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Beautiful Music NOW - Shelley Washington

Peter Yankowsky

Kansas City-born musician Shelley Washington is a saxophone player and composer. She cites inspiration from jazz, rock, American folk and other music, and proudly asserts, "I love making lots and lots of noise." She is also a vocalist, and doubles on flute, piccolo, clarinet, and English handbells.

Today's Beautiful Music features Jasper String Quartet from a 2019 concert playing Shelley Washington's 2016 composition, MIDDLEGROUND.

Suzanne Bona is the host and executive producer of Sunday Baroque, a nationally syndicated weekly radio show of Baroque and early music which she originated on WSHU in 1987.