My name is Gary Zidek. Welcome to The Arts Section. Tune into the radio program every Sunday morning on WDCB 90.9 & 90.7 FM or listen to it online here. I'll be showcasing a variety of arts & entertainment stories.
WDCB’s Gary Zidek checks in with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association’s senior director of programming for Symphony Center Presents, Jim Fahey to talk about the 23/24 jazz series.
WDCB’s Gary Zidek catches up with renowned conductor Richard Kaufman to talk about his career, film scores and conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
WDCB’s Gary Zidek checks in with award-winning composer Missy Mazzoli as her tenure as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Mead Composer In-Residence Comes to an end.
WDCB’s Gary Zidek sits down with drummer and producer Makaya McCraven to talk about his music roots, Chicago’s music scene and his new project IN THESE TIMES.
Music writer Dennis Polkow sits down with Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Riccardo Muti and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Bernard Rands to talk about the upcoming world premiere of DREAM for Orchestra.
Chicago-based music writer Dennis Polkow caught up with Chicago Symphony Orchestra principal percussionist Cynthia Yeh for a preview of the U.S. premiere of Avner Dorman’s ETERNAL RHYTHM.