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
Mar 20 Video Women’s History Month – Joan Tower Joan Tower was a late-bloomer as a composer. Her first break-out composition, “Sequoia”, was written when Tower was 41. Tower’s music is closely tied to the Louisville Orchestra as the LO recorded several of her works for their “First Edition” series. Joan Tower was born in New York, but moved to Bolivia when she was […] By Alan Brandt Mar 20 Video Women’s History Month – Joan Tower By Alan Brandt