Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Shawn Smith, UNC Charlotte director of bands, conducted a performance that was broadcast to a worldwide audience on Nov. 20 on the American Public Radio syndicated show “Performance Today.” The program, available on 237 stations nationwide and streamed online, is the most listened to daily classical music radio show in the United States.
The Nov. 20 broadcast included two movements from Herbert Owen Reed’s “La Fiesta Mexicana,” performed by the State Symphonic Band of Sao Paolo (Brazil) under Smith’s direction, in a concert recorded on April 19, 2015. The State Symphonic Band of Sao Paolo was founded in 1989 and includes 82 professional musicians.