Executive Director of the Ashland Symphony Orchestra, Martha Buckner, and Conductor Michael Repper, stopped by the WRDL Studios on Friday, October 7 to preview the upcoming “Dynamic Duos” performance for the ASO. According the organization’s website, “With Vijay Venkatesh at the piano and Repper on the podium, this dynamic duo will delight you with Clara Schumann’s piano concerto. Friends since childhood, Venkatesh and Repper were neighbors and took piano lessons from the same teacher. Clara Schumann was a child prodigy, completing her concerto and then performing it at just 14 years old. “It is a work with memorable themes and a sunny vision throughout.” (Quote – Steve Arloff) The other half of the Schumann duo, Robert was inspired to write his Symphony No.3 after a trip to the Rhineland with his wife Clara. This journey was a happy and peaceful trip. He incorporated elements of the journey and portrayed other experiences from his life in the music. The tunes from both Schumanns are sure to stick in head, be it the incredibly virtuosic concerto or the sunny and dancelike symphony!” For a full list of concert and event schedules, please visit www.ashlandsymphony.org/schedule.

(Photo courtesy of Martha Buckner/AshlandSymphony.org)