Suzanne Bona, producer and host of Sunday Baroque on NWPB and syndicated across the U.S., visted the Palouse March 18 – 21. Her activities included a fund raising lunch for NWPB classical music, a concert with guitarist James Reid, and time on air with NWPB.
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- Suzanne made a surprise visit during a break in the winter weather to practice with James Reid.
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- Suzanne and Gillian Coldsnow found a spot of sun during Suzanne’s practice trip to Moscow-Pullman.
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- Suzanne visited David Giese at his artful home, where he hosted a welcoming reception for her.
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- A lunchtime group of classical music supporters listen to Suzanne’s points about music’s importance to our humanity. Attendees donated more than $10,000 to the new classical music endowment established by Don and Marianna Matteson.
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- Anjuli Dodhia treated lunch attendees to song. In addition to hosting afternoon classical music on NWPB, Anjuli is a soprano who sings with the Palouse Choral Society and in local musical theater.
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- Gillian Coldsnow checks out the U of I Admin Auditorium as Suzanne and James do a sound check prior to the concert.
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- Suzanne Bona and James Reid delivered on their plan and provided an eager audience with compelling music from Baroque to Brazilian–with a stop in the Northwest with a composition by Bryan Johanson of Portland, OR.
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- After the concert, Marilyn Stein (left) and Karen Ross were among the attendees who met Suzanne to share their love of music.
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- For the last day of her four-day Palouse visit, Suzanne joined Classical Music Host Anjuli Dodhia in the NWPB studios to talk to listeners about influential music and play some favorite selections.
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