JoAnn Falleta, Queen Elizabeth I, Echo Collective and more...

About this episode

This episode features lively conversations about music, theater, and poetry with various guests.

On the May 12 episode of Friday LIVE, we're broadcasting from our radio studios. Tune in and hear host Genevieve Randall have lively conversations with: Maestro JoAnn Falleta about closing out the season's Omaha Symphony Joslyn Series (0:58); Carol Levin, who has written a solo performance called, Elizabeth I: In Her Own Words (8:34); Executive Director for Scottsbluff's Midwest Theatre, Krista Baird about the theater's 80th anniversary (19:59); Echo Collective artists Alktra Farhan and Reem Alwan, as well curator Amber Nore (34:18); Debby Greenblatt about folk music, as played on a variety of instruments (48:49). The episode will also feature more poetry from Charlene Pierce (28:28).

People in this episode

Host: Genevieve Randall

Guests: JoAnn Falleta, Carol Levin, Krista Baird, Alktra Farhan, Reem Alwan, Amber Nore, Debby Greenblatt

Topics covered

• music
• theater
• performance
• poetry
• arts

Keywords

• JoAnn Falleta
• Omaha Symphony
• Elizabeth I
• Midwest Theatre
• Echo Collective
• folk music
• Charlene Pierce

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Omaha Symphony, Midwest Theatre

Books & works: Elizabeth I: In Her Own Words

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