May 06 Featured Album Jeremy Beck: by moonlight Louisville composer Jeremy Beck has released his sixth album on the Innova label: a collection of works spanning over a decade, both in their composition and their recording. Beck says it “provides a certain overview of my compositional life.” In a conversation with Daniel Gilliam, Beck describes this album as a diary of sorts, revealing […] By WUOL May 06 Featured Album Jeremy Beck: by moonlight By WUOL
Feb 01 audio Audio: Florence Price’s “Negro Folk Songs in Counterpoint” Negro Folk Songs in Counterpoint by Florence Price Performed by violinists Rob Simonds and Kimberly Tichenor, violist Meghan Casper, and cellist Allison Braid Olsen, recorded live at the Muhammad Ali Center on July 13, 2017 by Eric Matthews and Kojin Tashiro. Score made available by Douglas Shadle. By Daniel Gilliam Feb 01 audio Audio: Florence Price’s “Negro Folk Songs in Counterpoint” By Daniel Gilliam
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 WUOL Jun 29 Artsbreak Ruth French on her years in the Louisville Orchestra By WUOL
Jun 29 Artsbreak Roy Harris’ Connection to Louisville The myth that surrounds the person of Roy Harris is indicative of the effectiveness of modern publicity methods and the American desire for perpetuation of the age- old “rags to riches” story. In Harris’ case it is the rise from truck driver to “America’s Composer no. 1.” -from writings of Robert French Robert French teaching […] By WUOL Jun 29 Artsbreak Roy Harris’ Connection to Louisville By WUOL
Jun 20 Artsbreak Summer Listening 2016 Summer Listening Sign Ups are now open!! Sign the whole family up for a wonderful month of music and celebration this July! Go to wuol.org/summerlistening for details on this year’s 4 FREE FAMILY EVENTS and broadcast times for our SUMMER LISTENING RADIO SHOW. Look what fun we had last year… don’t miss out this year! By […] By WUOL Jun 20 Artsbreak Summer Listening 2016 By WUOL
Mar 24 audio Anne Richardson: Where is She Now? Classical 90.5’s Young Artist Competition showcases our region’s top musical talent. Every fall kids ages 8-18 compete for a spot in our live on-air studio recital. But where do our winners go from there? I caught up with Anne Richardson, a previous Young Artist Competition Winner who has performed at Classical 90.5 over the years. Hear about […] By WUOL Mar 24 audio Anne Richardson: Where is She Now? By WUOL
Mar 15 Artsbreak Take Note: March Edition We give a voice to young classical musicians in our community. Philip Morgan interviews 4 local teens on our March edition of Take Note. Hear what piece hooked Katelyn, Max, Sara, and Tre on classical music below. Produced by Anita Streeter and engineered by Robert Johnson. Visit wuol.org/takenote for more. By WUOL Mar 15 Artsbreak Take Note: March Edition By WUOL