Remembering Melissa Straw

By Trevor Harris

Published April 1, 2016 at 11:45 AM CDT

Long-time Columbia resident Melissa Straw passed away recently. Among her many other contributions to the local music scene, Straw conducted the Children's Choir of the Missouri Symphony Conservatory. Here's a conversation Straw had early last year with Trevor Harris when Straw was a guest on the Missouri Symphony Orchestra Radio Hour.

This episode originally aired on March 29, 2016.

A celebration of the life of Melissa Straw happens this Saturday, November 25 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Columbia's Boone County History and Cultural Center, 3800 Ponderosa Street.

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Trevor is a KBIA and KMUC announcer and producer. Since 2019, he has preserved life stories and done other audio-video productions through his business, The <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frecollectionagency.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cjohnsmark%40missouri.edu%7C7e2e7667a89c49de5a9508de3424ecf4%7Ce3fefdbef7e9401ba51a355e01b05a89%7C0%7C0%7C639005530348914931%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=VUtaiYl%2BPi2uE7cKF7P0DOtDTcpMFTzERgmSFGWWnwA%3D&reserved=0">Recollection Agency</a>. Trevor produces the Missouri history podcast <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frecollectionagency.com%2Fmo-curious-podcast-2%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cjohnsmark%40missouri.edu%7C7e2e7667a89c49de5a9508de3424ecf4%7Ce3fefdbef7e9401ba51a355e01b05a89%7C0%7C0%7C639005530348935575%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=dCx4tdLoFhI3bcMCFmI3Jhd0S22ipjNR6Xs4wtTHmZc%3D&reserved=0">Mo' Curious.</a>

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