Archive for the ‘Interviews’ Category

May. 13 2019

A day of giving for OrchKids

By Judith Krummeck | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on A day of giving for OrchKids

    The BSO’s OrchKids, modeled after Venezuela’s El Sistema, is hosting a concert as the capstone to a day of fundraising on May 16. Here is the Executive Director of OrchKids, Raquel Whiting Gilmer.        

Apr. 30 2019

A joyful noise at St. David’s!

By Judith Krummeck | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on A joyful noise at St. David’s!

  The Music Series at St David’s in Roland Park is closing this season’s First Friday Concert Series with their current Ensemble in Residence, the Washington Cornett & Sackbutt Ensemble. Director of the series, Douglas Buchanan, and Director of the ensemble, Michael Holmes, came to talk about the concert.      

Apr. 26 2019

BCGS Presents Guitarists Tengyue Zhang & Xavier Jara

By Kati Harrison | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on BCGS Presents Guitarists Tengyue Zhang & Xavier Jara

The Baltimore Classical Guitar Society presents 2 winners of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America competition, Xavier Jara and Tengyue Zhang, stepping in for Thibaut Garcia, in concert. The performance takes place this Saturday, April 27 at 8:00 PM in Kaplan Concert Hall at Towson University. Xavier Jara stopped by the WBJC studios to talk […]

Apr. 26 2019

The Clipper Mill Quartet plays in the valley

By Judith Krummeck | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on The Clipper Mill Quartet plays in the valley

      The Clipper Mill String Quartet, made up of musicians from the BSO and Peabody, will play a trio of quartets at St. John’s Church northwest of Baltimore city on Sunday. Artistic Director of the Music in the Valley Concert Series, Benjamin Buchanan, and cellist, Daniel Levitov, have details.         […]

Apr. 24 2019

Interview: Brian Bartoldus

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I had a chat with Handel Choir artistic director/conductor Brian Bartoldus about the group’s upcoming performance (at Church of the Redeemer Sunday 4/28, 4 PM) entitled “Lux Aeterna: Songs of Comfort and Hope.” There will be some new music on the program, as you may have read in First Impression!

Apr. 22 2019

St. Louis Concert Series

By Mark Malinowski | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | 1 Comment

I had a chance to chat with Heather Adlesberger about the final concerts of the season for the St. Louis Concert Series.

Apr. 05 2019

Notary Public Training

By Mark Malinowski | Posted in Interviews, Member Blogs | Comments Off on Notary Public Training

I recently spoke with Michol Bobb, with the Notary Public Training Network.

Apr. 01 2019

Puccini!

By Mark Malinowski | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on Puccini!

I recently had the pleasure of speaking to Jim Harp about the latest Maryland Opera offering.

Apr. 01 2019

St. Louis Concert Series

By Mark Malinowski | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on St. Louis Concert Series

I recently had a chance to talk to the Artistic Director of the St. Louis Concert Series about a few upcoming concerts.

Mar. 21 2019

Interview: Brian Bartoldus, Handel Choir

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I had a talk with Brian Bartoldus, Artistic Director and Conductor of Handel Choir of Baltimore (full disclosure: also my conductor) about the concert on March 10th, celebrating English poetry and named for a work describing the birth of the universe through an organ’s pipes.

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