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Pianist Stephen Beus On Magnum Opus In The WUFT Classic Studio

Stephen Beus at Santa Fe Fine Arts Hall, February 17, 2017; Photo by Suzanna Mars
Stephen Beus at Santa Fe Fine Arts Hall, February 17, 2017; Photo by Suzanna Mars

WUFT Classic Magnum Opus host Richard Drake spoke with pianist Stephen Beus in the WUFT Classic studio on Thursday, February 16, 2017, prior to his SF Master Artist Series Concert at Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall.

From stephenbeus.com: Mr. Beus holds degrees from Whitman College, The Juilliard School, and Stony Brook University, and his teachers have included Leonard Richter, Robert McDonald, Gilbert Kalish, Christina Dahl, and Paulette Richards. He has recorded on the Endeavor Classics, Harmonia Mundi, and Centaur Records labels. Stephen Beus is a Steinway Artist and currently teaches at Brigham Young University.

https://soundcloud.com/wuft/stephen-beus-interview-on-magnum-opus

Glenn Richards is Operations Coordinator and local host for Morning Edition on WUFT-FM. His background includes 30+ years of radio in South Florida as an air personality, promotion director, and morning show producer (WSHE, WZTA, & WFLC). His previous education includes a Bachelor of Science in Communication from the University of Miami where he was also general manager of WVUM-FM. Upon his arrival in Gainesville in 2006 to pursue a telecommunication master’s degree at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, he worked as an air personality at WRUF-FM (both Rock104 and Country 103.7 The Gator). One of Glenn’s passions is local music. Since 1990, he has produced and hosted local music programs in both South Florida and Gainesville, playing demos and independent releases from unsigned artists, many of whom went on to national prominence including: Marilyn Manson, Sister Hazel, For Squirrels, Matchbox 20, Saigon Kick, Mary Karlzen, Nil Lara, Hundred Waters, and more.