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Classical Extempore

Extempore

NPR's "From the Top" host Peter Dugan

AZPM | By Andy Bade

Published March 27, 2024 at 9:27 AM MST

Peter Dugan and Campbell Stewart extempore — "From the Top" host Peter Dugan (left) and 17-year-old marimba player and Tucsonan Campbell Stewart (right), talk in studio.

Pianist Peter Dugan, host of NPR’s popular program From the Top, speaks with AZPM's Andy Bade about his own performances and what it's like to work with the talented young musicians he features.

This Sunday's episode features four young musicians from Arizona. Listen live this Sunday at noon on Classical 90.5. Stream From the Top online.

From the Top Hannah — Pianist Hannah Lui, 18, from Tucson, Arizona will perform Moment Musicaux Op. 16, No. 4 in E minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

From the Top Joshua — Violinist Joshua Lee, 14, from Phoenix, Arizona will perform excerpts from Paganiniana by Nathan Milstein (1904-1992)

From the Top Jacqueline — Violinist Jacqueline Rodenbeck, 16, from Tucson, Arizona will perform Graceful Ghost Rag by William Bolcom (b. 1938)

From the Top Abraham — Cellist Abraham Kim, 17, from Laveen, Arizona will perform Sonata for Cello and Piano in C minor, Op. 6 - II. Adagio by Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Classical Extempore

Andy Bade

Andy has been an announcer for Arizona Public Media since 2008. He is the music program coordinator and afternoon host on Classical 90.5 and the host of AZPM's digital series Classical Extempore.

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NPR's "From the Top" host Peter Dugan