Conversation with Jessie Montgomery

By Suzanne Bona,

Julie Freddino , Sabrina Garone

Published January 3, 2024 at 7:00 AM EST

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“Being an artist is living a life of service.” The words of Jessie Montgomery, who has earned acclaim, awards, and praise for her growing body of work as a composer, violinist, teacher, and activist. The musician credits her many teachers and mentors – and her parents – for opening up worlds to her. Jessie Montgomery shared stories about her experiences – including that time she was a little girl folding programs backstage with a VERY famous American actor before he became famous. She spoke with Suzanne about her life as a musician – and how she expresses her creativity in a few of her non-musical passions, too!

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Suzanne Bona

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.

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Julie Freddino

Julie Freddino is WSHU's production director, and she's the host of Sunday Spotlight and producer of Sunday Baroque.

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Sabrina Garone

Sabrina is host and producer of WSHU’s daily podcast After All Things. She also produces the climate podcast Higher Ground and other long-form news and music programs at the station. Sabrina spent two years as a WSHU fellow, working as a reporter and assisting with production of The Full Story.

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