Jun 29 Blog Roy Harris In the 1930s, a small group of composers responded to the challenge of creating a truly “American” classical music, whose roots were planted as deeply in the soil of their country as Bach’s was in his. Of them, Aaron Copland may be the most iconic, but Roy Harris (1898-1979) made the deepest mark in the […] By WUOL Jun 29 Blog Roy Harris By WUOL
Nov 12 Blog Electronic and Improvised University of Louisville’s New Music Festival starts Wednesday at 8pm with music for electronics and live performance, including improvisations with Grawemeyer-winner Brett Dean, and composers Henry Vega and Krzysztof Wolek. Daniel Gilliam spoke with Krzysztof Wolek and Jacob Gotlib, also a composer featured on the festival, about this first concert and what to expect. Below […] By Daniel Gilliam Nov 12 Blog Electronic and Improvised By Daniel Gilliam