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Lafayette Symphony Orchestra 2/7 Concert Preview

Nick Palmer leads the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra in its annual Lollipop Concert Friday evening, February 7 at the Long Center for the Performing Arts in Lafayette. WBAA's Greg Kostraba spoke with LSO Music Director Nick Palmer about the evening, which includes an "Instrument Petting Zoo" at 6 and a concert at 7 that features music of John Williams and David Ott inspired by Peter Pan.

Find out more here. Acttivities begin at 6 pm with the Instrument Petting Zoo, where volunteers are on hand to help children touch and try some of the different types of instruments they will see in the concert.

In addition to their evening performance, the LSO performs twice during the daytime for Symphony on the Go.  This free educational program provides over 2,000 4th and 5th graders from schools in 14 surrounding counties the opportunity to hear a live orchestra!

Eighteen years at WBAA! Where has the time gone? I worked here as a Program Host/Producer from 1995 to 2001, hosting classical music, Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and the weekly 20th-century classical music series “The Kostraba Conundrum.” After a short stint as Program Director at a public radio station in Kansas, I moved with my family to Toledo to serve as Classical Music Director at WGTE-FM, staying for seven years. One of my highlights there was winning the 2007 Ohio Public Broadcasting Award for "Radio Producer of the Year" for my monthly in-studio performance program “Live From FM 91” and special programs celebrating the lives and music of composers William Grant Still and Samuel Adler. As much as I loved northwest Ohio, it was a joy to return home to Greater Lafayette in 2009 as Program Director (now Content Director) of this remarkable station: freshening our sound, developing the WBAA Arts Spotlight, hosting Afternoon Classics, and in general deepening our relationships with the arts community.