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Three Cups of Tea: Greg Mortenson
Greg Mortenson's story begins with a failed attempt to climb the world's second highest mountain, and takes him on a mission to promote peace by building one school at a time. Mortenson chronicles his journey in his best-selling book, "Three Cups of Tea." Mortenson brought his message to a sold-out crowd at Washburn University last fall, where Washburn was participating in Mortenson's "Pennies for Peace" campaign to help raise money for schools and other projects around the world. KPR Presents Greg Mortenson, 8:00 Sunday evening.


KPR LIVE
PERFORMANCES



International Institute of Young Musicians
recorded on 2009-05-21.
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LIVE STUDIO EXPLORE THE STUDIO

KPR's live Performance Studio is acoustically designed to enhance sound quality. Various acoustical elements were designed into the room to ensure a good sound such as adjustable curtains, floating floor, non parallel wall and ceilings, and insulation to isolate the studio from outside and interior noise. KPR hosts musical artists from around the world for special live performance recording sessions which are mastered by our own professional sound engineers.

Listen to Recent Live Studio Performances:


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International Institute of Young Musicians
Three Young Pianists-Chae Young Park-Chung Man Kim-Ga Hee Lee

Related links:
http://www.iiym.com/
Air Date: 2009-05-21
Engineer(s): Jason Slote and Chubby Smith

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Octarium May 14th, 2009
8 Singers. One Choral Voice

Related links:
http://www.octarium.org/home.html
Air Date: 2009-05-15
Engineer(s): Chubias Smith

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Elaris Duo and Friends
Larisa Elisha, violin / Steven Elisha, cello / Steven Spooner, piano / Beau Bledsoe, guitar

Air Date: 2009-04-30

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DMA Chamber Recital
Jesse Henkensiefken, cello Ben Baer, bassoon Ed Laut, cello Serafim Smiegelskiy, cello Tatiana Tessman, piano

Air Date: 2009-04-28
Engineer(s): Jason Slote and Chubby Smith

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JoAnn Doll, flute
JoAnn Doll, flute Judy Chadwick, piano Annie Gnojek, flute Steven McDonald, music director

Air Date: 2009-04-21
Engineer(s): Jason Slote and Chubby Smith

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Kansas Concert Opera Madama Butterfly
Andrea Garritano Kerry Gotschall Ben Gulley Natalia Rivera, piano Stanford Felix, artistic director

Air Date: 2009-04-15
Engineer(s): Jason Slote and Chubby Smith

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Gustavo Martin and Virginia Covarrubias
Gustavo Martin, cello Virginia Covarrubias, piano

Air Date: 2009-04-10
Engineer(s): Jason Slote and Chubby Smith

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Maia String Quartet
Features a lecture from Rob Kapilow

Related links:
http://www.maiaquartet.com/
Air Date: 2009-03-13
Engineer(s): Jason Slote and Chubby Smith

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Simone Dinnerstein, piano
Bach and Lasser

Related links:
http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Dinnerstein-Simone.htm
Air Date: 2009-03-13
Engineer(s): Jason Slote and Chubby Smith

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Wu Man Live performance
Pipa virtuoso

Related links:
http://www.wumanpipa.org/
Air Date: 2009-03-12
Engineer(s): Jason Slote and Chubby Smith

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Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
Photo by Karl Mischler

Related links:
http://www.mont-alto.com/
Air Date: 2009-02-27
Engineer(s): Jason Slote and Chubby Smith

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Jodi Frisbie, soprano
Jodi Frisbe, soprano Steven NcDonald, piano

Related links:
http://www.bethanylb.edu/contentm/gen/bethany_college_generated_pages/Music__Professor_Jodi_Frisbie_
Air Date: 2009-02-20
Engineer(s): Chubias Smith

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Goombales
KC Saxophonist Todd Wilkinson leads a group of hot young players in this challenging new group. Todd chats with host David Basse about the group and their new original music. Hot stuff!

Air Date: 2009-02-09
Engineer(s): Jason Slote

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Selections from Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience
Live Broadcast with: Amy Cahill, Catherine Ratcliff, Joe Hager, Lane Johnson, Mark Ferrell-piano, John Stephens-director

Air Date: 2009-02-03
Engineer(s): Chubias Smith

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University of Costa Rica - KU Baroque Ensemble
Musicians from the University of Costa Rica and KU perform music written during the Baroque period in South America, Spain and France.

Zamira Barquero, soprano
Gerardo Duarte, percussion
Tami Lee Hughes, violin
Isabel Jeremias, basoon
Margaret Marco, oboe
Maria Clara Vargas, harpsichord
Hugo Vera, tenor

Air Date: 2009-01-15
Engineer(s): Jason Slote

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Octarium December 4th, 2008
Live perfromance

8 member vocal group

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Air Date: 2008-12-04
Engineer(s): Chubias Smith

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Chris Thompson and Steve Spooner
Live performance

Chris Thompson, baritone Chris Thompson has been hailed “as a lyric baritone possessing a rare combination of velvet tone, comic timing, and elegant stage deportment.” A favorite with Lyric Opera San Diego, he helped inaugurate their newly renovated North Park Theatre in 2005 as Dandini in Rossini’s Cenerentola. Additionally, he has sung regionally and internationally in principal roles in operas ranging from: The Barber of Seville, The Merry Widow, The Mikado, The Marriage of Figaro, Die Fledermaus, to the title role in a staged version of Elijah. In concert, Chris has sung Bach’s B minor Mass, Magnificat, St. John Passion, and St. Matthew Passion; Requiem by Faure, Brahms, and Willan; Handel’s Messiah and Judas Maccabeus, and Monteverdi’s Vespers among many others. A strong advocate of new music, Chris has appeared in several world premieres including: Guest from the Future, The Scrimshaw Violin, Box and Cox and Hester Prynne at Death. In addition, Chris made his Off-Broadway debut in Fermat’s Last Tango (Original Cast Recordings) and is a featured soloist on Impetuosities (Albany Records), a CD of music by New York composer Joshua Rosenblum. Other recent musical theatre credits include Fred/Petruchio in Kiss Me, Kate, Georges in La Cage aux Folles, and Enjolras in Les Misérables with Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre. Chris joined the faculty of the University of Idaho in the fall of 2003 where he teaches voice, is Director of the Opera/Musical Theatre Studio, and is musical director for the Idaho Repertory Theatre. His conducting credits include: Oklahoma!, The Man of La Mancha, The Pirates of Penzance, My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra, A Chorus Line, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, and the northwest premiere of Michael Ching’s opera, Corps of Discovery, based on the journals of Lewis and Clark. Chris returns to Lyric Opera San Diego in 2009 to conduct Cole Porter’s Anything Goes.

Air Date: 2008-12-01
Engineer(s): Jason Slote and Chubby Smith

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Zoe Lewis
Live Performance and interview

http://www.zoelewis.com/

Air Date: 2008-11-24
Engineer(s): Jason Slote and Chubby Smith

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Peter Chung and Steven Spooner
Live Performance and interview

http://www.arts.ku.edu/musicdance/faculty/chunpeter/

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Air Date: 2008-11-20
Engineer(s): Jason Slote and Chubby Smith

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Doug Talley Quartet
The Doug Talley Quartet plays before a live audience in KPR's Live Performance Studio.

Tim Brewer - Bass
Keith Kavanaugh - Drums
Wayne Hawkins - Piano
Doug Talley - Saxophone

Related links:
Artist's Website
Air Date: 2008-08-17
Engineer(s): Jason Slote

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IIYM July 22nd 2008
Piano contest performers! Dominic Cheli Yi-Mei Chan Andrew Petracca Matthew Palumbo

Related links:
Contest website
Air Date: 2008-07-22
Engineer(s): Chubias Smith

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IIYM July 15th 2008
Piano contest winners: Carolynn Cong age 13 Micah McLauin almost 14 Kate Liu age 14

Related links:
Artist's website
Air Date: 2008-07-15
Engineer(s): Jason Slote and Chubby Smith

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Summerfest 2008
Live Performance

http://www.summerfestconcertsinc.com/about_us/musicians.html

Air Date: 2008-07-11
Engineer(s): Jason Slote and Chubby Smith

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IIYM July 8th 2008
Semi- Finalists

http://www.iiym.com/

Air Date: 2008-07-08
Engineer(s): Jason Slote and Chubby Smith

Jason Slote
Production Manager

Jason Slote

Chubby Smith
Recording Engineer

Chubby Smith

Chubby is a recording engineer at Kansas Public Radio. He records and produces shows from our live performance studio as well as producing the weekly show "Opera is My Hobby". In his other life, Chubby plays in several bands and also does sound engineering from his home studio.

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