Jennifer Hambrick
Classical 101 Midday HostJennifer 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 101What says Christmas better than a whole passel of tubas? Enjoy a command performance of a low-key holiday hit in anticipation of Merry TubaChristmas Columbus 2025. -
Classical 101This December spend the holiday season with Classical 101 and an assortment of specials and daily local selections to make your holidays merry and bright. -
Classical 101On Thanksgiving Eve and Thanksgiving Day, enjoy cooking, baking, gathering and feasting with wonderful American music on Classical 101 for this most American holiday. -
Classical 101The Columbus-based contemporary music chamber ensemble Chamber Brews will perform inter/cepted, a program of works by American composers Mohammed Fairouz, Terry Riley, Zachery Meier and Pauline Oliveros, Dec. 2 and 14. -
Classical 101The central Ohio professional choir ProArteOHIO's annual concert of holiday music features French music through the ages. -
Classical 101Feeling the strain of tumultuous times? The recording of American composer Michael Torke's new work Last offers a soundtrack to help listeners unwind and reflect, and features central Ohio violinist Siwoo Kim as soloist with the East Coast Chamber Orchestra. -
Classical 101Looking for an alternative to giving things as gifts this holiday season? Fire up your imagination in some unique experiences for creative, clutter-free holidays. -
Classical 101The Columbus Modern Dance Company brings LoCoMotion 2025, a bus tour of performances of dance works by seven contemporary choreographers, to five different Columbus venues where dance isn’t usually on the menu. -
Classical 101The globetrotting concert mandolinist Avi Avital’s most recent recording, Song of the Birds, is an innovative mashup of classical music and traditional music from around the world. -
Classical 101From paintings celebrating a Land of Plenty, to cookbooks championing political causes, two exhibitions at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio offer tastes of America’s foodways.
