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LSO Lollipop Concert Premieres New Work

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It's music for kids of all ages, but area elementary students are in for a treat when the Lafayette Symphonyshares the North American premiere of Carnival 2 by Peter White. WBAA Music Director John Clare talked with maestro Nick Palmer about how this all came about.

The Lafayette Symphony features piano soloists Owen Hartnett and Greg Kostraba on the program, Friday night at 7pm at the Long Center for the Performing Arts. An instrument petting zoo takes place at 6pm. Learn more here.

The program will begin with Rimsky-Korsakoff:

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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