From the Studio: Music Conservatory of Sandpoint presents "Amahl and the Night Visitor"

Spokane Public Radio | By Verne Windham

Published December 16, 2016 at 11:57 AM PST

Music Conservatory of Sandpoint's first children's opera production will be performed this Saturday, December 18 at the First Lutheran Church in Sandpoint, ID. This morning Verne has the opportunity to talk with the the folks from MCS including music director John Fitszgerald and stage director Keely Gray, about their work on this show which tells the story of a shepherd boy's encounter with three kings. Then we were treated to a performance of duets from the show by cast members Cody Moore (Amahl), Andrew Lapadat (Amahl) and Brenda Rutledge (Mother of Amahl) accopanied by Tom Rodda on piano and Bob Phillips on clarinet.

More information is available from the Music Conservatory Sandpoint website.

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Verne Windham

Verne Windham got his start at Spokane Public Radio 20 years ago. “I came in to complain and they hired me.” He’s now the Program Director, as well as the host of Morning Classical and Concert of the Week. When choosing music for Morning Classical, Verne likes to keep the agenda as broadly defined as possible. For Concert of the Week, he focuses on the best of recent local performances, mostly classical in nature. For many years, Verne was also the conductor of the Spokane Youth Orchestra. He enjoys gardening, his vintage car and playing French horn.

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