Red River Radio Spotlight

Michael Butterman and classical guitarist Jason Vieaux join Kermit Poling for a conversation about the coming SSO concert featuring music of Rodrigo and Strauss.

Kermit Poling visits with Robert Cruz, Liesl Cruz and Rebecca Vacha about their coming performance of Pergolesi's masterpiece.

Michael Butterman joins host Kermit Poling for a Spotlight about the symphony's coming weekend performances of music by Dvorak and Peter Boyer.

Kermit Poling speaks with music director Michael Butterman and guest violinist Jennifer Frautschi about the coming weekend's performance of music by Saint-Saens and Schumann.

Kermit Poling speaks with members of the musical production: The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On, at Shreveport Little Theater.Performances: April 21, 22, 23, 29, 30 at 7:30 p.m. and April 24, May 1 at 2 p.m. at Shreveport Little Theatre located at 812 Margaret Place, Shreveport, LA.Features over 30 hits from the 1960s and 1970s. One Wonderette must choose between her lifelong friends and the allure of fame in this sequel to SLT’s previous musical hit.

On this Spotlight, Kermit Poling talks with Shreveport Symphony Music Director Michael Butterman and Igor Lapinski. The Symphony will present Magic Meets the Symphony, with Igor Lapinski combining piano music and magical illusions, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., in the Riverview Theatre. Vladimir Tsarkova and Elena Tsarkova from Cirque de la Symphonie will also perform. Musical selections from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, A Night on Bald Mountain, Sabre Dance, and other favorites will be featured. Tickets and more information can be found at https://shreveportsymphony.com/ or 318.227.8863.

Kermit Poling speaks with Michael Butterman, music director of the Shreveport Symphony, and pianist Simon Karakulidi about the weekend of concerts to be presented by the SSO on March 5 and 6.

Kermit Poling speaks with director Robert Alford and actor James Palmer about Shreveport Little Theatre's lagniappe production of Martin McDonagh's The Lonesome West, January 7-9.

Kermit Poling speaks with Grammy nominated songwriter Candace Devine of Ponderosa Grove, the recent winning band from the Music Prize. They will open for Tedeschi Trucks at Municipal Auditorium Thursday evening.

Red River Radio's Kermit Poling has a conversation with Shreveport Symphony music director Michael Butterman about the coming weekend's Holiday Pops.