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George Walker

George Walker

George Walker, born in Winchester, Virginia, came to Bloomington in 1966 for graduate school in Indiana University’s English Department, and began announcing for WFIU in 1967. Currently an On-Air Programming Director, George interviews artists in a wide variety of areas, reviews plays and operas, and supervises on-air performances. In his time away from WFIU, George enjoys reading, exercising, and playing guitar in his local bluegrass band.
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theatre interview  |  March 4, 2010

Cinderella by Rodgers and Hammerstein

Bedford North Lawrence High School Choral Director Brian Samarzea’s latest production is Cinderella – with his daughter as the lady with the glass slipper.

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theatre interview  |  March 4, 2010

Fleet Irish Feet Grace the Auditorium Stage in “Lord of the Dance”

Lord of the Dance featuring 2009 World Irish Dance champions Scott Doherty and Michael McHugh comes to the IU Auditorium for a single performance March 7.

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theatre review  |  March 3, 2010

Beauty and the Beast Comes To The IU Auditorium

Beauty and the Beast opened Tuesday night, with seven additional songs and real actors playing all those cartoon characters from the film.

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classical music interview  |  March 3, 2010

Soprano Meghan Dewald As Magda In La Rondine

Soprano Meghan Dewald, playing Magda, is a veteran of roles in operas that range from the stately Handel to the wild video piece of Osvaldo Golijov.

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classical music review  |  March 3, 2010

Review Of La Rondine At The IU Opera Theater

La Rondine is Giacomo Puccini’s tale of a richly kept woman who falls in love with a young innocent and then is separated from him by her past.

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movie interview  |  March 2, 2010

MOSAIC Film Festival Puts A Spotlight On Homelessness

Diversity Theatre, a program of the City of Bloomington Community and
Family Resources Department, presents the 3rd MOSAIC Film Festival.

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theatre review  |  March 2, 2010

Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw

In Major Barbara directed by Sabrina Lloyd at IU’s Ruth N. Halls Theatre everyone has a point, a position and a bit of a pulpit. Fortunately, they also have a character, a story and a good bit of humor about them.

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classical music interview  |  February 27, 2010

Voces Novae: The Proper Resolution of Dissonance

The vocal ensemble Voces Novae has collaborated with the Community Justice and Mediation Center for a program titled “The Proper Resolution of Dissonance.”

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theatre review  |  February 22, 2010

The Drawer Boy by Michael Healey

A fascinating family mystery, wrapped in a very funny city-meets-country comedy.

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theatre interview  |  February 18, 2010

Fondly Do We Hope… Choreographer Bill T. Jones

The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company brings Jones’ Fondly Do We Hope…Fervently Do We Pray to Bloomington February 25, 2010.

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