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Hear comments by those who make the arts so vibrant in Hampton Roads - conductors, musicians, singers, actors, teachers, visual artists. Learn about performances and get insight into the creative process from the artists themselves.

  1. 12/12/2025

    Interview with Barnaby Smith of VOCES8

    Jana Lee Ross speaks with Barnaby Smith, co-founder and Artistic Director of the vocal ensemble VOCES8, about their holiday performances presented by the Virginia Arts Festival.

    9 min

  2. 07/25/2025

    A Night at the Symphony with Laufey: Interview with conductor Ross Jamie Collins

    Jana Lee Ross speaks with Finnish-British conductor Ross Jamie Collins, who will conduct singer-songwriter Laufey’s upcoming concerts with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.

    7 sec

  3. 05/16/2025

    Interview with Rob Fisher

    Jana Lee Ross speaks with Rob Fisher, Goode Family Artistic Advisor for Musical Theater and American Songbook with the Virginia Arts Festival, about an upcoming performance featuring Broadway star Kelli O’Hara with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Along with Broadway favorites, the program includes a new work by American composer Libby Larsen, setting poems by former U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo.

    7 min

  4. 05/06/2025

    Interview with Edgar Meyer, Tessa Lark, and Joshua Roman

    Raymond Jones speaks with a trio of innovative string players ahead of their Virginia Arts Festival performance. Legendary bassist Edgar Meyer is known for his adventurous collaborations with artists of all genres. His newest adventure includes the extraordinary classical violinist and Kentucky fiddler Tessa Lark and cellist/composer Joshua Roman.

    9 min

  5. 03/25/2025

    Interview with Samantha Ege

    Raymond Jones speaks with musicologist and pianist Dr. Samantha Ege about her new album Maestra, which features the first commercial recording of the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in Two Uninterrupted Speeds by Julia Perry, plus the Concerto for Piano and Strings by pioneering film composer Doreen Carwithen.

    12 sec

  6. 12/09/2024

    Vienna Boys' Choir

    Jana Lee Ross speaks with Dr. Tina Breckwoldt, historian and dramaturge for the famed Vienna Boys' Choir, as we anticipate their upcoming holiday performances here in Hampton Roads.

    10 min

  7. 06/11/2024

    The Art of Musical Storytelling: Chris Thile and Eric Jacobsen

    Jana Lee Ross speaks with Virginia Symphony Music Director Eric Jacobsen and mandolinist/composer Chris Thile about musical storytelling, and their upcoming Virginia Arts Festival performances of Thile's new work ATTENTION! A narrative song cycle for extroverted mandolinist and orchestra.

    8 min

  8. 05/17/2024

    Ellington 125 at the Virginia Arts Festival

    Raymond Jones speaks with Todd Stoll, who directs the Attucks Jazz Orchestra in Virginia Arts Festival's celebration of the 125th anniversary of Duke Ellington's birth, with a program that goes well beyond the greatest hits.

    8 min
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Hear comments by those who make the arts so vibrant in Hampton Roads - conductors, musicians, singers, actors, teachers, visual artists. Learn about performances and get insight into the creative process from the artists themselves.

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  • Creator
    WHRO Public Media
  • Years Active
    2008 - 2025
  • Episodes
    360
  • Rating
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