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"Live from the Bicknell Center" kicks off its celebration of those graduating from the PSU Music Department

KRPS | By Fred Fletcher-Fierro
Published April 21, 2023 at 10:30 AM CDT

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This episode of "Live from the Bicknell Center" kicks off our celebration of those graduating from the PSU Music Department.

The first half of the episode is all of Erica Baldwin's Senior Recital. Highlights include Thorvald Hansen's "Sonata for Cornet and Piano, Op.18" and George Gershwin's "Someone to Watch Over Me."

The second half of the episode is part of Tyler Fries's Senior Recital, where he performs Johann Sebastian Bach's "Concerto in D Major BWV 972" and Alexander Arutunian's "Concerto for Trumpet."
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Fred Fletcher-Fierro
Since 2017 Fred Fletcher-Fierro has driven up Highway 171 through thunderstorms, downpours, snow, and ice storms to host KRPS’s Morning Edition. He’s also a daily reporter for the station, covering city government, elections, public safety, arts, entertainment, culture, sports and more. Fred has also spearheaded and overseen a sea change in programming for KRPS from a legacy classical station to one that airs a balance of classical, news, jazz, and cultural programming that better reflects the diverse audience of the Four States. For over two months in the fall of 2022 he worked remotely with NPR staff to relaunch krps.org to an NPR style news and information website.

In the fall of 2023 Fred was promoted to Interim General Manager and was appointed GM in Feburary of 2024.
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