Podcast 20:

This episode  features the last  interview with Johannes Somary before he passed away February 1st 2011, The world renowned conductor, founder and music director and of the AmorArtis Orchestra and Chorus, and the Fairfield County Chorale was joined for this program by his colleague John Ostendorf; the much heralded American bass-baritone who changed careers to become a successful classical record producer. Maestro Somary’s discography claims over fifty recordings, including four Stereo Review Record-of-the-Year Awards. Somary and Ostendorf discussed their early collaborations, period instruments and baroque interpretation, and their productions on the Lyrichord Early Music Series including "The Salzburg Mozart", Bach's "Coffee Cantata" and Cantata #158, and the recent release of Joseph Haydn's epic oratorio, "The Seasons". Selections from each recording are played