Jun 30 Blog The History of the Vuvuzela Contemporary audiences know the vuvuzela was prominently featured in the 2010 World Cup games. But few know the historical importance of the plastic instrument. Until now: By WUOL Jun 30 Blog The History of the Vuvuzela By WUOL
Jun 29 Blog Music of the Spheres? Scientists recently have decoded the vibrational loops of the Sun’s atmosphere and recorded it. Here is what it sounds like: By WUOL Jun 29 Blog Music of the Spheres? By WUOL
Jun 10 Blog Schumann Turns 200 All this week Classical 90.5 is celebrating the life and music of Robert Schumann, born June 4, 1810. Bill McGlaughlin dedicates his week to the composer Monday – Friday at 7 pm on Exploring Music. By WUOL Jun 10 Blog Schumann Turns 200 By WUOL
May 13 Blog It's called an Otamatone, and I Want One By WUOL May 13 Blog It's called an Otamatone, and I Want One By WUOL
Apr 26 Blog Turning the Page Page turner for classical musicians is a stressful job, it turns out. LA Opera has turned a page with its new Wagner productions, making the Ring Cycle into a Sci-Fi saga. Meanwhile the Met starts a new chapter with its highly-praised production of Rossini’s Armida. And the C-J’s Andrew Adler closes the book on the […] By WUOL Apr 26 Blog Turning the Page By WUOL
Apr 13 Blog Just in time for Tax Day If you follow Classical 90.5, blog, you’ve already read about composer Jennifer Higdon winning the Pulitzer Prize for her violin concerto. I’m sure the $10,000 will come in handy for tax day! If the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts has his way, we all may need to pay more at tax time. […] By WUOL Apr 13 Blog Just in time for Tax Day By WUOL
Mar 15 Blog Operatic Winners and Losers The 2010 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions winners were announced. The youngest winner is 22 years old. Meanwhile, the Met’s production of Shostakovich’s “The Nose” is getting great reviews. The only loser I can find really isn’t one. While critics deride Ambrois Thomas’s “Hamlet”, it still gets productions, including this weekend at the Met. Photo: […] By WUOL Mar 15 Blog Operatic Winners and Losers By WUOL