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Lafayette Symphony 5/19 Preview

WBAA | By John Clare

Published May 17, 2018 at 6:47 AM EDT

The Lafayette Symphony Orchestra performs Saturday evening at 7:30 at the Long Center. The program, “Brahms 1 ”, features music from Brahms, John Williams, and the winners of the Keller Competition. WBAA’s John Clare talks with the Music Director and conductor of the LSO, Nick Palmer.

Find out about the concert here. Enjoy this historic performance of Brahms' First Symphony with Hermann Abendroth:

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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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