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American Public Media’s Performance Today® is America’s most popular classical music radio program and a winner of the 2014 Gabriel Award for artistic achievement. The show is broadcast on hundreds of public radio stations across the country, including at 1 p.m. central weekdays on Minnesota Public Radio. More information about our stations can be found at 

Hosted by Valerie Kahler, Performance Today® features live concert recordings that can’t be heard anywhere else, highlights from new album releases, and in-studio performances and interviews. Performance Today® is based at the APM studios in St. Paul, Minnesota, but is frequently on the road, with special programs broadcast from festivals and public radio stations around the country.

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Valerie Kahler

Kathryn Slusher is the senior producer of Performance Today, where she leads programming and production for the show. In her spare time, she enjoys the vibrant Twin Cities music and theater scene, and loves to read, hike and spend time with her family.


Senior Producer

Kathryn Slusher

As a Producer for Performance Today, Meghann chooses music to broadcast on the show, writes web articles and scripts, facilitates, conducts and edits interviews, creates video content and manages PT’s social media pages. She created Performance Today’s Black History Spotlight Series and the My Name is Series to highlight Black classical musicians. Meghann is also the producer for the PT Young Artist in Residence Series. In her free time, she is a mom, a part-time actress and fashion lover.

Meghann also created and hosted “Wondrous Strange”, a national radio program about uncommon musical instruments, she is the official underwriting voice for ‘The New York Times’ The Daily, and she can occasionally be heard guest-hosting Performance Today.


Producer

Meghann Oglesby

As an Associate Producer for Performance Today, Kathleen Bradbury writes scripts and assists with external communications. In her spare time, she likes to read fiction, lift heavy weights at the gym, and frolic about in nature. But above all else, Kathleen loves to sing Broadway showtunes--much to the delight of her wife, her infant son, and her rescue dog.


Kathleen Bradbury

Jon Gohman is an associate producer for Performance Today. He is responsible for various behind-the-scenes functions, including liaising with artists and creating materials for national distribution. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, playing the guitar, and thinking about Langrange points.


Associate Producer

Jon Gohman

Craig Thorson is the Technical Director for Performance Today. In addition to mastering the live music recordings that are programmed for each daily program, he records guest performances and interviews. Craig enjoys skiing, tennis, and bicycling, and boating.


Technical Director

Craig Thorson

Jeanne Barron is the technical producer of Performance Today.


Technical Producer

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Jeanne Barron

American Public Media’s Performance Today® is America’s most popular classical music radio program and a winner of the 2014 Gabriel Award for artistic achievement. The show is broadcast on hundreds of public radio stations across the country, including at 1 p.m. central weekdays on Minnesota Public Radio. More information about our stations can be found at APM Distribution. 


Dani Werner

On Tuesday's Performance Today, trombonist and conductor Michael Mulcahy joins Fred Child on stage at the 2015 Grand Teton Music Festival to introduce a brassy new work by Bruce Broughton.


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A brassy new work by Bruce Broughton

Alexander von Zemlinsky's "Trio in D minor, Op. 3, Movement 1" performed at the 2015 Grand Teton Music Festival

On stage with Thomas LeGrand, David Garrett, and Scott Holshouser

Bruce Broughton's "Fanfares, Marches, Hymns, and Finale" played by a 17-piece brass and percussion ensemble.

Grand Teton Music Festival and Bruce Broughton

Recently, PT was on location at the 2015 Grand Teton Music Festival for 'A Night with Performance Today.' Listen to live music and conversation from that event, including on stage performances of a trio by Alexander Zemlinsky and music for brass ensemble by Bruce Broughton.


On The Road

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On stage at Grand Teton: Zemlinsky trio and Broughton for brass ensemble

On Monday's Performance Today, we'll have highlights from the 2015 Grand Teton Music Festival. Among them, the festival's Music Director, Donald Runnicles, joins Fred Child for an on stage chat before teaming up with cellist Joel Noyes to play music by Robert Schumann.


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The Grand Teton Music Festival

Robert Schumann's "Three Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73" performed at the 2015 Grand Teton Music Festival.

On stage with Joel Noyes and Donald Runnicles

Douglas Hill's "Bass 'n' Brass Trio" performed at the 2015 Grand Teton Music Festival.

Grand Teton Music Festival and Douglas Hill

Recently, PT was on location at the 2015 Grand Teton Music Festival for 'A Night with Performance Today.' Listen to live music and conversation from that event, including on stage performances  of Douglas Hill's Bass 'n' Brass Trio and Robert Schumann's Three Fantasy Pieces.


Grand Teton Music Festival and Robert Schumann

Fred Child approaches the summit of Grand Teton

On stage at Grand Teton: Bass 'n' Brass and Schumann's Fantasy Pieces

On this weekend's Performance Today, we'll head to a concert in Switzerland to hear the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra play one of the great tragic love stories told in music: Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet. Plus, composer Bruce Adolphe has this week's Piano Puzzler.


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Wherefore Art Thou?

On Friday's Performance Today, we'll return to this summer's BBC Proms to hear Qigang  Chen's Iris Unveiled, a stunning piece for three female voices, three traditional Chinese instruments, and an orchestra.


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A Singing Iris

American pianist Garrick Ohlsson says that it's possible to play the entire piano part of the Piano Concerto No. 3 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, but just barely. On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear Ohlsson rise to the challenge at a concert he gave this summer at the Grand Teton Music Festival.


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Tough Rach

William Bolcom's father was a wonderful dancer. When his father died, Bolcom wrote a sweet tribute called "The Graceful Ghost." It's on the way from a concert at the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival. That's on Wednesday's Performance Today.


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The Graceful Ghost

On Tuesday's Performance Today, we have an entire hour devoted to music of the planets and stars. Plus, we'll hear special selections from this year's BBC Proms.
