South Bend Symphony

This Aha with Alastair podcast focuses on “Silk Road and Strauss”, the opening Jack M Champaigne Masterworks of the South Bend Symphony Orchestra's 2023-24 season.

Silk Road & Strauss - Saturday, September 30th at 7:30pm

South Bend Symphony Orchestra Music Director Alastair Willis discusses Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 and Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3, with insights from pianist Paivi Ekroth.

Alastair Willis, music director of the South Bend SymphonyOrchestra, hosts another Aha with Alastair podcast, discussing Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, as well as music by Carter Pann and Mason Bates.

South Bend Symphony Music Director Alastair Willis presents his insights into "Silent City" by Kayhan Kalhor, Brahms Symphony No. 2, and Borodin's over to his opera "Prince Igor."

South Bend Symphony Music Director Alastair Willis kicks off another season of "Aha with Alastair" with a conversation with his sister, French horn player Sarah Willis, and introductions to "Mozart y Mambo," as well as works by Stravinsky, Bologne, and Milhaud.

Community Foundation of St. Joseph County presents the South Bend Symphony Orchestra live on WVPE

Aaron Nichols, Executive Director of the South Bend Civic Theatre, joins Alastair Willis on a theatrical journey to Paris to explore the arts explosion that took place during the late 19th and early 20th century.

Alastair Willis talks about the music of Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh, a member of the Silk Road Ensemble, Terra Nostra by Christophe Chagnard, and music by Lili Boulanger and Alexander Borodin.

WVPE is a proud media sponsor of The South Bend Symphony Orchestra as they present Home for the Holidays. This program includes Christmas carols like…