Backstage Pass

When Grammy Award winning guitarist Jason Vieaux performed on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series with Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis, they described him as,…

Ten years ago, Pia Litak and Kathleen Suher decided to start a chamber orchestra that would present tuneful, innovative concerts. They called their new…

Chris Van Hof came to Classical 91.5 as an Arts Leadership Intern from the Eastman School of Music. Shortly thereafter, Chris took the reins of the…

In 2011, Concentus Women's Chorus gave us the gift of music for our fourth Holiday Backstage Pass. Eight years later, they return to our studios for…

The professors are coming! On the next Backstage Pass, Julia Figueras introduces you to the Felix Ensemble--a clarinet trio from the Greatbatch School of…

Anthony Dean Griffey has had an extraordinary journey, from rural North Carolina to the world's greatest opera stages. Now he makes Rochester his home as…

Backstage Pass is hitting the road again, and you can be there to see it! In celebration of the Gateways Music Festival, Julia Figueras again hosts…

Fifteen years ago, a new summer music series came to the Finger Lakes, and Backstage Pass debuted with it. On the next Backstage Pass, the Canandaigua…

The Geneva Music Festival is shining a spotlight on women in classical music and jazz this season. On the next Backstage Pass, GMF Artistic Director…

This Backstage Pass is downright saxy! The award winning Scio Quartet from the Eastman School of Music joins host Julia Figueras for a fun discussion and…