Backstage Pass: Recent Episodes
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Backstage Pass, a live radio series on Classical 91.5/90.3, is committed to highlighting performing artists in Rochester.
Sound ExChange, a musicians collective that began at the Eastman School of Music, recently won a $100,000 grant for new and collaborative performances.
Eastman Opera and Nazareth College mounted productions of Kurt Weill's "Street Scene" and "Threepenny Opera."
Tony Caramia put together a program as part of the Women in Music Festival at the Eastman School of Music.
Director Terrance Keach and Chorus Novus secretary Barbara Colucci talk about the group.
Musical history books are filled with footnotes of composers famous in their day, then forgotten after death...
Eastman School of Music professor Russell Miller has made a career as a collaborating pianist, backing up great artists like tenor Robert Swensen.
The Gateways Music Festival returns to Rochester to celebrate the accomplishments of African Americans in classical music.
Pianists Irina Lupines and Lyudmila Lakisova attended a music conservatory for gifted children together in Belarus.
Mark Kellogg, principal trombone for the Rochester Philharmonic, along with RPO pianist Joe Werner, and jazz players Chris Azzara (piano) and Geoff Saunders (double bass), all came in..
A special holiday Backstage Pass, William Weinert, his 16-voice choir Voices, and harpist Kathleen Bride.
Ottawa-based harpist Caroline Leonardelli grew up in the south of France, where everyone in her family played the harp...
What happens when you put an entire musical family into one room to chat and play music together?
Double bassist James VanDemark and pianist Barry Snyder, both from the Eastman School of Music
There's a new chamber choir in town: Resonanz, a sub-set of the Rochester Oratorio Society.
Backstage Pass with Pascal Rogé aired Friday, May 1 at 1 p.m. and repeated Sunday, May 3 at 2 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1.
Backstage Pass with Robert DiLutis aired Tuesday, March 24 at 1 p.m. and repeats Sunday, March 29 at 2 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1.
Backstage Pass with Los Angeles Guitar Quartet airs Friday, February 13 at 1 p.m. and repeats Sunday, February 15 at 2 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1.
Backstage Pass with Michael Burritt airs Friday, January 16 at 1 p.m. and repeats Sunday, January 18 at 2 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1.
Backstage Pass with Musica Spei Holiday airs Friday, December 19 at 1 p.m. and repeats Sunday, December 21 at 2 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1.
Backstage Pass with Andrew von Oeyen airs Friday, November 21 at 1 p.m., repeating Sunday, November 23 at 2 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1.
Backstage Pass, Friday, September 12 at 1 p.m on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1., join host Julia Figueras as she welcomes The Emerald Brass Quintet.
Backstage Pass, Friday, August 22 at 1 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1., join host Julia Figueras as she welcomes the Amelia Piano Trio.
Backstage Pass, Friday, June 6 at 1 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1., join host Julia Figueras as she welcomes Bonita Boyd and Nicholas Goluses.
Backstage Pass, Monday, July 14 at 1 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1., join host Julia Figueras as she welcomes The Cello Divas.
Backstage Pass, Friday, May 30 at 1 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1., join host Julia Figueras as she welcomes the RPO's Melissa Matson and Erik Behr.
Backstage Pass, Friday, April 25 at 1 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1., join host Julia Figueras as she welcomes The Cello Divas.
Backstage Pass, Monday, March 10 at 1 p.m. and reairs Friday, March 14 at 6 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1., join host Julia Figueras as she welcomes Pianist Harvest Zhang and The Compass Quartet.
Backstage Pass, airing Friday, February 1 at 1 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3, join host Julia Figueras as she welcomes The Erie Saxophone Quartet
NPR's From the Top was just in town for a live taping at Nazareth College. The host, Christopher O'Riley, carved out some time from his jam-packed scheduled for a little one-on-one conversation with Julia Figueras about the show.
Backstage Pass, airing Friday, September 28th at 1 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3, join host Julia Figueras as she welcomes the Canadian Brass
Backstage Pass, airing Friday, June 29th at 1 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3, join host Julia Figueras as she welcomes harpist Kathleen Bride
Backstage Pass, airing Friday, July 6th at 1 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3, join host Julia Figueras as she welcomes pianist Jon Nakamatsu
Backstage Pass, airing Friday, August 17th at 1 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3, join host Julia Figueras as she welcomes the Corigliano String Quartet