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Spotlight on the arts
Spotlight is KUCO’s weekly program celebrating Oklahoma’s vibrant arts community, offering interviews with guests, exploring individual artistic endeavor, upcoming concerts, events and exhibits, and learning more about the arts organizations that serve our community.
Episodes
- Spotlight on the arts
Spotlight, October 29, 2026
For our October 29 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the UCO School of Music for his weekly visit discussing all the upcoming concerts and…
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Spotlight, October 22, 2026
For our October 22 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the UCO School of Music for his weekly visit. We then talk with him about two events rounding…
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Spotlight, October 15, 2026
For our October 15 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the UCO School of Music for his weekly spot informing us of the upcoming concerts and…
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Spotlight, October 8, 2026
For our October 8 episode we sit down the new Director of Bands at UCO, Darby Cassaday, to learn about his background and the works they’ll be presenting at…
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Spotlight, October 1, 2026
For our October 1 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the University of Central Oklahoma School of Music for his weekly visit where he details all…
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Spotlight, September 24, 2026
For our September 24 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the UCO School of Music. He joins the program for his weekly segment detailing the upcoming…
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Spotlight, September 17, 2026
For our September 17 episode I’m joined by Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the UCO School of Music for his weekly visit detailing the upcoming concerts and recitals…
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Spotlight, September 10, 2026
For our September 10 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubtiz with Painted Sky Opera. He joins us to discuss their production titled The Pirate Project!…
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Spotlight, September 3, 2026
For our September 3 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz for two segments. In the first he joins us for his weekly visit detailing all the concerts and…
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Spotlight, August 27, 2026
For our August 27 episode we sit down with Dr. Julia Montag from Oklahoma City University. We begin our weekly conversations where we discuss the productions…
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Spotlight, August 20, 2026
For our August 20 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with Painted Sky Opera. We discuss their production of La Traviata which kicks off their 10th…
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Spotlight, August 13, 2026
For our August 13 episode we sit down with Drs. Michael Geib and Danielle Herrington with the Brisch Center for Historical Performance to learn about their…
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Spotlight, August 6, 2026
For our August 6 episode we sit down with Sherry Klechka and Stephen C. Shirely, two members of the Paseo Artists Collective. They join the program to discuss…
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Spotlight, July 30, 2026
For our July 30 episode we sit down with Founder and Creative Director for the Central Oklahoma Ballet Theatre, Dr. Sterlin Mosley. He joins the program to…
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Spotlight, July 23, 2026
For our July 23 episode we sit down with Grammy Award winning composer and producer, Kitt Wakeley. We discuss the ensemble Six String Symphony and their newest…
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Spotlight, July 16, 2026
For our July 16 episode we sit down with Angelika Machnik-Jones with the Oklahoma Summer Chamber Music Institute. We learn about the inaugural program as well…
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Spotlight, July 9, 2026
For our July 9 episode we sit down with Lucas Ross with the American Banjo Museum. We discuss the history of the banjo, how he got involved with the instrument…
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Spotlight, July 2, 2026
For our July 2 episode we sit down with Dr. Tommy Dobbs and Sarah Neely with the Great Plains International Marimba Competition. We discuss this year's event…
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Spotlight, June 25, 2026
For our June 25 episode we sit down with Lester Claravall and Kelsey Rogers to learn about the Children's Health Foundation's Dancing For A Miracle taking…
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Spotlight, June 18, 2026
For our June 18 episode we sit down with Eric Walschap, Program Director with Jazz in June, to learn about the artists coming to this years festival which…
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Spotlight, June 11, 2026
For our June 11 episode we sit down with Zoe Elrod with the Metropolitan Library System to learn about their Summer Reading Program and Neighborhood Arts…
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Spotlight, June 4, 2026
For our June 4 episode I sit down with violinist Angelica Pereira to learn about her program titled Raices, Music of Latin America, taking place this Saturday…
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Spotlight, May 21, 2026
For our May 21 episode we sit down with Dylan Madoux with the Oklahoma Baroque Orchestra and Dr. David Anderson with Chamber Music in Oklahoma. They join us to…
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Spotlight, May 14, 2026
For our May 14 episode we sit down with Kaleb Benda and Hamed Erfani with the Oklahoma Chamber Symphony to learn about their season finale concert taking place…
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Spotlight, May 7, 2026
For our May 7 episode, we sit down with Drs. Julia Montag and JoBeth Moad with the OCU School of Music to learn about the events wrapping up the school…
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Spotlight, April 30, 2026
For our April 30 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the University of Central Oklahoma School of Music for his weekly visit where he details all…
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Spotlight, April 23, 2026
For our April 23 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the University of Central Oklahoma School of Music for his weekly visit where he details all…
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Spotlight, April 16, 2026
For our April 16 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the UCO School of Music for his weekly visit where he details all the upcoming concerts and…
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Spotlight, April 9, 2026
For our April 9 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz for his weekly visit detailing all the upcoming concerts and recitals at UCO. We then speak with Dr…
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Spotlight, April 2, 2026
For our April 2 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with Painted Sky Opera to learn about their opening production to their 10th Anniversary Season. Next…
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Spotlight, March 26, 2026
For our March 26 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the UCO School of Music for his weekly conversation detailing the upcoming concerts and…
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Spotlight, March 19, 2026
For our March 19 episode we sit down with Dr. Damin Spritzer with the University of Oklahoma to learn about a guest organ recital taking place this weekend…
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Spotlight, March 12, 2026
For our March 12 episode we sit down with Dr. Brian Lamb, Director of Bands at the University of Central Oklahoma. He joins the program to discuss his…
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Spotlight, February 26, 2026
For our February 26 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the UCO School of Music for his weekly visit where he details all the upcoming concerts…
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Spotlight, February 19, 2026
For our February 19 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the UCO School of Music for his weekly visit where he details all the upcoming concerts…
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Spotlight, February 12, 2026
For our February 12 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the UCO School of Music for his weekly visit. Next we sit down with Dr. Michael T. Geib with…
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Spotlight, February 5, 2026
For our February 5 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the UCO School of Music for his weekly conversation where he details all the upcoming…
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Spotlight, January 29, 2026
For our January 29 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the University of Central Oklahoma for his weekly visit detailing all the concerts…
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Spotlight, January 22, 2026
For our January 26 episode Dr. Rob Glaubitz joins us for his weekly segment where he highlights the upcoming concerts, programs, and recitals happening at the…
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Spotlight, January 15, 2026
For our January 15 episode we sit down with Kaleb Benda, Music Director with the Oklahoma Chamber Symphony, to learn about their Chamber Concert #4, Sponsor…
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Spotlight, January 8, 2026
For our January 8 episode we sit down with Logan Fish with Poteet Theatre at St. Luke's Methodist Church to learn about some upcoming auditions, camps, and…
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Spotlight, December 18, 2025
For our December 18 episode we sit down with Kaleb Benda with the Oklahoma Community Orchestra to learn about their holiday concert in McAlester this Sunday…
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Spotlight, December 11, 2025
For our December 11 episode we're joined by Kaleb Benda, Music Director with the Oklahoma Chamber Symphony. He joins the show to discuss their program, 'Sounds…
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Spotlight, December 4, 2025
For our December 4 episode we are joined by Dr. Brian Lamb and Dr. Rob Glaubitz from the UCO School of Music. Rob joins us for his weekly visit detailing the…
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Spotlight, November 13, 2025
For our November 13 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the University of Central Oklahoma School of Music where he details all the upcoming…
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Spotlight, November 6, 2025
For our November 6 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the UCO School of Music for his weekly visit detailing the upcoming concerts, recitals, and…
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Spotlight, October 30, 2025
For our October 30 episode we sit down with the Director of the UCO School of Music, Dr. Rob Glaubitz, for his weekly visit detailing all the upcoming…
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Spotlight, October 23, 2025
For our October 23 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz for his weekly visit detailing all the productions, concerts, and recitals taking place at UCO in…
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Spotlight, October 16, 2025
For our October 16 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz for two segments. In the first he joins us for his weekly visit as Director of the UCO School of…
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Spotlight, October 9, 2025
For our October 9 episode we're joined by Dr. Rob Glaubitz for two segments. In the first he joins us as Director of the School of Music at UCO for his weekly…
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Spotlight, October 2, 2025
For our October 2 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz for two segments. In the first he joins us as Director of the School of Music at UCO to let us know…
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Spotlight, September 25, 2025
For our September 25 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the University of Central Oklahoma School of Music for his weekly visiting discussing the…
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Spotlight, September 18, 2025
For our September 18 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz, Director of the UCO School of Music, and Alissa Isaac, freshman vocal music major. They join…
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Spotlight, September 11, 2025
For our September 11 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the University of Central Oklahoma School of Music for his weekly visit highlighting all…
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Spotlight, September 4, 2025
For our September 4 episode we sit down with Dylan Madoux with the Oklahoma Baroque Orchestra to learn about their season-opening performance this Saturday…
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Spotlight, August 28, 2025
For our August 28 episode we sit down with Logan Fish with St. Luke's Methodist Church and Poteet Theatre. He joins the program to fill us in on the programs…
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Spotlight, August 21, 2025
For our August 21 episode we sit down with Amy Stephens, Executive Director with the Edmond History Museum. She joins the program to discuss the classes and…
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Spotlight, July 31, 2025
For our July 31 episode we sit down with Amanda Bleakley and Leondre Lattimore with the Paseo Arts Association to learn about the August First Friday Gallery…
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Spotlight, July 24, 2025
For our July 24 episode we sit down with Jay Branson, architect and owner of Prairie Haven Wedding and Events Venue in Guthrie, where Kyle Dillingham and…
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Spotlight, July 17, 2025
For our July 17 episode we sit down with Michael Baron and Lyn Cramer with the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma. They join the program to inform us about their…