Kristine Allen / WPSU-FM Producer

Penn State’s School of Music and the Institute for the Arts and Humanities present Mozart’s opera “The Marriage of Figaro” at the State Theatre in State College. The opera was based on a French play considered scandalous in the 18th century. WPSU’s Kristine Allen reports.

Irish fiddler Kevin Burke took classical violin lessons and learned folk tunes in the Irish pubs of London He played traditional tunes with a rock beat in the 1970’s with the Bothy Band, but his latest album contains a suite of Irish tunes for string quartet. Kristine Allen reports.

Penn State baritone Norman Spivey takes on an extraordinary challenge: acting, singing and playing piano in a one-man show about composer Reynaldo Hahn. WPSU’s Kristine Allen repots.

Penn State’s student choir,”Essence of Joy”, performs music from the African and African American choral traditions. Professor Tony Leach, founder and director of the choir, will lead the group in a concert Saturday afternoo at Penn State’s main campus, part of the Celebration of African American Music Festival. WPSU’s Kristine Allen listened-in during a recent rehearsal.

The play “Sundays in the Park with George,” by Steven Sondheim, is onstage in Central PA this weekend. The composer takes a well-known painting and makes the scene literally come alive; WPSU’s Kris Allen tells how.

The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts took place in State College this past weekend. And one of the big draws on the entertainment schedule turned out to be a performance that included a well-known voice from National Public Radio. WPSU's Kristine Allen has the story.

Two Penn State meteorologists went to “Tornado Alley” this spring to take part in VOTEX2, the biggest study ever of the origins of tornadoes. WPSU’s Kris Allen rode along.