Best Joann Falletta Podcasts (2024)

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The Art of Musical Storytelling: Chris Thile and Eric Jacobsen 8:00

17d ago8:00

8:00

Jana Lee Ross speaks with Virginia Symphony Music Director Eric Jacobsen and mandolinist/composer Chris Thile about musical storytelling, and their upcoming Virginia Arts Festival performances of Thile's new work ATTENTION! A narrative song cycle for extroverted mandolinist and orchestra.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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Ellington 125 at the Virginia Arts Festival 7:45

2M ago7:45

7:45

Raymond Jones speaks with Todd Stoll, who directs the Attucks Jazz Orchestra in Virginia Arts Festival's celebration of the 125th anniversary of Duke Ellington's birth, with a program that goes well beyond the greatest hits.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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Interview with Jorge Parodi of Opera in Williamsburg 7:45

2M ago7:45

7:45

Raymond Jones speaks with Music Director Jorge Parodi about Opera in Williamsburg's upcoming production of Offenbach's Tales of Hoffman.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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Interview with pianist Lara Downes 8:48

2M ago8:48

8:48

Raymond Jones speaks with pianist Lara Downes about her upcoming performances with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, which will feature a new piano concerto by local composer Adolphus Hailstork.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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The Neighboring Village: a new work for the Virginia Chorale 9:30

3M ago9:30

9:30

Composer Gregory Spears speaks with Raymond Jones about his new work The Neighboring Village (inspired by a Kafka story), which was commissioned to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Virginia Chorale.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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Sounds Interesting: Day in, day out. 31:53

3M ago31:53

31:53

This podcast from the Sounds Interesting series takes a musical week, a day at a time. Links to the music featured in this podcast: George Bogatko In a Monday Mood (8.572835) Richard Danielpour Mardi Gras (8.559669) Edmund Rubbra Judas mercator pessimus (8.555255) Kenneth Fuchs Holy Thursday (8.559753) Benjamin Britten Fishing song (8.553183) Aaron…

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Sounds Interesting: Cherry Christmas 25:03

6M ago25:03

25:03

This podcast from the Sounds Interesting series considers the roots and branches of trees featured in a selection of traditional Christmas carols in various styles. Links to the music featured in this podcast: Roderick Elms Cherry Tree Carol (8.570793) Bob Chilcott Cherry Tree Carol (8.573159) Imogen Holst As I sat under a holly tree (8.573991) Pet…

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Sounds Interesting: All the Fun of the Fanfare 25:15

8M ago25:15

25:15

This podcast from the Sounds Interesting series spotlights a selection of fanfares composed for a variety of occasions during the last century. Links to the music featured in this podcast: Maurice Ravel L’Éventail de Jeanne (8.573354) Morton Gould Fanfare for Freedom (8.572629) William Alwyn Fanfare for a Joyful Occasion (8.570705) David Robert Col…

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Podcast: VOX • 3. Stanisław Skrowaczewski and the Minnesota Orchestra 20:00

8M ago20:00

20:00

Stanisław Skrowaczewski spent 19 years as music director of the Minnesota Orchestra, from 1960 to 1979, during which time he developed it into one of the finest orchestras in North America. They made many recordings together, mostly for the VOX and Mercury labels, from which Raymond Bisha has selected two remastered albums from the VOX catalogue th…

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Podcast: Music of Brazil • Villa-Lobos • Works for Cello and Orchestra 20:00

8M ago20:00

20:00

Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos was also an accomplished guitarist and cellist, and his wonderful music for the latter instrument takes full advantage of the lyrical and dramatic capabilities of the instrument. In this podcast, Raymond Bisha explores a new recording of his two Cello Concertos, together with his Fantasia for Cello and Orchestr…

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Podcast: United at Last. 2 Operas by James P Johnson. 29:32

8M ago29:32

29:32

This podcast features Raymond Bisha in conversation with conductor Kenneth Kiesler about the rediscovery, rescue and reconstruction of two operas by James P. Johnson (1894–1955). Renowned as an influential jazz pianist but with a lower profile as a composer of opera, it was Johnson’s express hope that two of his short stage works, written in the la…

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Olga Kern on the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto Festival 12:35

9M ago12:35

12:35

Raymond Jones talks with pianist Olga Kern about her upcoming performances of the complete cycle of Rachmaninoff concertos with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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Eric Jacobsen on the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto Festival 7:30

9M ago7:30

7:30

Dwight Davis talks with Virginia Symphony Orchestra Music Director Eric Jacobsen about the upcoming Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto Festival with Olga Kern.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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Podcast: VOX • 2. The legacy of Maurice Abravanel.

9M ago

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Raymond Bisha’s second podcast featuring historic recordings on the VOX label explores those made of Tchaikovsky’s music by the Utah Symphony Orchestra under Maurice Abravanel, who was the ensemble’s music director for more than 30 years. From the performances, to the production team of Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz, the liner notes by Richard Fr…

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Podcast: JoAnn Falletta, the Buffalo Philharmonic and music by Zoltán Kodály 19:53

9M ago19:53

19:53

This podcast features broadcaster Peter Hall in a conversation with JoAnn Falletta, music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic, about her October release on the Naxos label, which is the second of two albums featuring all of Zoltán Kodály’s works for orchestra. View album details Catalogue No.: 8.574556 The post Podcast: JoAnn Falletta, the Buffalo…

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Podcast: Jennifer Higdon. 2 Spectacular Concertos • 1 Sizzling Recording

10M ago

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This podcast features American composer Jennifer Higdon in a wide-ranging conversation with Raymond Bisha, during which she describes the long swathe of influences on her composing career. The musical spotlights comprise extracts from her latest recording for Naxos of two powerfully engaging works: the Concerto for Orchestra, written in 2002 and de…

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Podcast: VOX: Restoring a unique voice.

10M ago

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Raymond Bisha presents the first in a series of podcasts that explore newly remastered recordings on the VOX label dating from the 1970s. This instalment features four albums by the St Louis Symphony Orchestra under Leonard Slatkin, in which the orchestra and solo pianists Abbey Simon and Jeffrey Siegel variously perform works by Rachmaninov and Ge…

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Interview with Julia Bullock 9:30

1y ago9:30

9:30

Wayla talks with classical singer Julia Bullock about her upcoming Virginia Arts Festival performance of Jessie Montgomery's Five Freedom Songs.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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Interview with Elizabeth Blackney 8:15

1y ago8:15

8:15

Rebecca Weinstein spoke with Elizabeth Blackney, Executive Director of the Cook Foundation, about the 2023 Gloucester Arts Festival.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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The Emerson Quartet and Beethoven

1y ago

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Dwight Davis talks with violists Lawrence DuttonBy 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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Rachmaninoff at 150

1y ago

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Dwight Davis talks with pianist Olga Kern about her VAF recitalBy 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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Interview with Rob Fisher 5:30

1y ago5:30

5:30

Rebecca Weinstein talks with Broadway music director Rob Fisher about Virginia Arts Festival's upcoming performance of Chicago the Musical - in Concert, with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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Audrey Landers, American Actress, Singer, and Sarasota Resident, Joins the Club 36:59

1y ago36:59

36:59

Many know her as Afton Cooper, JR Ewing’s mistress on the hit 1980's television show Dallas, others may know her from her role as Val Clarke in the film version of A Chorus Line, others will recognize her from her many appearances on shows such as Happy Days, the Dukes of Hazaard, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, Battlestar Galactica and many others.…

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Joan Ellison, Songstress and Judy Garland Restorationist, Joins the Club 26:54

1+ y ago26:54

26:54

In 2016, she embarked on a mission to restore Judy Garland's original orchestrations, culminating in a song-for-song recreation of Garland's 1961 Carnegie Hall concert. At Michael Feinstein's invitation, she serves as Editor of the Judy Garland Carnegie Hall Concert Restoration Project for the Judy Garland Heirs Trust. Recently, she was given the p…

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JoAnn Falletta, Conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic, Joins the Club 32:04

1+ y ago32:04

32:04

You saw her guest conduct the Sarasota Orchestra last February and now she returns to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Monday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m., courtesy of the Sarasota Concert Association, to conduct her very own orchestra, the Grammy Award-winning Buffalo Philharmonic. For their Florida tour, conductor JoAnn Falletta, the Buffalo Philh…

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Interview with violinist Randall Goosby 7:30

1+ y ago7:30

7:30

Raymond Jones speaks with Randall Goosby about his upcoming Virginia Arts Festival performance at the Attucks Theatre, recent recording projects, and the original dedicatee of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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Interview with Chuck Woodward, Artistic Director of the Virginia Chorale 4:36

1+ y ago4:36

4:36

The Virginia Chorale will perform a concert called “Lift Every Voice: Music of Black Women Composers" on February 4 and 5. Rebecca Weinstein spoke with Artistic Director Chuck Woodward about the program and what inspired him to put it together.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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Linda Moxley, Executive Director of the Sarasota Concert Association, Joins the Club 43:22

1+ y ago43:22

43:22

She has had an amazing career in marketing and public relations for orchestras such as the Baltimore Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, and Atlanta Symphony, but in October of 2020, she moved to Sarasota to be the first executive director in the 78-year history of the Sarasota Concert Association. Take a listen to Linda Moxley's fascinating life and…

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Scott Keys, Musical Theatre Director and Educator, Joins the Club 1:01:26

1+ y ago1:01:26

1:01:26

He was the theater teacher and director at Booker's Visual and Performing Arts High School for 22 years, has directed shows at nearly every theatre house on the Suncoast, has won so many awards, we don't have room to list them here, and now he is working on a brand new project called On the Roof featuring the music of Carole King and James Taylor t…

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The Pops Orchestra Presents "Hollywood Holidays" with Four Guest Film Makers from the State College of Florida 33:38

1+ y ago33:38

33:38

The Pops Orchestra celebrates this holiday season with all your favorite Hollywood holiday film scores, featuring original movies made to the arrangements by four SCF Film students. Their teacher, Chris Bellanca, joins the Pops too as the featured narrator to 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Join conductor Robyn Bell as she talks to Lake Simms, Ma…

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Robert Vodnoy, Conductor of the Chamber Orchestra of Sarasota, Joins the Club 39:30

1+ y ago39:30

39:30

Robert Vodnoy brings almost 50 years of conducting experience to the Chamber Orchestra of Sarasota, which he founded in 2017. They have grown from one concert a season to five, and Bob joins the club this week to tell us about the inception, growth, and planned upcoming season of his chamber orchestra, which begins on Thursday, December 1. You migh…

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Eddie Weaver, Cast Member of Florida Studio Theatre's "The 70s: More Than a Decade," Joins the Club 45:28

1+ y ago45:28

45:28

Eddie Weaver hails from Atlanta, was an acting apprentice for Florida Studio Theatre last year, and is now one of the four stars of FST's cabaret "The 70s: More Than a Decade," showing now through February 12 at the John C. Court Cabaret. Take a listen to Eddie's journey to the Suncoast, his dream to run his own theatre company in his hometown, and…

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Urbanite Theatre Presents Matt Schatz's Play "The Burdens," Now Through December 4 49:24

1+ y ago49:24

49:24

Actors Morgan Lavenstein and Jake Fallon join the Suncoast Culture Club Podcast to talk about their lives, journey to the Suncoast, and this crazy, wacky, dark, raucous family comedy about a brother and sister who are launching a plot to kill their 100-year old grandfather, but only dialogue through the miscommunication laden platforms of text and …

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The Pops Orchestra Presents "The Spirit of America" with Guest Artists from the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 40:54

1+ y ago40:54

40:54

The Pops Orchestra welcomes Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe performers Amber Myers, Maicy Powell, CJ Melton, and Raleigh Mosely II in presentation of The Spirit of America, featuring spirituals, gospel tunes, and anthems, along with stirring patriotic selections to honor our nation's veterans. Join conductor Robyn Bell as she talks to these four tal…

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Interview with Floriana Frassetto of Mummenschanz 3:10

1+ y ago3:10

3:10

Virginia Arts Festival presents the Swiss ensemble Mummenschanz on Saturday, October 29 at Chrysler Hall. Rebecca spoke with Artistic Director and Founding Member Floriana Frassetto.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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Jeffery Kin, Executive Director and CEO of Sarasota Rising, Joins the Club 58:04

1+ y ago58:04

58:04

You might know him as the former Producing Artistic Director at the Players Centre, but Jeffery Kin has a new job and mission and he wants to share it with the world. Join Robyn Bell and Jeffery Kin as they both talk about their new jobs, the vision of Sarasota Rising, and their plot to get the Benderson Corporation to explore one more philanthropi…

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Joy McIntyre, Retired Opera Singer, Teacher, and Suncoast Arts Volunteer, Joins the Club 38:56

1+ y ago38:56

38:56

The first 20 years of her career was spent performing leading roles in more than 30 opera houses across Europe. Her second 20 years was spent teaching voice at Utah State University and Boston University. Her next 20 years has been spent on the Suncoast where Joy McIntyre volunteers for countless arts organizations including the Artist Series Conce…

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Jay Handelman, Arts Editor and Theatre Critic for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Joins the Club 41:59

1+ y ago41:59

41:59

Who has the coolest job in town? Why, it would most certainly be Jay Handelman, the arts editor and theatre critic for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune , his employer since 1984. Jay joins the club to talk about his career at the paper, the many changes he has witnessed in the arts scene on the Suncoast, and how to walk that tightrope when a performance…

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SCF Theatre Program Presents "Nothing Serious," September 23 through October 2 in the Howard Studio Theatre 37:38

2y ago37:38

37:38

The SCF Theatre Program presents its first play of the year, "Nothing Serious" written by Rich Orloff, September 23 through October 2 in the Howard Studio Theatre on the SCF Bradenton campus. The play's director, faculty member Amanda Schlachter, and assistant director, SCF Theatre major Tori Flounders, join the club this week to talk about their e…

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Katherine Michelle Tanner, Founder of Sarasota's Tree Fort Productions, Joins the Club 31:00

2y ago31:00

31:00

She is a graduate of FSU's Asolo Theatre Conservatory and owner and artistic director of Sarasota's Tree Fort Productions. Katherine Michelle Tanner is an actor, playwright, singer, dancer, filmmaker, choreographer, photographer, and teacher, and for the next month, she is producing and performing the one act play she wrote and choreographed about …

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Kerry Smith, Director of Artistic Planning for the Sarasota Orchestra, Joins the Club 36:16

2y ago36:16

36:16

When she was in college, if you would have told Kerry Smith that she would be anything other than a professional viola player, she would have told you to go fly a kite. How she ended up being an arts administrator and becoming the Director of Artistic Planning for the Sarasota Orchestra is a fascinating and heartwarming story. One that has seen her…

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Manatee Performing Arts Center's "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" 30:29

2y ago30:29

30:29

Sarah Yonko, Chris Cordero, and Mike Nolan join the club to talk about their careers as community musical theatre performers, lives outside of the theatre hall, and performances in the upcoming run of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, playing at the Manatee Performing Arts Center August 11 through August 21. Directed and choreograph…

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Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's "Stage of Discovery" Summer Camp-WE DREAM! 28:20

2y ago28:20

28:20

Each summer, the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe hosts a 5-week summer camp for students ages 10 to 18 called "Stage of Discovery." Jim Weaver, WBTT's education director and artistic associate, and Astrid Victoria, a Stage of Discovery alumnus who now serves on the staff of the camp, join the club this week to tell us about this wonderful program, t…

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Jared Mancuso and Nick Gallardo of Florida Studio Theatre's "Rock 'n' Roll Reignited" Join the Club 39:33

2y ago39:33

39:33

From Pennsylvania to Tucson, the Buddy Holly Story to Dollywood, and many stops in between, Jared Mancuso and Nick Gallardo combined their love of playing rock 'n' roll and formed the band "Not Fade Away." Now, they can travel the country performing your favorite 50's and 60's rock 'n' roll tunes in their reimagined arrangements. Their show "Rock '…

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Urbanite Theatre Presents Gracie Gardner's Play "Athena," Now Through July 10 32:18

2y ago32:18

32:18

Actors Lea Sevola and Emma Giorgio, along with director Summer Dawn Wallace, join the Suncoast Culture Club Podcast to talk about their lives, journey to Urbanite, and this amazing story of two strong young ladies who start as fencing foes and end up wanting something for each other...something more than they want for themselves. Urbanite Theatre's…

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Olivia Steinman Deems, Artistic Operations Manager for the Sarasota Music Festival, Joins the Club 37:25

2y ago37:25

37:25

After a two year pandemic induced hiatus, the Sarasota Orchestra is bringing back the Sarasota Music Festival, June 6 -25 at the Sarasota Opera House and Holley Hall. Here to introduce herself to the podcast and tell us all about this incredible summer festival for approximately 60 pre-professional music fellows and their faculty mentors is Dr. Oli…

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Conversation with Virginia Symphony Conductor Eric Jacobsen

2y ago

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Dwight Davis talks with Eric Jacobsen about the "Celebration of Water" concertBy 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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Interview with Rob Fisher 7:23

2y ago7:23

7:23

Renowned Broadway conductor Rob Fisher, who’s a longtime collaborator with the Virginia Arts Festival, was recently appointed its Goode Family Artistic Advisor for Broadway and American Songbook. For the Festival’s 25th Anniversary Season, he’s conducting the Virginia Symphony Orchestra for The Sound of Music, and serving as Music Director for a co…

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Cory Woomert & Michelle Anaya Starring in Manatee Players' Production of Titanic the Musical 31:42

2y ago31:42

31:42

Based on real people aboard the most legendary ship in the world, TITANIC-The Musical is a stunning and stirring production focusing on the hopes, dreams and aspirations of her passengers who each boarded with stories and personal ambitions of their own. All innocently unaware of the fate awaiting them, the Third Class immigrants dream of a better …

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Interview with Scott Jackson 9:00

2y ago9:00

9:00

Raymond Jones speaks with Scott Jackson, Director of the Virginia International Tattoo, about the Tattoo's upcoming 25th anniversary performances, which feature a triumphant return to Scope Arena, an all-new international cast, a musical tribute to “March King” John Philip Sousa, and an emotional celebration of the resilience of the human spirit.…

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