On this week's show, Bob Gifford is joined by Amy Holmes. She is the K-12 music teacher in the Oak Ridge R-IV Schools.

In this episode we speak with Andrew Hand a BFA Musical Theater Major who serves as the Marketing and Outreach Director for Brick Road Production. Brick Road Production is a student run and produced play production organization on the Southeast Missouri State University campus.

Louie Pereira, the new Instructor of Jazz, Commercial, and Marching Percussion and Drumset at SEMO. He's the featured guest performer at the upcoming 'Underground Jazz' series on Fri. Sept. 26 at 7:30 pm in Scout Hall in Downtown Cape Girardeau.

In this episode, we speak with director Dr. Patrick Hopkins, Assistant Professor of Low Strings and Director of Orchestra. He will direct the Southeast Symphony Orchestra at the Dan Cotner Amphitheater at Capaha Park for a "Pops in the Park Concert" on September 19, 7:30 p.m.

In this episode of 'Exposition', we speak with Doug Deming of Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones, who are the sixth and final featured performers in the Fall 2025 Series of Tunes at Twilight held by Old Town Cape. Doug Deming plays on Friday, September 5, at the Ivers Square Gazebo at 44 N. Lorimier in Downtown Cape Girardeau, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm.

On this installment, Strike Up the Band host Dr. Robert Gifford talks with Norwegian composer and band conductor Geir Knutson.

In this episode of 'Exposition', we speak with Seth Walker —he's the fifth featured performer in the Fall 2025 Series of Tunes at Twilight held by Old Town Cape. Seth Walker plays on Friday, August 29, at the Ivers Square Gazebo at 44 N. Lorimier in Downtown Cape Girardeau, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm.

In this episode of 'Exposition', we speak with Miss Jubilee (aka vocalist Valerie Kirchhoff and pianist Ethan Leinwand) —they're the fourth featured performers in the Fall 2025 Series of Tunes at Twilight held by Old Town Cape. Miss Jubilee plays on Friday, August 22, at the Ivers Square Gazebo at 44 N. Lorimier in Downtown Cape Girardeau, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm.

In this episode of 'Exposition' we spoke with Tiny Tales Podcast episode writer and narrator R. E. Rule and music composer and producer Dr. Frank Nawrot. They described the types of stories they produce and all that goes into the production of the show, including the utilization of the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus' recording studio and the inclusion of SEMO's Professor of Clarinet, Dr. Gabrielle Baffoni.

In this episode of 'Exposition', we speak with Cheley Tackett— she's the third featured performer in the Fall 2025 Series of Tunes at Twilight held by Old Town Cape. Cheley Tackett plays on Friday, August 15, at the Ivers Square Gazebo at 44 N. Lorimier in Downtown Cape Girardeau, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm.