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Re: "Strictly Gershwin," a Chat with Gareth Valentine, the Acclaimed British Composer and Conductor

Aired on Tuesday, January 30th.

On this edition of StudioTulsa, our guest is Gareth Valentine, the well-regarded British composer, arranger, conductor, and musical director. He's currently in town to conduct "Strictly Gershwin," a Derek Deane-choreographed piece that Tulsa Ballet will stage from February 9th through the 11th. (To learn more about this production, which is having its North American premiere here in Tulsa, please visit this link.) As we learn on today's show, Valentine has worked on many of London's notable West End musicals over the years, including "Miss Saigon," "Chicago," "42nd Street," "Kiss of the Spider Woman," "Porgy and Bess," and so on.

Rich Fisher is celebrating his 40th year of service to Public Radio Tulsa. Since 2000, he has been the general manager of Public Radio Tulsa, and previously served as the host of the public affairs program, StudioTulsa, which ran from 1992-2021. Prior to that, he served as music director, a program host and operations director for the station.
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