Apr 27 Blog “He did a lazy sway:” A Langston Hughes Playlist As National Poetry Month comes to a close we at WUOL wanted to share a playlist that pays tribute to a poet who has been moving us through music this year: Langston Hughes. By Colleen Phelps Apr 27 Blog “He did a lazy sway:” A Langston Hughes Playlist By Colleen Phelps
Mar 18 review REVIEW: Louisville Orchestra Looks For Jazz In Festival Of American Music Visiting conductors and composers often bring up the Louisville Orchestra’s legendary First Edition commissioning and recording days in the mid-20th century. The First Edition project put Louisville on lots of maps. The Louisville Orchestra has tried to reclaim some of that history since a youthful Teddy Abrams became music director in 2014. His appointment was […] By Daniel Gilliam Mar 18 review REVIEW: Louisville Orchestra Looks For Jazz In Festival Of American Music By Daniel Gilliam
Mar 01 Blog Joyce DiDonato Songplay Joyce DiDonato‘s new album Songplay finds itself at the intersection between baroque & classical songs and jazz, with “standards” from both worlds. DiDonato re-imagines Italian art songs and arias with the flexibility and sensibility of jazz, and throws in tunes by the likes of Duke Ellington and Richard Rodgers as a complement. In some ways, […] By Daniel Gilliam Mar 01 Blog Joyce DiDonato Songplay By Daniel Gilliam
May 09 Blog In-Studio with Jack Ashworth There are more similarities between baroque music and jazz than you might imagine. Jack Ashworth talks about these connections, the famous La Folia variations, and plays Scarlatti and Gismonti. Jack Ashworth joins Cléa Galhano and Brent Wissick for an Arts on the Corner concert at Highland Presbyterian Church on May 18, 2014 at 3pm. By Daniel Gilliam May 09 Blog In-Studio with Jack Ashworth By Daniel Gilliam