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 21 Blog Celebrate These Composers During AAPI Heritage Month May is AAPI Heritage Month, and classical music offers many opportunities to celebrate composers who are Asian American or from Pacific Islands. By Colleen Phelps May 21 Blog Celebrate These Composers During AAPI Heritage Month By Colleen Phelps
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
Apr 27 Blog “He did a lazy sway:” A Langston Hughes Playlist As National Poetry Month comes to a close we at WUOL wanted to share a playlist that pays tribute to a poet who has been moving us through music this year: Langston Hughes. By Colleen Phelps Apr 27 Blog “He did a lazy sway:” A Langston Hughes Playlist By Colleen Phelps
Apr 16 Blog Thunder Over Louisville, And Music To Your Ears While the return of Thunder Over Louisville promises great fun, it’s also understandable that you may not be so eager to embrace the loud boom of the fireworks. We’re here to help. By Colleen Phelps Apr 16 Blog Thunder Over Louisville, And Music To Your Ears By Colleen Phelps
Apr 16 Behind The Playlist Behind The Playlist With Craig Hella Johnson of Conspirare When Texas-based professional choir Conspirare created their album The Singing Guitar they collected pieces centered on solitude, loneliness, and even the big questions asked in The Star Spangled Banner, they ended up touching on the major themes of 2020 that have continued into 2021. By Colleen Phelps Apr 16 Behind The Playlist Behind The Playlist With Craig Hella Johnson of Conspirare By Colleen Phelps