Author: Olivia Budde

More Than a Concert: DPAA’s next Masterworks Requiem features Joel Thompson’s “Seven Last Words of the Unarmed”  

Posted March 12, 2025

Music has always been a language of hope and transformation for Joel Thompson. Growing up in a household filled with...

Radio Broadcast with Discover Classical on March 9, 2025

Posted March 7, 2025

In collaboration with Discover Classical, Dayton Performing Arts Alliance (DPAA) is proud to broadcast DPAA programs on Discover Classical! Every weekend, Discover...

Program Note: Fauré’s Requiem

Posted March 6, 2025

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924) Requiem, Op. 48 Fauré’s creation of his beloved Requiem spanned almost a quarter of a century. Beginning...

Program Note: Thompson’s Seven Last Words of the Unarmed

Posted March 6, 2025

Joel Thompson (b. 1988) Seven Last Words of the Unarmed From the composer: In November of 2014, a Staten Island...

Neal’s Note: Requiem

Posted March 6, 2025

When I first encountered Joel Thompson’s Seven Last Words of the Unarmed two years ago, I immediately thought, “This is...

Program Note: Boulanger’s Of A Spring Morning & Of A Sad Evening

Posted March 6, 2025

Marie-Juliette Olga “Lili” Boulanger (1893–1918) Of A Spring Morning & Of A Sad Evening Lili Boulanger was born into a...

Dayton Opera Unveils Star-Studded Cast and Conductors for Verdi’s Epic Aida

Posted February 28, 2025

Keitaro Harada, Music and Artistic Director Designate of the Dayton Philharmonic, conducts a star-studded cast in DPAA’s monumental new production....

Radio Broadcast with Discover Classical on February 23, 2025

Posted February 21, 2025

In collaboration with Discover Classical, Dayton Performing Arts Alliance (DPAA) is proud to broadcast DPAA programs on Discover Classical! Every weekend, Discover...