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Join us for a vibrant celebration of Latin American music with the Bach Society of Dayton in Canta y Baila, led by director David Crean.

Recorded at Kettering Adventist Church, this colorful program features Ariel Ramírez's beloved Misa Criolla alongside folk songs and traditional favorites from across Latin America. With guitars, percussion, strings, and vocal soloists, the concert explores a rich tapestry of rhythms, melodies, and cultural traditions.

Experience music that invites you to sing, dance, and celebrate the spirit of community through song.

📻 Saturday at 10 AM
📻 Sunday at 8 PM

Juneteenth is a national holiday that commemorates an important milestone in the abolition of slavery in the U. S.

To observe the occasion, Discover Classical features works by Black composers, as well as music inspired by the African American experience.

Check out our Juneteeth Programing here: https://discoverclassical.org/juneteenth.htm

Opera is on the menu this Saturday!

While the Metropolitan Opera season is on hiatus, Discover Classical continues to bring you a complete opera every Saturday at 1 PM on The Opera House.

This week, enjoy a special broadcast from Dayton Opera, recorded live at the Roger Glass Center for the Arts. The program features Lee Hoiby's delightful comic opera Bon Appétit!, starring Allison Deady as the legendary Julia Child, followed by Shawn E. Okpebholo's The Cook-Off with librettist Mark Campbell, a lively and entertaining contemporary opera showcasing an outstanding cast and musicians from the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra.

After the operas, stay tuned for highlights from the 2026 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition, recorded at the Met with Maestro Carlo Rizzi conducting the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.

Saturday, June 20 at 1 PM
The Opera House
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From Dayton to the world's greatest opera stages, your Saturday afternoons are filled with extraordinary performances all summer long.

Charles Gounod(1818-1893) French composer (Faust; Le Médecin malgré lui; Funeral March of a Marionette), was born in Paris

1843 Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer (Bewitched One), was born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1907)

Today at noon, we'll hear a cantata based on the Parable of the Wedding Feast from Matthew 22. A metaphor for the eschatological heavenly banquet, Bach used a solo trumpet to signify the glory of God. Aaron Mood presents Bach Cantatas, Sundays at 12:03pm, with support from Grace Lutheran Church, West Carrollton

Today at 2:00 on Theme and Variations, you’ll get two themes: an observance of the 250th anniversary of this country’s independence and a celebration of Pride Month. The featured composers are Samuel Barber, John Cage, Aaron Copland, John Corrigliano, Charles Tomlinson Griffes, Lou Harrison, Jennifer Higdon, Laura Kaminsky, Lowell Liebermann, Ned Rorem, Caroline Shaw and Virgil Thomson.

English pianist Clifford Curzon was one of the foremost concert pianists of the 20th Century. He performed extensively throughout North America, and was known for his interpretation of the major German repertoire. Tomorrow at noon we'll hear him perform an Impromptu by Schubert. Aaron Mood presents Retro Recordings, Saturdays at 12:03pm, with support from America's Packard Museum.