Christy L'Esperance
Classical IPR host/producerKansas City native Christy L’Esperance (pronounced “LESS-per-ahns") started listening to classical music on the Snoopy radio she got for her 4th birthday.
Today, as Classical IPR's morning host and producer of family programming, she enjoys classical music through much better speakers.
The years between were filled with the adventures of earning a degree in piano performance and pedagogy, presenting classical music on air for Iowa Public Radio, Northern Public Radio and Classical KC, teaching piano and music composition, performing frequently as an accompanist and raising a ginormous family with her husband.
You can reach Christy at christy.lesperance@interlochen org - she would love to hear about the ways you keep music in your life.
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Christy and Betty explore how unexpected memories — and music like Fanny Mendelssohn’s "Farewell to Rome" — can transport us back to certain moments. -
Yes, there’s a classical music piece inspired by a dog’s wagging tail — and it’s just as emotional as any love song.
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We explore how nostalgia pops up through photos and music, including a personal story from Betty and Dvorak’s "Songs My Mother Taught Me."
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Christy and her cohost Betty unpack how nostalgia for home is more than just longing — it's an emotion made of memories, culture and identity.
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Christy and Betty explore childhood nostalgia through Schumann’s "Scenes from Childhood" and the memories sparked by music and play.
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We're following the mischief of Till Eulenspiegel... but today it catches up to him. Richard Strauss's score sets Till's antics to music.
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Till Eulenspiegel crashes a garden party, falls in love then pranks clueless professors. Strauss’s musical themes help us keep track of who's who.
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Prankster Till Eulenspiegel causes chaos all over town in a whirlwind morning of mischief, all set to Richard Strauss’s lively score.
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Till Eulenspiegel is a rascal of a character from German folklore and composer Richard Strauss captures his "merry pranks" with sound.
