Sep 29 Behind The Playlist Behind the Playlist with Composer Joff Bush A blue heeler from Australia is the newest classical music influencer for the under-5 set. Composer Joff Bush combines original music with re-orchestrations of beloved classics for the soundtrack to the hit show Bluey, which has now released its first soundtrack album. In this look Behind the Playlist, Bush describes how he makes these big […] By Colleen Phelps Sep 29 Behind The Playlist Behind the Playlist with Composer Joff Bush By Colleen Phelps
Sep 10 Behind The Playlist Behind The Playlist With Cellist Inbal Segev Cellist Inbal Segev is ready for performing musicians to feel like ourselves again. In her process of “creative recovery” she has commissioned 20 pieces for the year that 2020 was. Two volumes are out now. In this look behind the playlist she shares how the process has brought her normalcy, as well as what students […] By Colleen Phelps Sep 10 Behind The Playlist Behind The Playlist With Cellist Inbal Segev By Colleen Phelps
Nov 13 Blog Lara Downes – Amplify Pianist Lara Downes has a new project that has her closing the lid on the piano (just for a little bit), and opening a microphone. In “Amplify,” a new series from NPR Music, Downes talks with black musicians about the issues and challenges affecting their profession in general, and especially through a pandemic. The roster […] By Daniel Gilliam Nov 13 Blog Lara Downes – Amplify By Daniel Gilliam
Oct 08 Featured Album Simone Dinnerstein – A Character of Quiet In June of 2020, Simone Dinnerstein started recording her eleventh album; not in a studio, but in her home in Brooklyn. She chose two composers who she loves playing, and asked Adam Abeshouse, A GRAMMY winner and one of classical music’s most prolific producers and engineers, to record it. “A Character of Quiet” explores the […] By Daniel Gilliam Oct 08 Featured Album Simone Dinnerstein – A Character of Quiet By Daniel Gilliam
Sep 20 Blog Interview: John Lunn The highly-successful television series Downton Abbey gets the cinematic treatment in a feature film that releases in North America today. Composer John Lunn’s music for the show and film are as iconic as the characters. In this conversation with Daniel Gilliam, Lunn talks about his beginnings in the film industry, and how the music for […] By WUOL Sep 20 Blog Interview: John Lunn By WUOL
Feb 03 Artsbreak Interview: From the Top’s Christopher O’Riley Christopher O’Riley is the host of NPR’s From the Top, heard Sundays at 6pm. While in town for a live taping at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, O’Riley talked with Daniel Gilliam about the level of talent on the show, how the performers are ambassadors for music, and his own recording projects. [soundcloud […] By Daniel Gilliam Feb 03 Artsbreak Interview: From the Top’s Christopher O’Riley By Daniel Gilliam