Karen El-Chaar
Program HostKaren El-Chaar is a longtime volunteer at WDIY. She is the host of the public affairs program, The El-Chaar Chronicles, where she discusses legal, environmental, and political issues. She is also a rotating host of WDIY music programs WDIY Classics, Jazz Factory, and Swing Sunday.
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Karen El-Chaar and fellow WDIY host Maddie Yang talk with Brent Chancellor, a composer who created a symphony to explore the idea of plants communicating through sound. -
David Macbeth, Artistic Director the Concord Chamber Singers, talks with Karen El-Chaar about their upcoming concert, 'Living Legends.' -
Karen El-Chaar welcomes Pat Rivera and Rain Black of the Museum of Indian Culture to talk about their work on an interactive portrayal of an early Lenape village. -
Karen El-Chaar talks with the PA Camerata Singers Artistic Director and Conductor Eduardo Azzati about the group's annual winter concert at Christ Lutheran Church in Allentown, which will feature works by British composers. -
Karen El-Chaar talks with David Macbeth of the Concord Chamber Singers about their upcoming winter concert at First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, which will feature Handel's 'Messiah' and a 'Hallelujah' sing-along. -
Karen El-Chaar is joined by Alex Shahbazi of the Ocean Conservancy to talk about the geopolitical work to solve environmental concerns in the Arctic Ocean. -
Ukrainian and American conductor Theodore Kuchar discusses his work with the Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra as he prepares for the Sinfonia's upcoming concert at Moravian University in Bethlehem on Saturday, October 18. -
Members of the Allentown Symphony Orchestra stop by the WDIY studios to discuss their upcoming 75th Season Celebration: An American in Paris, happening October 11-12 at Miller Symphony Hall. -
Karen El-Chaar talks with Chris Dorsett of the Ocean Conservancy and Kelsey Lamp of Environment America about the recent United Nations 3rd Ocean Conference. -
Karen El-Chaar takes a look back on the Dalai Lama's 2008 visit and speech at Lehigh University and its continued relevance.
