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 101The Singing Guitar features new works by four acclaimed contemporary composers – Nico Muhly, Reena Esmail, Kile Smith and Craig Hella Johnson – performed by the Austin-based choral ensemble Conspirare, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, the Texas Guitar Quartet, the Austin Guitar Quartet and cellist Douglas Harvey. It was released last week by Delos. -
Classical 101Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate gets philosophical when he talks about his forebears.“My ancestors walked 800 miles in mud so that I could live and express what they did in symphonic music,” said Tate, a citizen of Chickasaw Nation. “It’s really quite intense when I think about the history that I’m attached to.” -
Classical 101The renowned violinist Gil Shaham gave his first in-person performances since last fall right here in Columbus this week. While in town, he stopped by the Classical 101 studio to talk about what his work as a concert violinist has been like during a year of travel restrictions and canceled performances due to the pandemic. -
Classical 101There’s a new recording shedding light on a much-neglected area of American music—orchestral music by women composers. -
Classical 101In most ways, it’s a typical orchestra rehearsal – musicians with their instruments, the conductor with his scores and everyone striving to perfect their performance of the music at hand. But unlike a typical orchestra rehearsal, this one takes place in a warehouse. -
Classical 101Everyone has a story, how each of us came to be who – and where – we are. The members of the Carpe Diem String Quartet are now telling their origin stories in an online interactive project. -
Classical 101Miloš Karadaglić wants to change the way the world thinks about the guitar. His most recent recording, The Moon & The Forest, shows off the instrument’s soft side, bold side, and everything in between. -
Classical 101Composer Richard Danielpour says he barely slept during the month of April 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic forced the U.S. into lockdown and the death toll skyrocketed. -
Classical 101Donald Nally, artistic director of the Philadelphia-based choral ensemble The Crossing, has spent most of the last year reinventing how the choir works together and reaches its audience amid pandemic safety protocols. -
Classical 101It’s been a year of canceled concerts, scratched plans, and vanished dreams for The Early Interval, Columbus’ resident early music ensemble.
