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Backstage Pass

by WXXI

Backstage Pass, a live radio series on Classical 91.5/90.3, is committed to highlighting performing artists in Rochester.

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Episodes

  1. Backstage Pass with Sound ExChange

    Sound ExChange, a musicians collective that began at the Eastman School of Music, recently won a $100,000 grant for new and collaborative performances.

  2. Backstage Pass with Vox Lumine

    Our annual holiday show!

  3. Backstage Pass with the Gaudete Brass

    Interview with Chicago s Gaudete Brass.

  4. Backstage Pass with the International Society of Basses

    The International Society of Bassists visit.

  5. A Kurt Weill Backstage Pass celebration with Eastman Opera and Nazareth College

    Eastman Opera and Nazareth College mounted productions of Kurt Weill's "Street Scene" and "Threepenny Opera."

  6. Backstage Pass with Tony Caramia

    Tony Caramia put together a program as part of the Women in Music Festival at the Eastman School of Music.

  7. Backstage Pass with Kristen Shiner McGuire & Friends

    Percussionist Kristen Shiner McGuire.

  8. Backstage Pass with the Ying Quartet

    The Ying Quartet welcomed a new violinist

  9. Backstage Pass with Chorus Novus

    Director Terrance Keach and Chorus Novus secretary Barbara Colucci talk about the group.

  10. Backstage Pass with Marina Piccinini

    special guest Marina Piccinini

  11. Backstage Pass with ensemble.twenty.21

    Ensemble.twenty.21 came together to play music

  12. Backstage Pass with the Irrera Brothers

    Violinist John Irrera and his brother, pianist Joseph, may have grown up

  13. Backstage Pass with Juliana Athayde and Nicholas Goluses

    Paganini adored the combination of guitar and violin.

  14. Backstage Pass with Gibbs & Main and Carson Cooman

    Chamber group Gibbs & Main are embarking on EuphoNY 2012

  15. Backstage Pass with the Publick Musick

    Musical history books are filled with footnotes of composers famous in their day, then forgotten after death...

  16. Backstage Pass with the Imani Winds

    The Imani Winds blew into town to work with students at the Eastman School of Music.

  17. Backstage with the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

    It's the biggest Backstage Pass we've ever had!

  18. Backstage Pass with Ellen Koskoff and the Harley Community Gamelan

    Ellen Koskoff and the Harley Community Gamelan came into Studio B...

  19. Backstage Pass with Russell Miller and Robert Swensen

    Eastman School of Music professor Russell Miller has made a career as a collaborating pianist, backing up great artists like tenor Robert Swensen.

  20. Backstage Pass with the Gateways Music Festival

    The Gateways Music Festival returns to Rochester to celebrate the accomplishments of African Americans in classical music.

  21. Backstage Pass with Richard Auldon Clark and the Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festival

    Richard Auldon Clark and members of his Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

  22. Backstage Pass with Irine Lupines & Lyudmila Lakisova

    Pianists Irina Lupines and Lyudmila Lakisova attended a music conservatory for gifted children together in Belarus.

  23. Backstage with Mark Kellogg and Friends

    Mark Kellogg, principal trombone for the Rochester Philharmonic, along with RPO pianist Joe Werner, and jazz players Chris Azzara (piano) and Geoff Saunders (double bass), all came in..

  24. Backstage Pass with the Great Lakes Guitar Society

    Guitarists Evan Drummond, Michard Hardy, and Kenneth Meyer came up with an idea....

  25. Backstage Pass with the Singing Swensen Family

    Three of Rochester's best vocalists all live under one roof!

  26. Backstage Pass with Ad Hoc

    They have no hall to call home. Rehearsal time is extremely limited.

  27. Backstage Pass with William Weinert, Voices, and Kathleen Bride

    A special holiday Backstage Pass, William Weinert, his 16-voice choir Voices, and harpist Kathleen Bride.

  28. Backstage Pass with Elizabeth Wallfisch and Pegasus Early Music

    Baroque Violinist extraordinaire Elizabeth Wallfisch

  29. Backstage Pass with Caroline Leonardelli

    Ottawa-based harpist Caroline Leonardelli grew up in the south of France, where everyone in her family played the harp...

  30. Backstage Pass with the Amazing Athaydes

    What happens when you put an entire musical family into one room to chat and play music together?

  31. Backstage Pass with James VanDemark and Barry Snyder

    Double bassist James VanDemark and pianist Barry Snyder, both from the Eastman School of Music

  32. Backstage Pass with Resonanz

    There's a new chamber choir in town: Resonanz, a sub-set of the Rochester Oratorio Society.

  33. Backstage Pass with the Arabesque Winds

    The Arabesque Winds started as students the Eastman School of Music.

  34. Backstage Pass with Ossia

    Ossia, the Eastman School of Music student-run ensemble

  35. Backstage Pass with Pascal Roge

    Backstage Pass with Pascal Rogé aired Friday, May 1 at 1 p.m. and repeated Sunday, May 3 at 2 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1.

  36. Backstage Pass with Robert DiLutis

    Backstage Pass with Robert DiLutis aired Tuesday, March 24 at 1 p.m. and repeats Sunday, March 29 at 2 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1.

  37. Backstage Pass presents Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    Backstage Pass with Los Angeles Guitar Quartet airs Friday, February 13 at 1 p.m. and repeats Sunday, February 15 at 2 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1.

  38. Backstage Pass presents Musica Spei Holiday

    Backstage Pass with Musica Spei Holiday airs Friday, December 19 at 1 p.m. and repeats Sunday, December 21 at 2 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1.

  39. Backstage Pass presents Michael Burritt

    Backstage Pass with Michael Burritt airs Friday, January 16 at 1 p.m. and repeats Sunday, January 18 at 2 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1.

  40. Backstage Pass presents Andrew von Oeyen

    Backstage Pass with Andrew von Oeyen airs Friday, November 21 at 1 p.m., repeating Sunday, November 23 at 2 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1.

  41. Backstage Pass presents the Amelia Piano Trio

    Backstage Pass, Friday, August 22 at 1 p.m. on Classical 91.5/90.3/HD 91.5-1., join host Julia Figueras as she welcomes the Amelia Piano Trio.

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Backstage Pass, a live radio series on Classical 91.5/90.3, is committed to highlighting performing artists in Rochester.

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