Oct 01 Artsbreak In-Studio: Zach Lopes Plays Rare Muczynski Zachary Lopes is a professor of piano at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He’s a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He’s performed across the US, in Italy and the Czech Republic, and even appeared once on CBS’s Sunday Morning. Lopes is […] By Daniel Gilliam Oct 01 Artsbreak In-Studio: Zach Lopes Plays Rare Muczynski By Daniel Gilliam
Jul 13 Blog An unusual viol The baryton is part of the viol family, but with a difference. Played between the legs like a cello, it has two sets of strings. The gut strings are strung like a normal cello, above the neck. But a second set of steel strings are behind and to the right of the neck. This allows […] By Alan Brandt Jul 13 Blog An unusual viol By Alan Brandt
Jul 15 Blog Healthy Competition Competition is all around us, from sporting events to how many ads you see for a particular product. Composers haven’t been insulated from competition, either. When Joseph Haydn was working in London, his former student Ignaz Pleyel showed up and became his teacher’s rival. Haydn decided he would write a Sinfonia Concertante, like Pleyel’s (who […] By Daniel Gilliam Jul 15 Blog Healthy Competition By Daniel Gilliam
Sep 23 Blog Teddy Abrams Teddy Abrams will be guest conducting the Louisville Orchestra for a program on September 26th, featuring Haydn’s Symphony No. 59, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 and Barber’s Second Essay. Classical 90.5′s Daniel Gilliam talked with Teddy about the music on Thursday’s program, about being involved in the orchestra’s community and how Thursday’s program came together. [soundcloud […] By Daniel Gilliam Sep 23 Blog Teddy Abrams By Daniel Gilliam
Sep 11 Blog Marcelo Lehninger Marcelo Lehninger will be guest conducting the Louisville Orchestra for a program on September 13th, featuring Haydn’s Symphony No. 88, Dvořák’s Symphony no. 8 and Christopher Swist’s “Abaprima for Orchestra.” Classical 90.5’s Alan Brandt talked with Marcelo about the music on Friday’s program, working with an orchestra and being involved in the orchestra’s community. [soundcloud […] By Daniel Gilliam Sep 11 Blog Marcelo Lehninger By Daniel Gilliam