Feb 12 Artsbreak Neil Rao: Where is He 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 our 2010 Young Artist Competition Winner Neil Rao, a percussionist and marimbist who recently played Carnegie Hall […] By WUOL Feb 12 Artsbreak Neil Rao: Where is He Now? By WUOL
Apr 08 Blog Nancy Zeltsman at SIUE Nancy Zeltsman with the SIUE Percussion Ensemble Internationally acclaimed marimbist Nancy Zeltsman was recently a guest artist at my school, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, on March 23rd and 24th. I made the trek back to my university to be a part of the experience. Nancy Zeltsman performing “Sotto Voce” Nancy provided private lessons for students, […] By WUOL Apr 08 Blog Nancy Zeltsman at SIUE By WUOL
Feb 17 Blog Kuniko Kato’s Cantus Percussionist Kuniko Kato’s album Cantus brings two of my passions together: Percussion and minimalism. This album follows her album Kuniko Plays Reich which was released in 2011. After receiving much praise for that album, she “wanted to make minimalist music more accessible.” She achieves this spectacularly in Cantus which was released in 2013. The album […] By WUOL Feb 17 Blog Kuniko Kato’s Cantus By WUOL
Feb 06 Blog Artist Spotlight: Casey Cangelosi Casey Cangelosi Michelle Frech recently joined Classical 90.5 as an intern. She is a student of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville studying Music Business. Over the next few months Michelle will be writing for our website, focusing on some of her interests which include percussion music. Award-winning percussionist Casey Cangelosi is an outstanding performer, composer, and […] By WUOL Feb 06 Blog Artist Spotlight: Casey Cangelosi By WUOL