Mar 31 Education News A Guitar for Katheryn About two weeks ago I got a message on my answering machine; it was rushed and out of breath and full of urgency. The man leaving the message was Scott Wade, a teacher at the ESL Newcomer Academy. Scott had a request from a student, Katheryn from El Salvador, who wanted a guitar. Luckily someone […] By WUOL Mar 31 Education News A Guitar for Katheryn By WUOL
Mar 29 audio Nils Økland and Sigbjørn Apeland at Big Ears Festival Between sets of synths, turntables and experimental singing, I walked into a dim lit massive church in Knoxville, TN. I was surrounded by the droning of two organs at either end and a musician switching between Hardanger fiddle and violin near the altar. Each performance I saw at Big Ears Music Festival took me to a […] By WUOL Mar 29 audio Nils Økland and Sigbjørn Apeland at Big Ears Festival By WUOL
Mar 15 Blog 2017 Sweet Sixteen March Challenge The month of March is when some put their season’s knowledge of basketball, or for some their best guesses, to the test in a NCAA championship bracket. Sure, basketball is great, but when the name of a month is also the name of a popular genre of music, we had to do something. Join 90.5 […] By WUOL Mar 15 Blog 2017 Sweet Sixteen March Challenge By WUOL
Jan 30 Education News The Story of Ferdinand 90.5 WUOL partners with Squallis Puppeteers to tell a musical version of The Story of Ferdinand. Shawn Hennessey has built a wonderful suitcase puppet show to go along with the music and narration of Sara Soltau, our education programs manager. Sara performs“Ferdinand the Bull” for speaker and violin (music by Alan Ridout and words by Munro Leaf) […] By WUOL Jan 30 Education News The Story of Ferdinand By WUOL
Nov 19 audio Young Artist Competition Winners 2016 The talent of our Young Artist Competition contestants this year was phenomenal! Congratulations to everyone who performed! We’d like to honor our first place winner and five honorable mentions by having them play in our winner’s recital Wednesday November 23rd at noon. Join us in our performance studio or listen live to 90.5 WUOL or […] By WUOL Nov 19 audio Young Artist Competition Winners 2016 By WUOL
Oct 26 Education News Learning Beyond the Notes: the Violinists of WESTEC In West Louisville on South 28th street there’s a blue house, walk past it and you’ll hear the faint sound of violins. Go in and you’ll find a Suzuki after school program that’s giving kids a positive activity with clear benefits to their grades and success. But that’s a first glance. Ask a few questions […] By WUOL Oct 26 Education News Learning Beyond the Notes: the Violinists of WESTEC By WUOL