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Amplify: Lara Downes and Jon Batiste
Amplify with Lara Downes and Jon Batiste
Amplify: Conductor Jonathon Heyward
Lara Downes speaks with conductor Jonathon Heyward for the latest edition of "Amplify".
Amplify: Countertenor John Holiday
Lara Downes speaks with countertenor John Holiday for the latest edition of "Amplify"
Amplify: Singer-Songwriter Brittney Spencer
Lara Downes talks with singer-songwriter Brittney Spencer for Amplify.
Amplify Season 4: Lara Downes Talks With Brian Stokes Mitchell
Classical California resident artist Lara Downes sits talks with actor and singer Brian Stokes Mitchell. She refers to Stokes, as he likes to be called, one of her heroes since the first time she saw him starring in the original production of Ragtime on Broadway in the late '90s.
Announcing Season 4 of Amplify
Amplify with Lara Downes is a video series that highlights Black creatives as they shape art and culture.
Amplify with Lara Downes: Season 4
"Amplify with Lara Downes" eavesdrops on convivial conversations with today’s leading Black artists.
Amplify with Lara Downes: Season 3
Albums of the Year | 2025
Top albums of 2025 according to the music programmers at Classical California.
These Rides Really Sleigh
Brian Lauritzen gallops into the holidays with these compositions about sleigh rides.
Your Invitation to the Ultimate New Year’s Eve Party!
Maggie Clennon Reberg invites you to join Classical California's Ultimate New Year's Eve Party, featuring your top 101 selections from 2025.
An Ode to An Ode to Joy
Lara Downes describes why Beethoven’s music still matters after 255 years, exploring the timeless power of his “Ode to Joy” and its role in shaping history.
Notes from the Fires: This episode might change your mind about spreadsheets. Really.
The publicist is Judy Miller Silverman and Notes from the Fires host, John Rabe, talk about her simple act that touched hundreds of thousands of people.
Notes from the Fires: The following episode contains good news … and anchovies.
Notes from the Fires, host John Rabe interviewed Alex Opsahl and Ian Pritchard, founders of the Baroque ensemble Tesserae, to see how they are building back their lives.
