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Upcoming Winter Concert at The Germantown Symphony Orchestra

By Kacky Walton

Published February 1, 2024 at 1:52 PM CST

Kacky Walton interviews Dr. Ronald Vernon, conductor of The Germantown Symphony Orchestra, about its upcoming Winter Concert, which features music by Rossini, Grieg, Dvorak and Hoffmeister, and a special guest appearances by Memphis Symphony violist Michelle Pellay-Walker, and conductor Jonathan Schallert, Orchestral Director at Rhodes College.

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I owe my radio career to the Ford Motor Company. My daddy had a Ford dealership in our hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi, and he thought it would be cute if his 7-year old daughter did his radio commercials. The pay wasn't great, just a pack of Wrigley's gum, but I was hooked on radio from then on.

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