KBACH's Heart of the Arts: Recent Episodes
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Stay on top of what's happening in the arts community here in the Valley. KBACH's morning host Sterling Beeaff interviews talented musicians, conductors, and other arts leaders who visit the Phoenix area or call it home.
The Oracle Piano Society presents a recital by Navajo pianist/composer Connor Chee, Sunday afternoon, February 16th at 3 at the Oracle Center for the...
The Phoenix Chamber Music Society presents a program curated by composer-in-residence and violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Saturday afternoon, February...
Boston-based cellist Rhonda Rider comes to Phoenix to perform at the MIM with the MusicNova Orchestra this Saturday at 6 P-M. She recently chatted...
Pianist Jeffrey Siegel continues his 46th season of Keyboard Conversations at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, January 14 at...
The East Coast Chamber Orchestra brings a program that blends old and new to Camelback Bible Church Saturday, January 11 at 7:30pm. Co-Executive...
The Oracle Piano Society presents its annual Chamber Music Festival January 2-5 in Oracle, Arizona. The society's founder and Artistic Director...
Former Music Director at the Church of the Ascension in Fountain Hills and ASU graduate Charles Szczepanek has a new album out on Heart Dance Records...
Pianist Jeffrey Siegel begins his 46th season of Keyboard Conversations at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, December 10 at 7...
Violist and ASU professor Nancy Buck curates a series of chamber music concerts at Ravenscroft Hall in Scottsdale, and will be featured in the...
Violinist and Sphinx Competition Winner Njioma Grevious comes to the East Valley for a Classical Music Inside Out residency, including a performance...
The Phoenix Chamber Music Society is bringing in the Jerusalem Quartet and pianist Inon Barnatan for a performance of string quartets by Haydn and...
The Phoenix Chamber Music Society opens its 65th season by bringing in the Dover Quartet for a performance Sunday afternoon, October 27 at Camelback...
The Concert Truck, a fully-functioning mobile concert hall complete with lights, sound system, and piano, will be making a stop in Chandler October...
The Phoenix Chorale and Tucson's True Concord (pictured) will perform the Requiem by Maurice Durufle and Frank Martin's Mass for Double Choir Sunday...
Janet Green has been attending Phoenix Chamber Music Society concerts since she was a teenager, and is now Executive Director of the society. She...
Pianist Stephen Cook is founder and Artistic Director of the Oracle Piano Society in Oracle, Arizona, which enriches rural Pinal County with a...
Cellist Zuill Bailey created the Classical Music Inside Out series at Mesa Arts Center more than a decade ago and continues to curate the series.He...
NAU piano professor Silvan Negruțiu is the founder and Artistic Director of the Flagstaff Piano Festival. KBACH's Greg Kostraba recently chatted with...
Tito Muñoz just concluded his tenth and final season as Music Director of the Phoenix Symphony. KBACH's Greg Kostraba recently caught up with Maestro...
Former Phoenix Symphony Concertmaster Steven Moeckel will be on the final concert of the second season of Chamber @ Ravenscroft, Saturday, May 18th...
The Phoenix Boys Choir presents its season finale concert Friday and Saturday, May 10th and May 11th. The program, called "Skyward," will feature the...
Pianists Michael Stephen Brown and Adam Golka join Maestro Tito Muñoz and the Phoenix Symphony for performances of the Piano Concerto #10 (for two...
Guitarist Jason Vieaux will join the Escher Quartet for a performance at Central United Methodist Church in Phoenix, Friday, April 12th. The program...
The MusicaNova Orchestra presents "Dead Elvis and Other Gems" Sunday, March 24 at the Musical Instrument Museum. The program includes works by Joseph...
The Takács Quartet comes to the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts for a performance of Flow, a new work by Phoenix composer Nokuthula...
The Phoenix Chorale presents two contrasting yet complementary works for voices and orchestra Saturday & Sunday, March 9 & 10 in Scottsdale:...
The Phoenix Chamber Music Society (PCMS) presents its 15th annual festival from March 2-8 at various locations throughout the Valley. KBACH's Greg...
The Arizona Bach Festival presents its 15th annual festival from February 25 through March 17. KBACH's Greg Kostraba chatted with the chairman of the...
The Phoenix Chamber Music Society presents the Isidore Quartet in concert at Central United Methodist Church in Phoenix, Saturday, February 10 at 7:...
Jeffrey Siegel (pictured) continues his Keyboard Conversations series at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday, February 6 at 7:30pm...
Conductor Warren Cohen (pictured) and the MusicaNova Orchestra present Finished Unfinished, a concert at the Musical Instrument Museum on Monday,...
Composer David Ludwig wrote a violin concerto as a wedding present for his bride, Bella Hristova, who will be performing it January 5-7 with...
Violinist Ilmar Gavilan, a native of Havana, Cuba, has had a remarkable performing career that has taken him all over the world, including Phoenix...
Phoenix Chapter of the American Harp Society presents Rita Costanzi, an internationally acclaimed harpist and actress that has recently...
A graduate of both the famous Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg and Indiana University in Bloomington, Steven Moeckel has served as Concertmaster of...
Composer Dale Trumbore is going to be coming to phoenix for the Oct 13-15 Phoenix Chorale concerts in which the piece she composed...
Konstantin Heidrich is the cellist of the Fauré Quartett, which formed in 1995 and still has all four of its original members. Heidrich talks about...
Rose French is the founder and French Horn player of the Arizona ensemble, Mill Avenue Chamber Players. They will be highlighting chamber music from...
Violinist, Rachel Barton Pine released her new album Dependent Arising on Cedille Records this August 11th and is joined by the composer to talk...
Internationally renowned Cuban pianist and composer, Aldo Lopez-Gavilan is opening their Signiture Artist Series on October 1st at 3pm. We sat...
Roger Hewett is an award-winning English composer of film and most recently, Cirque Du Soleil's Corteo. This conversation is all about his...
Composer and pianist Daniel Asia has been an active member in the classical music scene here in the valley and all over the world as a...
Jacob Soulliere, baritone, is an award-winning young opera singer with goals to be a full-time performer at the Metropolitan Opera. Jacob...
One of the world's premiere solo harpists, Yolanda Kondonassis is with us to talk about her brand new album, "Wildflower" - a...
Connor Chee is a Navajo pianist and composer who is known for blending classical music with his Native American traditions. His music is...
Dr. Pat Carrabre had an interesting upbringing in Canada. On today's episode we learn exactly how he's inviting his native culture of the Metis...
We have a special episode today, as we bring back the Artistic Director of the Phoenix Boys Choir, Herbert Washington, along with one of its members...
In collaboration with the fourth season of PBS's Now Hear This series, renowned conductor, violinist and host of the show, Scott Yoo sat down to talk...
Our guest today is the Artistic Director of the French-Canadian ensemble, Les Violons Du Roy. A group, which has a core membership of 15,...
Cellist Ofra Harnoy and trumpeter Mike Herriott have a fascinating story of how they and this album came together. Listen in for a conversation about...
Taiwanese-American pianist Wu Han visits Phoenix again in collaboration with Phoenix Chamber Music Society for a program of Delights and Drama with...
(Image courtesy Deborah Johnson) Today's episode features American composer Sarah Kirkland Snider and the Artistic Director of Phoenix Chorale,...
Herbert Washington, Phoenix Boys Choir alumni and Artistic Director and Andrea Whitsett, parent of Ben Whitsett, (current chorister) are here to...
Violinist Abi Fayette of Catalyst String Quartet is our guest today to talk about their brand new album, Uncovered, Vol. 3. This is the third...
Renowned American clarinetist and Artistic Director David Shifrin joins us for an in depth discussion about the 14th season of the Phoenix...
Dutch soprano, Josefien Stoppelenburg is returning this March to the Arizona Bach Festival with more than a few of your Baroque favorites!...
Founder and Artistic Director of The Arizona Bach festival, Scott Youngs has been serving Arizona with his artistic gifts for over 30 years. He...
Today’s episode feature a conversation with Steven Price , an Academy Award-winning composer for his groundbreaking score for Alfonso Cuarón’s ...
Renowned pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns once more this season to talk about his upcoming Keyboard Conversations in Scottsdale this...
MusicaNova joins NPR's Martin Goldsmith as they bring his feature film Winter Journey to Scottsdale along with a live performance of Carl...
World renowned pianist, Jeffrey Siegel returns to Scottsdale in 2023 on his tour of Keyboard Conversations. There are three chances for you to...
Our guest today is cellist and Artistic Coordinator for the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Jim Wilson. The world renowned ensemble bringing a brand new...
You know Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes from his classic recordings of Edvard Greig and Beethoven, but his new album is bringing us music we...
Pianist Jeffrey Siegel will present his 44th season of Keyboard Conversations at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts during the 2022–23 Season...
David Hemphill, the Executive Director from Black Theatre Troupe, has been bringing Langston Hughes' Black Nativity to Southwest audiences since...
Ukrainian Pianist and Head of Piano at UCLA, Inna Faliks is our guest today to talk about her performance at Red Rocks Music Festival this December....
World acclaimed Solo violinist Shlomo Mintz returns to Arizona this December for the Red Rocks Music Festival. He's joined by guest artists and ASU...
Organ scholar Erik Goldstrom, originally from Chicago, has performed on organs around the country and currently serves as the music director at...
The Sphinx Competition is a national competition offering young Black and Latinx classical string players a chance to compete under the guidance...
Award-winning violinist, Rachel Barton Pine just celebrated the 25th anniversary of her1997 album, Violin Concertos by Black Composers through...
Marvin Scott is the Program and Community Engagement Director of Rosie’s House, a music academy here in Phoenix, now serving over 500 students with...
Grammy award-winning baritone Christopher Gabbitas is our guest today. A former member of The King’s Singers, now he calls Phoenix home with his...
Our guest today is Grammy-award winning violinist Hilary Hahn. She collaborated with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony and director Andres Orozco-Estrada...
Cellist Zuill Bailey, the curator of the Classical Music Inside Out series is at it again. We dive into the music, the 10th season, the community and...
Our guests today are composer and creator of the brand new musical North, Ashli St Armant and choreographer Monik Jones. This is a powerful new...
World renowned and Grammy award-winning Soprano, Renée Fleming is our guest today. She has a brand new documentary film airing in select IMAX...
American violist, conductor, composer, educator, published author, Dr. Caroyln Broe is our guest today. She’s founded the Four Seasons Orchestra, a...
Today’s guest is Becky Bell Ballard, the CEO of Rosie’s House which is now located in downtown Phoenix. It’s an amazing music academy for children,...
Herbert Washington is the Artistic Director of Phoenix Boys Choir. Washington discusses the importance of the ongoing mission of the Boys Choir...
MusicaNova Orchestra presents the world premiere of Anton Bruckner’s once-lost Symphony No. 4 (1878 version) research and conducted by maestro Warren...
Grammy Award-Winning cellist, Zuill Bailey is back to talk about the upcoming season of his Classical Music Inside Out Series with Mesa Arts Center...
Brazilian actress, dancer, and musician Daniela Galli stars as Nannerl Mozart in the award-winning production, The Other Mozart coming to Scottsdale...
Grammy Award-Winning trumpeter Chris Botti is our guest on this episode of Heart of the Arts. His tour is back in full swing and he’s bringing some...
Even amid a global pandemic, cellist Zuill Bailey has kept classical music education at the forefront of developments. In its tenth season, they are...
Multi-Grammy Award Winning guitarist, Sharon Isbin is on tour again and gratefully so. She says she was lucky to have two albums completed and lined...
Guitarist Thomas Wheeler is a Masters candidate in Jiji Kim’s studio at Arizona State University. His recital is scheduled for Sunday, April 5th, at...
Robert Moody talks about another exciting Orchestra Week at Arizona Music FestivalOrchestra Week at Arizona Music Festival begins this Sunday,...
The Phoenix Chorale opens the new season October 18th through the 20th with performances titled Lux Aeterna. The Chorale will be led by its new...
Pianist Inna Faliks appearing at the Red Rocks Music FestivalThis Saturday at the Sedona Creative Life Center at 7:30pm and Sunday at Temple Chai in...
Jeff Harris, who founded the Sonoran Desert Chorale a quarter century ago, is retiring. The Chorale will give the last concerts of its 2018-2019...
Tomorrow evening at 7:30 the Mesa Arts Center presents harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and guitarist Jason Vieaux. Along with a repertoire of solo pieces...
All this week the Arizona Music Festival Orchestra, made up of some of the finest players in the world, and Music Director Robert Moody are...
The Arizona Bach Festival 2019 season continues this Sunday afternoon at 3 at All Saints Episcopal Church with guest organist Isabelle Demers and...
On Tuesday February 12th Jeffrey Siegel will continue his latest season of Keyboard Conversations® at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts with The...