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From the Studio: CDA Symphony 2017 Young Artist Competition Winners

Today we had a wide range of live music in the Spokane Public Radio studio as we were joined by the six winners of the Coeur d'Alene Symphony Young Artist Competition.  Each artist - a tubist, a cellist, two pianists, a violinist and a vocalist - gave us a brief performance and sat down with Verne to talk about their musical background and experience with the competition.

Part 1:

  • Brandon Cazden - Tuba - Rachmaninoff Vocalise
  • Joan Herget - Cello - Bach Suite #3, Sarabande
  • Elisabeth Moran - Soprano - Je Veux Vivre, Romeo & Juliet, Gounod and If I Love You, Carousel, Rodgers and Hammerstein

Part  2: 

  • Aveek Ganguly, Piano, Chopin Winter Wind Etude
  • Beatrice Hsieh, Violin & Elizabeth Yao, Piano - Brahms Violin Sonata in A, Movement 1

CDAYoungArtistP2030917.mp3
Interviews and performances from Aveek Ganguly, Beatrice Hsieh, and Elizabeth Yao

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.