Aug 12 Blog Featured Album: Winged Creatures Anthony McGill, the New York Philharmonic’s principal clarinetist, and brother Demarre McGill, the Seattle Symphony Orchestra’s principle flutist, return to a beloved training ground, the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO), for “Winged Creatures” — an album of works for flute, clarinet, and orchestra featuring world-premiere recordings of specially commissioned duo concertos. The album’s title track, […] By WUOL Aug 12 Blog Featured Album: Winged Creatures By WUOL
Jul 15 Blog Featured Album: Holes in the Sky Lara Downes’ newest album and collaborative project “Holes in the Sky” is a mix from across the musical spectrum, from songwriter Judy Collins to Florence Price, and a new generation of musicians like Rhiannon Giddens and Ifetayo Ali-Landing. Inspired by words from Georgia O’Keefe, the album “tells the story of what women and girls can […] By WUOL Jul 15 Blog Featured Album: Holes in the Sky By WUOL
Mar 29 Blog Featured Album: Voces8 Enchanted Isle Voces8‘s fourth album looks inward to the music of Britain in “Enchanted Isle.” Barnaby Smith, a countertenor in the group, spoke with Daniel Gilliam about this new project and how they’ve tried to capture the sound of their homeland. We’ve tried to achieve that with the use of folk songs, as well as, sort of, […] By WUOL Mar 29 Blog Featured Album: Voces8 Enchanted Isle By WUOL
Apr 24 Blog Featured Album & Giveaway: Portraits The McGill/McHale Trio formed in 2014 after a concert at Bowling Green University in Ohio. Siblings Demarre and Anthony McGill both hold top positions in their orchestras: Demarre is the principal flutist of the Seattle Symphony and Anthony is the principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic. Michael McHale is one of Ireland’s leading pianists, […] By WUOL Apr 24 Blog Featured Album & Giveaway: Portraits By WUOL
Jun 28 Blog Featured Album: Simone in Havana Before traveling to Havana in 2015 to perform at a piano festival, Simone Dinnerstein was mostly unaware of the Cuban classical music scene. That all changed when she was introduced to the Havana Lyceum Orchestra. Together with conductor José A. Méndez Padrón, they collaborated to record two of Mozart’s best-known concertos, for the HLO’s first […] By Daniel Gilliam Jun 28 Blog Featured Album: Simone in Havana By Daniel Gilliam
Oct 08 Blog Featured Album: Anne Akiko Meyers’ Serenade (Photo:VANESSA BRICEÑO-SCHERZER / CHRISTIE STOCKSTILL) Awarded Billboard’s 2014 top-selling classical instrumentalist, Anne Akiko Meyers‘ latest recording, Serenade: The Love Album, drastically contrasts with most of her other recordings. Serenade: The Love Album showcases not only her virtuosic violin playing, but her love of modern and cinematic music. Executive produced by Meyers herself, the album also […] By WUOL Oct 08 Blog Featured Album: Anne Akiko Meyers’ Serenade By WUOL
Aug 10 Blog Featured Album: Andreas Staier’s Bach Concertos With a collective half-century of performing, Andreas Staier and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra release their sixth recording project with Bach’s harpsichord concertos. Available from Harmonia Mundi on August 13, 2015, we’ll feature this new album all week on Classical 90.5. By Daniel Gilliam Aug 10 Blog Featured Album: Andreas Staier’s Bach Concertos By Daniel Gilliam