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Lafayette Symphony Orchestra 4/9 Concert Preview

WBAA | By John Clare

Published April 7, 2016 at 6:52 AM EDT

WBAA's John Clare recently spoke with Nick Palmer, Music Director of the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra, and James Dekle, Artist in Residence for the Black Voices of Inspiration, about the next performance, Gospel Meets Symphony, Saturday, April 9th at 7:30pm at the Long Center in Lafayette.

Learn more about Gospel Meets Symphony here.

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John Nasukaluk Clare is comfortable behind a microphone, streaming video or playing violin. A former broadcaster for NPR, John has previously worked with Voice of America, the Canadian Broadcast Corporation and stations in Texas, Kansas, Nevada, California, and Pennsylvania. In 2005, Clare earned the Deems Taylor Award from ASCAP for radio broadcasting, citing his work on 20/20 Hearing. Having performed with famed tenors Luciano Pavarotti and Andrea Bocelli, John has worked with the Mozart Festival Texas, Mid Texas Symphony, Nevada Chamber Symphony, Shreveport Symphony, Abilene Philharmonic and Wichita Symphony Orchestra.

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