Mona Seghatoleslami
Afternoon hostMona Seghatoleslami is the host and producer on WXXI Classical 91.5 FM weekdays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. She also hosts the lunchtime concert series Live From Hochstein Wednesdays at 12:10 p.m., interviews musicians, produces special programs, and works on any project she can find that helps connect people and music in our community through WXXI.
Mona is originally from New Jersey; she ventured out to the Midwest for college, where she studied viola at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. She got her start in radio at WFIU in Bloomington, Indiana while in grad school studying musicology and library science at Indiana University. She also spent a few years as a radio announcer and producer in West (by God) Virginia, where she also wrote for the Charleston Gazette and taught American music at West Virginia State University.
When she’s not on the radio, you can find Mona attending concerts and movies, playing viola in community orchestras, occasionally strumming the ukulele, riding her bike everywhere, and reading as much as she can – especially The New Yorker and sci-fi novels. She also books the bands for one of the coolest live music venues in Rochester – The Little Theatre Café.
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Meet Samuel Mariño, a singer with a distinct artistry who is making his US debut next week. He shares some thoughts on his music and experiences in an interview with WXXI. -
In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, January 19, 2023, we preview the performances and discuss the emotions behind them. Plus, we’ll hear about the latest in local efforts to help the people of Ukraine.
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The world premiere of "How Bright the Sunlight" is at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, at Eastman's Kodak Hall.
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An Iranian song that has gone viral will be part of a gathering at RIT, including choreography by a local dancer.
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Celebrations with film and music of the Eastman Theatre's 100th birthday.
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The Eastman School of Music faculty will play an 11-concert series this fall.
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Guitarist Simon Fletcher performs his 12-song composition, "Soundtrack to the Seasons: Upstate New York," at the reopened historic Avon Park Theater.
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On Sunday, July 10, local student musicians will play a free concert at Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music.
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In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Friday, June 17, 2022, guests discuss recent and upcoming musical theater shows.
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This weekend, Rochester ballet dancer Jessica Tretter will take to the stage as the Firebird in her final performances. But she says her life long love of dance will keep her in the field, as a teacher,
