KBACH's Heart of the Arts

The Arizona Piano Institute presents its 10th Summer Festival June 1st through the 7th at Phoenix College. Before the festival begins, the faculty of the A-P-I will present a recital at the Ravenscroft in Scottsdale, Sunday, June 1st at 2pm. KBACH's Greg Kostraba recently talked with API faculty member Elisabeth Pridonoff about the activities taking place during the festival as well as the opening concert, which will include music by Beethoven, Bach, Percy Grainger, and more.

The MusicaNova Orchestra presents its "Laughing with Prokofiev, Stravinsky & Haydn" concert May 18th at the Musical Instrument Museum. The orchestra's Music Director Warren Cohen recently chatted with KBACH's Greg Kostraba about the music on the program, focusing on the devices used by these serious composers for humorous effect.

The SOUNDS Academy presents its 10th Anniversary Benefit Concert on May 16th at the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix. The Academy’s Founder and CEO Kirk Johnson and Program Manager Matthew Fox recently talked with KBACH's Greg Kostraba about the history of the organization, the wide array of programs they offer, and what folks can expect to see at the concert.

The Phoenix Chorale concludes its season on Saturday & Sunday, May 3rd and 4th with a program called “American Voices." The Chorale’s Artistic Director Christopher Gabbitas chatted with KBACH's Greg Kostraba about the music they will be singing, including the world premiere of a piece they commissioned, Vista Point by Los Angeles-based composer Jennifer Lucy Cook.

British Pianist Martin James Bartlett will perform at Tempe Center for the Arts, Sunday, April 13th, as part of the Hayden’s Ferry Chamber Music Series. He recently talked with KBACH's Greg Kostraba about his interest in the piano, what it was like playing at the BBC Proms, and his upcoming concert in Tempe.

The Mike Block Trio will be featured on the next concert of the Classical Music Inside Out series at Mesa Arts Center, Wednesday, April 9. The cellist in the trio, Mike Block, recently chatted with KBACH's Greg Kostraba about the wide variety of musical styles he performs, his carbon fiber cello, how and why he stands up when he plays, and the upcoming concert.

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The Arizona MusicFest Festival Orchestra culminates its annual week-long residency in the Valley with a performance Sunday, March 30th at 2pm at La Casa de Christo Lutheran Church in Scottsdale. That concert features pianist Maxim Lando as soloist in Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto #3 alongside Aaron Copland’s Third Symphony. The orchestra’s Music Director Robert Moody came to the studio to chat about the orchestra and the program with KBACH's Greg Kostraba.

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) will be in performance Saturday, March 22 at Camelback Bible Church in Paradise Valley. The co-Artistic Director of CMS, pianist Wu Han, recently chatted with KBACH's Greg Kostraba about the concert and the music by Mozart and Schubert that will be on the program.

The MusicaNova Orchestra & Phoenix Chorale team up for performances Saturday & Sunday, March 8-9 at Camelback Bible Church in Paradise Valley. The orchestra's Music Director Warren Cohen and KBACH's Greg Kostraba recently discussed how the collaboration came about, and chat about Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's cantata Tales of Old Japan, which will be on the concert alongside some of the Coronation Anthems by George Frederic Handel.

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 Arts in Oracle, Arizona. KBACH's Greg Kostraba recently chatted with Chee about his classical piano training, his compositions, which feature elements of traditional Navajo life and culture, and the music he will be performing on this concert.