Darel Snodgrass
Classical Music HostI began piano lessons at age 6, trumpet at age 9, and began teaching myself the guitar at 10. My electronics knowledge comes from my father, who had the RCA television and stereo shop in my hometown of Pocahontas, Arkansas for nearly 20 years. My dad is still fixing televisions at age 79.
I attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville as a music major, and worked weekend shifts at the U of A radio station (my first experience playing classical music on the radio). I spent a summer playing piano, guitar and bass at the defunct “L'il Abner”- based theme park Dogpatch USA, near Harrison, Arkansas. After a few years playing music professionally, I finished a BS degree in Radio/TV production at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.
After another few years playing music in the Ozarks, I moved to Memphis with my wife. I’ve served as Operations Manager of WKNO-FM since 1988, and morning Classical Music host since 1994 – conducting more than 4,500 Checking on the Arts interviews along the way.
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St. Louis Catholic Church presents a Lenten Recital: Litanies and Laments at 7 pm on Monday, March 18th at the church at 203 South White Station Road.
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Germantown Performing Arts Centre just announced their 30th season, beginning with Lyle Lovett and his Large Band, The War and Treaty, and a full schedule of new and returning artists.
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Concerts International's chamber music season continues with "A Romantic Evening with the Li-Cohen Duo" on March 19th at 7:30 pm in Harris Concert Hall.
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The Concert Series continues at St. John's Episcopal Church on Sunday March 17th at 3 pm with a program of Finzi, Britten and Warshauer, featuring tenor William Compton, soprano Alyce Tarver, and chamber orchestra led by Memphis Symphony Concertmaster Barrie Cooper.
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Kacky Walton talks with Annie Freres, Engagement Director at Germantown Community Theatre, about special events coming up this spring. They are joined by Alexis Grace, former American Idol semi-finalist, who was named Best Singer of 2023 by The Memphis Flyer.
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The Orpheum Theatre just announced their 2024-2025 Broadway season. There are 8 shows in the season, which features returning favorite Hamilton as well as brand-new shows, including three co-produced by the Orpheum.
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The Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center presents its big theatre event of the year, Peter Pan, March 8th, 9th, and 10th.
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The Soulsville Foundation and Stax Museum of American Soul Music are presenting the Night Train Gala, a celebration of Black music throughout history on Saturday, March 2nd from 7 to 11 pm at the Stax Museum.
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Concerts International's chamber music season continues Tuesday February 27th at 7:30 pm at Harris Concert Hall with the Brentano String Quartet. Since its inception in 1992, the Brentano String Quartet has appeared throughout the world to popular and critical acclaim. “Passionate, uninhibited and spellbinding,” raves the London Independent; the New York Times extols its “luxuriously warm sound [and] yearning lyricism.”
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Tennessee Shakespeare Company's annual Children's Literacy Gala is coming up on Saturday April 20th. This year's event is "A Shakespeare Cabaret featuring songstress Susan Marshall."