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 101I know, I know. Another seemingly sensationalistic claim tossed out into cyberspace like so much line at the fishing hole. Sure, winning the lottery can… -
Classical 101That old guitar that you strum from time to time — did you know it has a soul?If musical instruments are said to have souls, then there is no instrument… -
Classical 101I know you're all about classical. But I’m guessing that you might be at least a little bit funky, too.Good thing, then, there’s Black Violin — the… -
Classical 101There was a time and a place when the cello was the Rodney Dangerfield of instruments — it got no respect.That time was the 1700s, and the place was… -
Classical 101"We are born and we die, and in between we wear clothes."That's dancer, choreographer and Ohio State University dance professor Susan Van Pelt Petry's… -
Classical 101Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter” – This symphony is what you might call high on life: no angst, no melodrama, no sharp edges, no pointy elbows. Just… -
Classical 101Un bel dí, from Puccini’s Madama ButterflyA few years ago, the Metropolitan Opera presented Madama Butterfly on its Live In HD series. Familiar with the… -
Classical 101Beethoven’s Fifth SymphonyI can think of no other piece of classical music that towers in the collective soul as mightily as does Beethoven’s Fifth… -
Classical 101Wotan’s Farewell (“Der Augen leuchtendes Paar”) from Wagner’s Die Walküre There are moments in Richard Wagner’s music that bring tears to the eyes. This… -
Classical 101The Adagio from Mozart’s Clarinet ConcertoWhile we’re all dreamy with Mozart’s music, let’s just stay here a while and bask in the second movement of his…
