Jul 14 Events Longleash’s “Far from Shore” on New Lens Longleash (a piano trio) is an ensemble with a traditional instrumentation and a progressive identity. They’ll bring their program “Far from Shore” to New Lens at WUOL’s Performance Studio on August 14th, with music by James Diaz, Linda Catlin Smith, Anthony Vine, Anthony Cheung, and Baldwin Giang. This show will explorie distance, separation, reunification and […] By Daniel Gilliam Jul 14 Events Longleash’s “Far from Shore” on New Lens By Daniel Gilliam
Jun 07 Blog The debut of ‘Omar,’ a thoroughly American opera June 7, 20225:03 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition By Anastasia Tscioulcas A new opera tells the true story of an enslaved man taken from his home in what is now Senegal and trafficked to South Carolina. The opera premiered at the Spoleto Festival USA, less than a mile down the road from where the […] By Anastasia Tsioulcas Jun 07 Blog The debut of ‘Omar,’ a thoroughly American opera By Anastasia Tsioulcas
May 17 New Releases Chôros, an Irish Melody, and Danny Elfman Here’s a sample of some of the new additions to the WUOL library… By Daniel Gilliam May 17 New Releases Chôros, an Irish Melody, and Danny Elfman By Daniel Gilliam
May 12 Interview Composer KiMani Bridges on her process, STATiC, and what’s next The dual meaning of the word “static” inspired Louisville composer KiMani Bridges‘ first commission and premiere with the Louisville Orchestra this weekend. STATiC evokes the idea of stasis, and the sound of static you might find on a TV or hear on a radio. Bridges’ says she started this new work by first drawing what […] By Daniel Gilliam May 12 Interview Composer KiMani Bridges on her process, STATiC, and what’s next By Daniel Gilliam
May 11 Blog Meet Raven Chacon, the first Native American to win the Pulitzer Prize for music Raven Chacon’s Voiceless Mass received its world premiere Nov. 21, 2021 at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee, Wis. Far from any kind of traditional Catholic mass, the piece was written by Chacon, a Diné composer, performer and installation artist from the Navajo Nation, for chamber orchestra and pipe organ — specifically […] By Tom Huizenga May 11 Blog Meet Raven Chacon, the first Native American to win the Pulitzer Prize for music By Tom Huizenga
May 10 Interview Hear How Math Collaborates With Music in Louisville Orchestra’s ‘Automation’ Machine meets man, or more specifically cellist, in a new concerto premiering this weekend with the Louisville Orchestra. Composer Adam Schoenberg and cellist Yves Dhar as well as mathematicians Kathryn Leonard and Ghassan Sarkis discuss the computing and music making that went into “Automation.” Win tickets to this weekend’s premiere. By Colleen Phelps May 10 Interview Hear How Math Collaborates With Music in Louisville Orchestra’s ‘Automation’ By Colleen Phelps
Apr 28 Blog Can classical music really be inclusive? Composer Jessie Montgomery thinks so Jessie Montgomery is having a moment. Several moments at once, actually. In the past several years, the 40-year-old composer and violinist has rapidly become a poster child for the shifting classical music canon — an artist who aims to overcome an institutional dependence on old dead white men by leveling the field for women and […] By Tom Huizenga Apr 28 Blog Can classical music really be inclusive? Composer Jessie Montgomery thinks so By Tom Huizenga