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James Niblock - The First 100 Years | Classical Special

Niblock and friends sitting around a microphone
Jody Knol
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WKAR-MSU
James Niblock and former faculty colleagues gather to reminisce about their time working together. Hear their stories in this special program from WKAR Classical. (L-R) James Niblock, Leon Gregorian, Jere Hutcheson, Elsa Verdehr, Walter Verdehr.

Wed., Nov. 1 at 8pm on 90.5 FM or LISTEN HERE NOW | Dr. James Niblock, composer, chairman and professor emeritus of the then MSU Department of Music, turns 100 on November 1!

Join Jody Knol for an hour of conversation with Dr. James Niblock as they discuss his career, music, and much more.

The hour conversation also features Dr. Niblock's former colleagues at the MSU College of Music: Violin Professor Walter Verdehr, Clarinet Professor Elsa Verdehr, Professor Emeritus and former Director of the MSU Symphony Orchestra Leon Gregorian, and Composition Professor Emeritus Jere Hutcheson. 

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