Jul 22 Blog Singing In The Dark Times: Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir Takes On New Meaning Even before the age of social-distancing, composer and conductor Eric Whitacre had been leading an online chorus for a decade. Choir members say the connection they foster is more important than ever. By WUOL Jul 22 Blog Singing In The Dark Times: Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir Takes On New Meaning By WUOL
Nov 08 Holiday 2018 Holiday Choral Festival 90.5 WUOL Classical Louisville proudly presents the 13th annual Holiday Choral Festival on Sunday, December 2. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the first performance beginning at 7 p.m. This year’s event will be held at St. Brigid Church (1520 Hepburn Ave). See the program here. Celebrate the season amid a brilliant array of voices […] By WUOL Nov 08 Holiday 2018 Holiday Choral Festival By WUOL
Jan 03 audio Listen: 2017 Holiday Choral Festival By WUOL Jan 03 audio Listen: 2017 Holiday Choral Festival By WUOL
Dec 21 Featured Album Featured Album: Winter Songs Over the past decade, Ola Gjeilo has quickly become one of the most performed choral composers in the United States. He has been the composer-in-residence with the Phoenix Chorale, and is currently working with Voces8. His latest album is a long-time idea coming to fruition: a collection of music about winter and, Advent and Christmas. By Daniel Gilliam Dec 21 Featured Album Featured Album: Winter Songs By Daniel Gilliam
Jan 09 Blog Britten and Bax Benjamin Britten’s Hymn to St Cecilia was mostly written during the composer’s trip home to the UK after visiting the United States. This work had a long gestation as Britten had problems finding a suitable text. W H Auden was eventually asked and produced the poem in 1940. Britten’s setting was immediately recognised as a […] By Alan Brandt Jan 09 Blog Britten and Bax By Alan Brandt
Dec 08 Artsbreak Lux Aeterna: New Album from Christ Church Cathedral Robert Bozeman and the musicians of Christ Church Cathedral Episcopal, in downtown Louisville, have released a new album called “Lux Aeterna.” The CD explores different facets of light, through solo and choral music from Hildegard of Bingen to modern composers like Kevin Oldham. Listen below to some clips from the album: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/63045877″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” […] By Daniel Gilliam Dec 08 Artsbreak Lux Aeterna: New Album from Christ Church Cathedral By Daniel Gilliam
Feb 20 Blog Louisville Chamber Choir’s Official Debut While they’ve performed on several shared concerts for the past year, this Sunday at 3pm marks the Louisville Chamber Choir’s official debut concert at St. Agnes Catholic Church. Kent Hatteberg stopped by to talk about what’s on the program. By Daniel Gilliam Feb 20 Blog Louisville Chamber Choir’s Official Debut By Daniel Gilliam