The Old Louisville Demon Leaper’s Mischief In One Of America’s Largest Victorian Neighborhoods
In the late 1800s, tales of a creature that bounds between rooftops emerged in Old Louisville — The Demon Leaper.
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Grammy-winning Composer Eric Whitacre Releases New Album: Eternity In An Hour
On Oct. 23, Grammy Award-winning composer and conductor, Eric Whitacre, will release a new album for choir, cello, piano and live electronics called Eternity in an Hour via Decca Records. Listen to the entire interview between Whitacre and Matt Jackfert.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWVPB Classical’s Matt Jackfert Talks PSO Performance With WQED
WVPB's Classical Music host Matt Jackfert was recently interviewed by Jim Cunningham live on the WQED's Morning Show in Pittsburgh.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFlutist Lindsey Goodman’s Releases New Album: Transporting Bright
Flutist Lindsey Goodman recently joined Classical Music host Matt Jackfert to talk about her new release and highlight tracks from the album.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGuitarist Sharon Isbin Dazzles In New Latin Dance-Inspired Album
Guitarist Sharon Isbin is back at it again with her latest album, Romantico, featuring her performing with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s led by Enrique Lopez-Yañez in music written by composer Karen LaFrak.
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Listen: WVU Musicians Perform Live In-Studio At WVPB
WVPB recently hosted a pair of musicians from West Virginia University (WVU) to come perform live in-studio during Classical Music with Matt Jackfert. Albert Houde, associate horn professor at WVU and principal horn with the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO), and Sun Jung Lee, collaborative pianist at WVU, serenaded our Wednesday afternoon with a live performance of Reimaginings by Frank Gulino.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMaestro André Raphel Returns To The WSO For 95th Anniversary Concert
Maestro André Raphel who served as music director of the WSO from 2003-2018, will be taking the podium once again at the Capitol Theater in Wheeling on Thursday May 15 to conduct La Valse by Maurice Ravel, to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the WSO as well as the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ravel.
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