Playlists

Southwest Season Ticket - Tuesdays at 8 PM
Live performances of internationally acclaimed artists and Arizona's finest classical musicians.

May 1
Vardanyan; Interpreti Veneziani; Venice Baroque Orchestra
-Aguado - Introduccion y Rondo, Op. 2, No. 2
-Boccherini - Fandango for strings
-Glass - Violin Concerto No. 2, "The American Four Seasons"

May 8
Thomas Landschoot, cello; Doris Stevenson, piano
-Beethoven - 12 Variations in G Major on "See the Conquering Hero Comes.”
-Chopin - Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 65 – Largo
-Schumann - Fantasiestucke, Op. 73 for Cello and Piano
-Brahms - Sonata in E Minor for Cello and Piano

May 15
Miami String Quartet
-Haydn - String Quartet in D Major, Op. 20, No. 4
-Schumann - String Quartet in A Major, Op. 41, No. 3
-Schubert - String Quartet in D Minor, D. 810, "Death and the Maiden" - Scherzo: Allegro Molto

May 22
Lang Lang, piano
-Schubert - Last Sonata in Bb major, d.960
-JS Bach - Partita No.1 in Bb Major
-Chopin - Etude

May 29
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano de Falla - Suite Populaire Espagnole
-I. El pano moruno
-II. Nana
-III. Cancion
-IV. Polo
-V. Asturiana
-VI. Jota
                         
Walter Cosand, piano; Henry Rose, piano
-Debussy - En Blanc et Noir
-I. Avec emportement
-II. Lent. Sombre
-III. Scherzando

Thomas Landschoot, cello; Doris Stevenson, piano
-Beethoven - Twelve Variations in G Major on "See the Conquering Hero Comes" from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus for Cello and Piano, WoO 45

Arizona Musicfest Festival Orchestra; Robert Moody, conductor; Ryan Anthony, trumpet; Philip Dikeman, flute; Paloma Griffin, violin; Neil Tatman, oboe
-Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major
-I. Allegro
-II. Andante
-III. Allegro assai

ASU in Concert - Thursdays at 8 PM
Stellar performances from the hundreds of concerts presented each year by the ASU School of Music.

May 3
Kimberly Marshall, organ
-Bach - Toccata in F Major, BWV 540

Elizabeth Buck, flute; Albie Micklich, bassoon
-Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6 for flute and bassoon
-II. Fantasia

May 10
Sofia Gulyak, piano
-Rachmaninoff - 2 selections from "Five Pieces for Piano, Op.3"
-Rachmaninoff - Variations on a Theme of Corelli
-Prokofiev - Sonata No.6 in A Major, Op.82

May 17
David Hickman, trumpet; Randolph Lee, trumpet; Paul Mueller, trumpet; Malachy Rodriguez, trumpet; Shao-Chun Tsai, trumpet; Alexander Wilson, trumpet; J.B. Smith, percussion
-Altenburg - Concerto for Trumpets and Tympani
-I. Allegro
-III. Vivace

Kate Hamilton, viola; Robert Hamilton, piano
-Brahms - Sonata in Eb Major, Op. 120, No. 2
-I. Allegro amabile
-II. Appassionato, ma non troppo Allegro
-III. Andante conmoto - Allegro non troppo

May 24
Ridge Trio
-Schumann - Trio in D Minor, Op. 63
-I. Mit Energie und Leidenschaft
-II. Lebhaft, doch nicht zu rasch           
-III. Langsam, mit inniger Emphindung
-IV. Mit Feuer

ASU Women's Chorus; Charissa Chiaravalloti, conductor
-Bernstein - "America" from West Side Story

Caio Pagano, piano; Marcia Cattaruzzi, piano
-Poulenc - Sonata
-I. Extremement lent et calme
-II. Allegro molto - tres rythme
-III. Andante lyrico – Lentement
-IV. Epilogue - Allegro giocoso

May 31
ASU Choirs - Men's and Women's Chorus; Schola Cantorum
-Grieg - Brothers, sing on
-Handel - Hallelujah, Amen
-Mead & Fisher - Down in the Valley & Bonse ABA a
-Casals - Song of Songs (Song of Solomon)
-Whitacre - She Weeps Over Rahon
-Leavitt & Lyondev - A Song of Faith & Ergon Deda
-Ray - He Never Failed Me Yet
-Nyberg & Barber - Hallelujah we sing... & Sure, On This Shinning Night
-Mozart - Regina Coeli
-Byrd & Gjeilo - Ave Verum Corpus & The Ground fron Sunrise
-Caldwell-Ivory - Joshua

Encounters with Young Musicians - Sundays at Noon
Showcasing the diversity and abundance of young musical talent in Arizona.

May 6
Hao Zhao, piano
-Prokofiev-Sonata no. 6, IV

May 13
Jennifer Chiang, Flute
-Godard- Valse from Suite de 3 Pièce

Peter Eom, Cello; accompanied by Sehee Lee
-Chopin-Introduction and Brillante Polonaise in C Major
                                            
May 20
Stephanie Kha, piano
-Lecuona-Malagueña

Emi Smith, piano
-Prokofiev-Sonata no. 3, Opus 28

May 27
Nuance Trio
-Beethoven-Trio no. 4 in B-flat Major, Opus II: III

String Quartet
-Shostakovich-String Quartet No. 8, II

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Upcoming Recordings

Concerts to be recorded by the KBAQ PRODUCTION STUDIO - May 2012

We are now in our recording off season.  No recordings are scheduled for this month.

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Mission Statement

KBAQ Production Studio and KBAQ FM participate in a radio broadcast license owned jointly by Arizona State University and the Maricopa Community College District. As the recording/production arm of KBAQ FM, our primary mission is to record professional quality classical music concerts in the Phoenix metropolitan area and around the state of Arizona. Our recordings are then produced in whole or in part for later broadcast on KBAQ FM 89.5. These recordings capture internationally acclaimed artists appearing in Arizona in live concert performance. We also showcase the fine performing faculty and large student ensembles from the ASU School of Music, and many Arizona professional and young musical artists, giving thousands of listeners an opportunity to revisit performances they have attended, or to enjoy concerts they may have missed.

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Contact Us

In bringing classical music to the community we serve, KBAQ Production Studio is grateful for the generous support received from individuals and their companies or organizations through underwriting, planned giving and individual tax-deductible gifts in any amount.

Please contact us to renew and continue your support, become one of our new friends, or with questions about the KBAQ Production Studio.


Email: Ray.Nutaitis@asu.edu

Phone: 602-496-1164

Fax: 602-496-6050

Mail:
KBAQ Production Studio
A Part of Eight, Arizona PBS
555 N Central Ave Suite 500
Phoenix AZ 85004

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Staff Bios

Raymond Nutaitis Manager

Originally from Pennsylvania, Ray moved to Arizona in 1975 to assume a faculty artist position as Professor of Tuba at the ASU School of Music. Ray's vast and varied professional background includes a Master's Degree in Music Literature and Performance from the prestigious Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N Y. He has held teaching professorships at Wilkes University, SUNY at Buffalo, the University of Illinois and Arizona State University. His performance credentials include Principal Tuba in the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Phoenix Symphony, numerous community orchestras, and diverse free lance performance in recording studios and for traveling national productions, as his career path has taken him around the country for 18 years. He then left teaching to pursue a career in real estate, including owning his own brokerage and teaching real estate courses. After 26 years in the business world, during which time he has continued active performance in community orchestras, chamber music and countless local 'gigs,' Ray has come full circle, returning to his first professional love, Classical Music, as Director of the KBAQ Production Studio.

Ben Taylor Recording/Audio Engineer

Ben grew up in New York City, studying classical piano from an early age. He learned his first electronics from his father, who taught radio mechanics at a veterans trade school (at night) and a vocational high school (during the day.) Always fascinated by orchestras, he switched from piano to string bass in order to join the one at his high school. After college, he spent a few years working as a professional musician throughout the New York City area while playing with the Great Neck and Borough Park community symphonies to keep his music reading skills in shape. After being called to play for several recording sessions, he decided to become a recording engineer. His first real job in that field was as assistant tech maintenance engineer at the renowned Record Plant. He soon found a mentor and became an assistant and "ghost engineer," working with Jimi Hendrix, Todd Rundgren, Oregon, The Band and others. His next stop was Elektra/Nonesuch Records, where he remained for six years. While there, he redesigned their New York studios; worked with such artists as Judy Collins, Harry Chapin, Carly Simon and Aztec Two Step; edited many ethnomusicological recordings for the prestigious Explorer Series; and engineered classical projects for the late and legendary Nonesuch producer, Theresa Sterne. Two similar years at Vanguard Records followed. Since then he has worked with all kinds of audio, including independent projects for Island Records, commercials, jingles, post-production for film and TV, and many projects for his own OmniClassic recording firm. A resident of the Valley since 1980, he became a charter member of the Production Studio team in 1993.

Jeanne J Barron Recording/Audio Engineer

Jeanne Barron is a native Arizonan, born and raised in Mesa. Jeanne's love for music developed at a very young age. She began playing the acoustic guitar at age 8, then incorporated percussion into her repertoire during her junior high and high school years. Her penchant for the engineering side of music developed through exposure to technical theatre as a member of her high school stage crew and participation in community theatre productions; it was a passion that would stay with her throughout her college years. While attending Arizona State University to receive both a B.A. in Music and a B.A. in Theatre, Jeanne was also a member of the Sun Devil Marching Band as well as a stagehand for the Department of Theatre technical crew. After graduating in 1996, Jeanne continued her association with ASU through various audio and theatre related jobs, including a position as sound tech for the KBAQ Production Studio. She worked as the audio engineer for the ASU Technology Based Learning and Research department, where she was responsible for the recording of location video shoots and audio post production editing. She also worked as a theatre technician for productions at Gammage Auditorium. Jeanne was the program director of Talk One Network, undertaking the production of nationally syndicated talk radio shows. Interspersed between her work commitments, Jeanne also has experience as a professional percussionist, freelance audio engineer for video productions, and stagehand for Rhino Staging, proving her versatility and love for her craft. The distinguished recipient of two AriZoni awards for theatrical sound design, Jeanne initially returned to Eight in the Operations department and has since joined the KBAQ Production Studio full time as a Senior Broadcast Engineer.

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