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 29 WUOLive WUOLive: Kentucky Opera Rigoletto On the next WUOLive. Kentucky Opera presents a preview of its final main-stage production, Verdi’s Rigoletto. Wednesday, February 6th at noon. The concert is free and open-to-the-public. Members can reserve a lunch from City Cafe by calling (502) 814-6565 by Tuesday, February 5th at noon. By WUOL Jan 29 WUOLive WUOLive: Kentucky Opera Rigoletto By WUOL
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
Jan 17 Blog WUOLive: Kentucky Opera Studio Artists On the next WUOLive, Kentucky Opera brings some of its Studio Artists for songs by Schubert, Ravel, the famous duet from Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers, and more. Featuring tenor Thomas (TJ) Capobianco, baritone Adrian Sanchez and pianist Taylor Burkhardt. Wednesday, January 23rd at noon. The concert is free and open-to-the-public. Members can reserve a lunch […] By WUOL Jan 17 Blog WUOLive: Kentucky Opera Studio Artists By WUOL