"For this concert the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra will have a guest conductor. His name is John Nardolillo. He is the Director of the University of Kentucky's Symphony Orchestra. He has directed orchestras all over the world and has even collaborated with folk singer Arlo Guthrie to perform works of American folk music and those of the American classical composers, Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein."

"Mr. Nardolillo was born in Bend, Oregon. He began learning the violin at the age of three."

"Mr. Nardolillo has chosen three pieces for this concert. The composers of each piece were born in different countries: the U.S.A., England, and Russia. Let me tell you about them."