Sep 22 Education News Classical 90.5 and Squallis Puppeteers present Ferdinand the Bull Ferdinand The Bull October 1st at 10am & 1pm Highlands Community Campus (HCC) 1228 E. Breckinridge St. Louisville, KY 40204 This is a musical performance and suitcase puppet show of Ferdinand, the original a children’s book with words by Munro Leaf and drawings by Robert Lawson. Classical 90.5’s education programs manager, Sara Soltau, holds a masters […] By Sara Louise Callaway Sep 22 Education News Classical 90.5 and Squallis Puppeteers present Ferdinand the Bull By Sara Louise Callaway
Jul 11 audio Florence Price On June 15, 1933, Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra premiered Florence Price’s Symphony in E Minor in front of a packed house at the Auditorium Theatre. That night Price became the first African American woman to earn such a distinguished premiere. In a certain sense, the event mirrored Jackie Robinson’s heroic Major League […] By Sara Louise Callaway Jul 11 audio Florence Price By Sara Louise Callaway
Jun 29 audio Dr. Douglas Shadle on Early American Music Douglas Shadle is an assistant Professor of Musicology at Vanderbilt University. His book Orchestrating the Nation: The Nineteenth-Century American Symphonic Enterprise(Oxford University Press, 2015) explores the complex and protean relationships between composers, performers, critics, and audiences as nearly 50 American symphonists vied for space within national and international musical arenas throughout the century. Doug joined us in […] By Sara Louise Callaway Jun 29 audio Dr. Douglas Shadle on Early American Music By Sara Louise Callaway
Jun 29 Artsbreak Ruth French on her years in the Louisville Orchestra Ruth French shares pictures, newspaper clips, memories, and an original Louisville Orchestra program from 1953. She was a violinist in the Louisville Orchestra from 1949-1970 during the Orchestra’s commissioning project and First Edition recordings. She was 17 when she joined, the youngest member at that time. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/270688594?secret_token=s-MEoBa” params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] […] By Sara Louise Callaway Jun 29 Artsbreak Ruth French on her years in the Louisville Orchestra By Sara Louise Callaway
Jun 20 Artsbreak Summer Listening 2016 Summer Listening Sign Ups are now open!! Sign the whole family up for a wonderful month of music and celebration this July! Go to wuol.org/summerlistening for details on this year’s 4 FREE FAMILY EVENTS and broadcast times for our SUMMER LISTENING RADIO SHOW. Look what fun we had last year… don’t miss out this year! By […] By Sara Louise Callaway Jun 20 Artsbreak Summer Listening 2016 By Sara Louise Callaway
Mar 24 audio Anne Richardson: Where is She Now? Classical 90.5’s Young Artist Competition showcases our region’s top musical talent. Every fall kids ages 8-18 compete for a spot in our live on-air studio recital. But where do our winners go from there? I caught up with Anne Richardson, a previous Young Artist Competition Winner who has performed at Classical 90.5 over the years. Hear about […] By Sara Louise Callaway Mar 24 audio Anne Richardson: Where is She Now? By Sara Louise Callaway
Mar 15 Artsbreak Take Note: March Edition We give a voice to young classical musicians in our community. Philip Morgan interviews 4 local teens on our March edition of Take Note. Hear what piece hooked Katelyn, Max, Sara, and Tre on classical music below. Produced by Anita Streeter and engineered by Robert Johnson. Visit wuol.org/takenote for more. By Sara Louise Callaway Mar 15 Artsbreak Take Note: March Edition By Sara Louise Callaway