and other marginalized composers
The Boulanger Initiative was founded four years ago with the objective of promoting the work of women and gender marginalized composers. Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Laura Colgate, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Boulanger Initiative, to discuss the 2022 WoCo Festival, which is taking place this weekend.
Boating Safety
I had the opportunity to speak to David Hyde, the Public Affairs officer for the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Central Chesapeake Division recently about boating safety. Here are a few good websites to know: http://www.weather.gov/safety/safeboating-week http://www.safeboatingcouncil.org http://cgaux.org/vsc/ http://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit+v-depat&category+virtual-safety-check For more information, you can call (301) 503-0026
Pianist Joel Fan Combines Icons and New Discoveries
Community Concerts at Second presents pianist Joel Fan performing iconic music by Beethoven, Liszt and Chopin, as well as a work written for him based on a song by Van Halen on Sunday, May 22, at 3:30 PM. Joel Fan joined me to talk about the music and his philosophy of programming. More information about […]
