Jennifer Hambrick
Classical Midday AnnouncerJennifer Hambrick unites her extensive backgrounds in the arts and media and her deep roots in Columbus to bring inspiring music to central Ohio as Classical 101’s midday host. Jennifer performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago before earning a Ph.D. in musicology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
She is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and the recipient of both the Eastman School’s prestigious Performer’s Certificate and a Fulbright grant for advanced study in London, England.
As a writer and radio producer, Jennifer has interviewed some of the world’s most fascinating people, including Nobel Peace Prize-winning authors, Wolfe Prize-winning mathematicians and many of the world’s foremost classical musicians. Her feature writing has appeared in numerous publications across the country, as well as on WOSU Radio and wosu.org, and has garnered national awards. An award-winning poet, Jennifer’s poetry has also been honored with nominations for the Pushcart Prize and the Ohioana Book Award.
Jennifer enjoys seeking out adventures in good food and healthy living, digging deep in her garden and savoring good times with family.
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Classical 101Children love stories about enchanted lands full of magical beings. Nothing transports us to enchanted lands quite as powerfully as music does. Here’s a list of 10 recent children’s picture books that feature diverse characters – some real, some invented – whose lives were forever changed by music’s power to bring us together, give us courage and inspire us to be our best selves. -
Classical 101For more than 40 years, the annual Twelfth Night concert of The Early Interval, Columbus’ resident early music ensemble, has reminded us that Christmas is just the beginning of the traditional season of holiday merriment. -
Classical 101Thereminist Caroline Scruggs performs a classic song on the electronic instrument she calls her “second voice" in the WOSU Performance Studio. Scruggs also shares some thoughts about the theremin's history and what she describes as the instrument's “deep humanity.” -
Classical 101Long a fixture of sci-fi film soundtracks, the theremin will sail through central Ohio this weekend when the Central Ohio Symphony and thereminist Caroline Scruggs perform the world premiere of the Concerto for Theremin and Chamber Orchestra by Linda Kernohan. -
Classical 101Grammy-winning classical guitarist Jason Vieaux is a musician of consummate artistry and the kind of guy with whom you can sit down and have a nice chat. Recently Vieaux played some Bach for us in WOSU’s Performance Studio and to share his remarkable story about how his very first guitar led him to his world-class career. -
Classical 101Columbus composer Mark Lomax, II’s new work Ubuntu musically embodies the tenets of radical humanity and offers a glimpse of a path to a better world. The Carpe Diem String Quartet performs Mark Lomax’s Ubuntu in WOSU Public Media's Performance Studio. -
Classical 101The world premiere of a work by Columbus composer Mark Lomax, the culmination of a major new music commissioning project and a return appearance in one of the world's top concert halls. Find our what Columbus' world-class Carpe Diem String Quartet has in store for the 2024-25 concert season. -
Classical 101For 20 years, The Dalí Quartet has placed music by Latin American composers in the spotlight. This October, the quartet brings the flavor of Latin America to central Ohio for a landmark concert and an array of community events. -
Classical 101Remi Wörtmeyer has big dreams for BalletMet and for Columbus. In his first on-camera interview as BalletMet's artistic director, Wörtmeyer talks about his vision for Columbus' premiere dance company. -
Classical 101Boston-based percussionist Matt Sharrock performs Time-Lapse, a concert of new music for solo vibraphone and electronics that explore in sound what it means for one person to speak – literally or figuratively – in a world that may or may not be listening.
