Speaking of the Arts

Diana Moxon talks to Karen Grundy from Missouri Contemporary Ballet and Emily Ottenson from the Choral Arts Alliance of Missouri about their joint production of Carmina Burana; and in the second half José Antonio Zayas Cabán about his ensemble {trés} and their fundraiser for Puerto Rico.

Show Notes

Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, and especially it's opening number of O Fortuna, is probably one of the best known works of classical music of the 20th century and it's coming back to the Missouri Theatre on April 5th and 6th thanks to the Missouri Contemporary Ballet and the Choral Arts Alliance of Missouri. Diana finds out more about the production and how difficult it is for the singers to keep their eyes on the music and not on the ballet dancers! In the second half of the show Puerto Rican concert saxophonist José Antonio Zayas Cabán talks about his fundraiser for Puerto Rico on April 15th and how his ensemble {trés} and hoping to make a difference to lives around his native island. 

What is Speaking of the Arts?

Speaking of the Arts is mid-Missouri's only weekly arts show. The show is hosted by Diana Moxon, who chats with actors, directors, authors, musicians, festival directors, event organizers, arts curators, and artists about the events they are involved in and also about their own works and their influences. Whilst the show focuses mainly on the mid-Missouri arts scene, Diana's guests have included international composers, conductors, authors as well as artists, musicians, and performers from around Missouri.