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Spoleto Backstage
Spoleto Backstage
Multiple times weekly during the Spoleto Festival USA
Hosted by Bradley Fuller

Spoleto Backstage is a limited series podcast which takes you behind the curtain to meet the artists and people who make Spoleto Festival USA happen in Charleston, SC.

Funding provided by the John Covington and Robert Lukey Fund for the Performing Arts.

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  • Bradley Fuller and David Byrd-Marrow in the SC Public Radio Studiette at Dock Street Theatre in Charleston, SC.
    Spoleto Backstage: Mozartistry with David Byrd-Marrow
    On this fifth episode of Spoleto Backstage for 2021, we spotlight the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with two his works performed as part of this year's Spoleto Chamber Music Series: Trio in E-flat major, K. 498 “Kegelstatt” and Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major, K. 412. We're then joined by hornist David Byrd-Marrow, the featured soloist in the latter, to discuss the concerto and how performing a wide range of musical styles helps him as an artist.
  • Bradley Fuller (l) with clarinetist Todd Palmer in the SC Public Radio Studiette in the Dock Street Theatre.
    Spoleto Backstage: 20th Century Romanticism with Todd Palmer
    On this episode of Spoleto Backstage, we take another dive into the Romantic era with two richly expressive 20th century compositions for wind and string instruments. Clarinetist Todd Palmer joins us with background on these works and to discuss playing the parts of both soloist and arranger during this year's Spoleto Chamber Music Series.
  • Bradley Fuller and Jennifer Frautschi in the SC Public Radio Studiette at Dock Street Theatre.
    Spoleto Backstage: Romantic Violin Tell & Show with Geoff Nuttall and Jennifer Frautschi
    On this episode of Spoleto Backstage, we highlight two passionate, exciting Romantic era sonatas for violin and piano, and hear some background about the pieces from the musicians who performed them at this year's Spoleto Chamber Music Series.First, we speak with Geoff Nuttall, violinist and the Charles E. and Andrea L. Volpe Director of Chamber Music for Spoleto Festival USA, about Robert Schumann's Violin Sonatas No. 1 in A minor, op. 105 1st Mvmt.Then, violinist Jennifer Frautschi joins us to discuss performing Camille Saint-Saëns' Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, op. 75.
  • Sonatas & Soundscapes and Spoleto Backstage host Bradley Fuller with Jessica Meyer, composer in residence for the 2021 Spoleto Festival USA.
    Spoleto Backstage: Meeting Jessica Meyer, Composer in Residence
    On this episode of Spoleto Backstage, we speak with Jessica Meyer, violist and 2021 Spoleto Chamber Music Series composer in residence, and hear her compositions featured in this year's series. We're also joined by violinist Livia Sohn, for whom Meyer wrote the new composition "From Our Ashes," to chat about the piece and returning to public performance after personal setbacks.
  • Bradley Fuller and Geoff Nuttall (r) in the Sonatas and Soundscapes Studiette at the Dock Street Theatre in Charleston, SC.
    Spoleto Backstage: The Chamber Music Series Returns
    On this first episode of Spoleto Backstage for 2021, host Bradley Fuller is joined by Geoff Nuttall, the Charles E. and Andrea L. Volpe Director of Chamber Music for Spoleto Festival USA, to discuss returning to the chamber music series after the cancellation of last year's festival. Then we hear the first concert from this year's series as the St. Lawrence String Quartet performs Franz Joseph Hayden's String Quartet, op. 76 no. 4 "Sunrise."
  • Spoleto Backstage 2021 Teaser
    Spoleto Backstage returns for a brand new season as the Spoleto Festival USA resumes in-person performances for 2021.
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