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 101Her father told her that studying music was no better than becoming, as he put it, a streetwalker. But that didn’t stop French composer Germaine… -
Classical 101Most people who experience George Frideric Handel’s operas do so as spectators, taking in the music and drama onstage from a comfy, velvet-wrapped seat in… -
Classical 101Democracy has been called the worst form of government except for all the others. In the United States, democracy is inextricably linked with the… -
Classical 101Central Ohio singers of all ages will soon be lifting their voices together in song, thanks to a new educational initiative of the Lancaster-based… -
Classical 101It’s the kind of drama that, well, drama is made of.Before Joan of Arc was immortalized as a saint, she was an illiterate peasant mystic who heard the… -
Classical 101Four hundred years ago this year, the first African people were taken from their homelands and brought to colonial America – thus instituting slavery in… -
Classical 101Wait long enough and an old-style musical instrument, much like an out-of-date piece of clothing, might eventually come back in fashion.Or do what… -
Classical 101It’s the era defined by three of England’s most dramatic monarchs – Henry VIII, “Bloody” Mary I and Elizabeth I. It’s the era that saw the creation of a… -
Classical 101The turn of the calendar year is a study in contrasts. As we reflect on the events of the previous year, we look ahead to the year to come, in all its… -
Classical 101About this time every year, countless girls across America and around the world see performances of the classic ballet The Nutcracker. The experience…
