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Purdue Orchestras March Preview

WBAA | By John Clare

Published February 26, 2019 at 6:31 AM EST

The next Purdue Orchestras concerts take place this weekend. WBAA's John Clare spoke with Adam Bodony, Director of Orchestras and Assistant Professor of Music about the concerts Friday and Saturday night.

Learn more about the concerts here. Friday night features the Purdue Philharmonic playing an opera themed concert, and Saturday night has the Purdue Symphony and String Orchestra playing Dvorak, Marquez, and more.

Friday night includes this fun aria from Verdi's La Traviata:

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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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