Apr 18 Blog One Cellist, Three Concertos Louisville Orchestra principal cellist Nicholas Finch is premiering three concertos, specifically written for him, on April 18th at the Ogle Center at IUS, with his colleagues from NouLou Chamber Players and conducted by Jason Seber. Finch and composers, Ljova, Dorian Wallace, and Alyssa Weinberg talked with Daniel Gilliam about the inspiration behind their new pieces, […] By WUOL Apr 18 Blog One Cellist, Three Concertos By WUOL
Apr 16 Blog Readjusting Your Reality: Ellen Reid Wins Music Pulitzer For ‘P r i s m’ The young composer's opera, which debuted at the Los Angeles Opera, was inspired by her own experience as a survivor of sexual assault. By Tom Huizenga Apr 16 Blog Readjusting Your Reality: Ellen Reid Wins Music Pulitzer For ‘P r i s m’ By Tom Huizenga
Mar 01 Blog Joyce DiDonato Songplay Joyce DiDonato‘s new album Songplay finds itself at the intersection between baroque & classical songs and jazz, with “standards” from both worlds. DiDonato re-imagines Italian art songs and arias with the flexibility and sensibility of jazz, and throws in tunes by the likes of Duke Ellington and Richard Rodgers as a complement. In some ways, […] By Daniel Gilliam Mar 01 Blog Joyce DiDonato Songplay By Daniel Gilliam
Feb 13 Blog ICYMI 2019 Louisville Music Awards On Sunday February 10th 2019, Louisville Public Media (LPM) presented the 2019 Louisville Music Awards (LMA) at Bomhard Theater in the Kentucky Center. The night featured an LPM house band, first-time collaborations with local musicians, and some heartfelt acceptance speeches by some of our music scene’s most underappreciated voices. Jean West and Noel Weaver (Photo: […] By Jecorey Arthur Feb 13 Blog ICYMI 2019 Louisville Music Awards By Jecorey Arthur
Feb 08 Blog Jeremy Denk Maps Centuries of Music History on ‘c.1300-c.2000’ Hear the resourceful pianist trace 700 years of Western music, from the delicate medieval counterpoint of Guillaume de Machaut to the minimalism of Philip Glass. By Tom Huizenga Feb 08 Blog Jeremy Denk Maps Centuries of Music History on ‘c.1300-c.2000’ By Tom Huizenga
Jan 21 Blog Revisiting The Pioneering Composer Florence Price A new recording spotlights the tenacious composer, who was the first African-American woman to have her work performed by a major symphony orchestra. By Tom Huizenga Jan 21 Blog Revisiting The Pioneering Composer Florence Price By Tom Huizenga