A Texas Tech University professor of music has just recorded the world premier of a lost violin sonata by Samuel Barber. We’ll have all the details on today’s show! On today’s edition of The Front Row, we are in the office of professor John Gilbert at the Texas Tech University School of Music. He is professor of violin here at the School of Music and he has just released a new recording, a 2 CD set called Youthful Passions. It includes music by Richard Strauss and Dohnànyi, and we’re here to talk to John Gilbert about that today ..read more

The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra is presenting Masterworks concerts this weekend at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Theatre. On today's show we'll unpack all the details and visit with the artists. Maestro David Cho and pianist William Westney are our guests on today's show as we talk about these concerts ..read more

The J.T. And Margaret Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts has launched an initiative aimed at recruiting international students and fostering collaboration with international Universities. Dean Noel Zahler is our guest on today’s edition of The Front Row ..read more

Ballet Lubbock presents the Nutcracker Ballet this week. These performances will be the last in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Theatre. Helen Hunter and Yvonne Racz Key will guide us through this year's production on this episode of The Front Row. Listen here or on the NPR One App ..read more

The Vesper Concert Series of First United Methodist Church presents the British Choral Ensemble Voces8 this Sunday at 5pm. Our guest, Dr. Seung-Won Cho, helps us unpack all the details on today’s show ..read more

Two of the great holiday traditions in our community is the Carol of Lights and Carol Concert. To celebrate the 61st year of these events, Dr. Alan Zabriskie and Dr. Carolyn Cruse are our guests on today's edition of The Front Row. We are in the Texas Tech University School of Music with Dr. Alan Zabriskie as well as Dr. Carolyn Cruse to talk about this tradition and what to expect from tomorrow's concert. For more, listen to the entire episode above or on the NPR One app ..read more

The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts is sponsoring a new initiative this weekend that they hope will benefit local and regional artists. The benefit to potential buyers is affordable and unique art. We’ll have all the details on today’s show! On today's edition of The Front Row, we are at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts joined by Lindsey Maestri, executive director at LHUCA and Lyndsey Walton, marketing coordinator for LHUCA to talk about this affordable art sale ..read more

Clint Barrick has Elizabeth Grigsby on the show today. Elizabeth is the Executive Director of the Lubbock Arts Alliance, a non-profit, community based arts organization with a mission to foster the creation, understanding and enjoyment of the arts ..read more

The Texas Tech University School of Theatre and Dance presented Dance Tech last weekend, an annual celebration of Tech’s dance faculty, students, and guest artists. Kyla Olson is our guest on today’s show ..read more

Texas Tech’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter, Lambda of Texas, recently hosted a lecture by Professor James Sullivan of Notre Dame, a nationally acclaimed authority on America’s fight against poverty. Dr. Sullivan is Clint Barrick’s guest on today’s edition of The Front Row. Listen to the full interview here or on the go with the NPR One app ..read more