Conductor David Kidwell records a short video podcast for each Holyoke Civic Symphony concert. Click on the links below to read our program notes and check out the podcast link in the sidebar to hear his fascinating commentary on the history and theory of each piece, complete with musical examples.

• A World of Romance: Such Sweet Sorrow (March 12, 2023)
• Silver Jubilee: Celebrating Maestro Kidwell (May 1, 2022)
• Selected Shorts: A Celebration (March 6, 2022)
• Beethoven at 251: A Birthday Celebration (December 12, 2021)
• We’re Back! A Long-Awaited Celebration (October 24, 2021)

The following are at-home visits with members of the Holyoke Civic Symphony during the pandemic (April 2020 – February 2021).

• Up Close and Personal, vol. 24 (David Kidwell)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 23 (Jennifer Quynn-Dale)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 22 (Jane Allen)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 21 (Poldark)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 20 (Rob Ravosa)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 19 (Jane Rausch)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 18 (Jane Rausch)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 17 (Paul Dratfield)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 16 (Christine Singer)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 15 (Jodie Hoye)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 14 (Sean Mallari)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 13 (Diana Cole)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 12 (Irina Condon)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 11 (Irina Condon)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 10 (Louise Antony)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 9 (Amanda Sposato)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 8 (Dick Glashow)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 7 (Tom Stockton)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 6 (Audrey Barker-Plotkin)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 5 (Jane Allen)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 4 (Diana Cole)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 3 (Robin Stolk)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 2 (Erin Thom)
• Up Close and Personal, vol. 1 (David Kidwell)

December 2016 – March 2020

• Fierce Legacy (March 8, 2020)
• Holyoke for the Holidays (December 8, 2019)
• Natural Habitat (October 20, 2019)
• You Gotta Have ❤ (May 5, 2019)
• The Passionate ❤ (March 10, 2019)
• A Joyful ❤ (December 9, 2018)
• One Hand, One ❤ (October 21, 2018)
• ComiConcert! (May 6, 2018)
• Looking Forward, Looking Back (March 4, 2018)
• You Better Watch Out! (December 10, 2017)
• Echoes of the Past (October 22, 2017)
• 50 Years of Joy (May 7, 2017)
• Seeing Double (March 5, 2017)
• A Joyful Sound (December 11, 2016)

October 2010 – October 2016

The following are mp3 audio files that can be found on the individual concert pages:

• People’s Choice (October 23, 2016)
• Spring Forward (May 1, 2016)
• The Spirit of Russia (March 6, 2016)
• Far, Far Away (December 13, 2015)
• Haunted Holyoke (October 25, 2015)
• The Wild, Wild West (May 3, 2015)
• This England (March 8, 2015)
• A Child’s Christmas in Holyoke (December 7, 2014)
• European Elegance (October 19, 2014)
• Classic and Modern (May 4, 2014)
• Portraits of Home (March 9, 2014)
• With Voices Raised (December 8, 2013)
• Unfinished Business (October 20, 2013)
• Cinco de Mayo (May 5, 2013)
• American Connections (March 10, 2013)
• Little Tin Horns (December 9, 2012)
• Water, Water, Everywhere (October 21, 2012)
• Who Could Ask for Anything More? (May 6, 2012)
• A Thousand and One Nights (March 11, 2012)
• A Wicked Good Holiday Concert (December 11, 2011)
• Wings of Silver (October 16, 2011)
• The Overture is About to Start (May 1, 2011)
• From the Mountains to the Sea (March 13, 2011)
• Feliz Navidad (December 12, 2010)
• A Whole New World (October 17, 2010)