Aug 04 Events New Lens 2021 90.5 WUOL Classical Louisville is proud to continue a collaboration with 21c Museum Hotel to present a new free series of concerts and conversations called New Lens. Exploring diverse and intriguing sounds and ideas in new music, art and society, this season of New Lens begins September 12, 2021 at 21c Museum Hotel. The series […] By WUOL Aug 04 Events New Lens 2021 By WUOL
Jun 08 Special Juneteenth Specials 2021 June 19 7pm A Call for Freedom with Kiana Del We’ll dig into the concept of freedom using Black American music as our language. Moving through the base elements of jazz, we’ll explore the history of Juneteenth, the cry for and celebration of liberation, as well as what history’s musicians have had to say about […] By WUOL Jun 08 Special Juneteenth Specials 2021 By WUOL
May 05 Events Event: A Conversation with Douglas Shadle May 16 at 7pm As an advocate of historically marginalized composers, musicologist Douglas Shadle is a leading voice in public discussions about the role of symphony orchestras and orchestral music in American life. His first book, Orchestrating the Nation: The Nineteenth-Century American Symphonic Enterprise (Oxford, 2016), explores the volatile relationships between composers, performers, […] By WUOL May 05 Events Event: A Conversation with Douglas Shadle By WUOL
Feb 03 Special Special: The Sound of 13 Sundays at 3pm (February 14-May 9) If you’re looking for a classical music program that addresses the racial injustice in our society through the lens of classical music, look no further. In The Sound of 13 host Garrett McQueen opens an historical and contemporary conversation of race with classical music and the 13th amendment as […] By WUOL Feb 03 Special Special: The Sound of 13 By WUOL
Feb 02 Blog Special: Langston Hughes – I Too Sing America Friday, February 12, 2021 at 9am and 9pm Langston Hughes, an enduring icon of the Harlem Renaissance, is best-known for his written work, which wedded his fierce dedication to social justice with his belief in the transformative power of the word. But he was a music lover, too, and some of the works he was […] By WUOL Feb 02 Blog Special: Langston Hughes – I Too Sing America By WUOL
Jan 08 Special Special: A Beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood Monday, January 18, 2020 at 9am and 9pm Martin Luther King, Jr. grew up listening to and singing church songs, and saw gospel and folk music as natural tools to further the civil rights movement. In this hour-long special from WQXR and WNYC, host Terrance McKnight interweaves musical examples with Dr. King’s own speeches and […] By WUOL Jan 08 Special Special: A Beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood By WUOL
Dec 09 Blog Holiday Specials 2020 December 14 9pm A Chanukah Celebration with Chicago A Cappella Join Jonathan Miller, artistic director of Chicago A Cappella and a longtime champion of Jewish choral music, for an inspiring, informative and entertaining show featuring choral music set to Chanukah texts both familiar and original performed by virtuoso ensemble Chicago A Cappella. December 17 8pm […] By WUOL Dec 09 Blog Holiday Specials 2020 By WUOL