University of Louisville Collegiate Chorale
University of Louisville Collegiate Chorale
Kent Hatteberg, conductor
Austin Echols, accompanist
Selections from Verdi’s Requiem
Four Reveries William Hawley
I: Echo
II: Remembrance
Twelfth Night, Op. 42 Samuel Barber
Drop in the Ocean Ēriks Ešenvalds
The Battle of Jericho arr. Moses Hogan
Listen here.
Metropolitan Museum Artists in Concert
Classical 90.5′s Scott Dowd in a conversation with Dr. Acton Osling about a concert to be presented by the Chamber Music Society of Louisville on January 31 at 3:00 pm in Comstock Concert Hall at the University of Louisville. The Metropolitan Museum Artists will be offering these selections: Haydn Baryton Trio, Dvorák Four Miniatures,
Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 and the Mozart Grande Sestetto Concertante – a contemporaneous transcription of the Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364. This is the fourth concert of the season for the Chamber Music Society which is in it’s 72nd season. Listen here.
Savage Rose Classical Theatre Co.
The Savage Rose is Louisville’s classic theatre ensemble, but don’t let the name fool you. Don’t mistake “classic” for stodgy, pretentious or banal. On the contrary, what director John Tillotson achieves in this production of Much Ado About Nothing is to return the story’s humor and charm. In this interview with Classical 90.5′s Scott Dowd, Tillotson is joined by artistic director Barrett Cooper, who portrays Benedick, and Virginia Schneider, his progressive foil and eventual love, Beatrice. Listen here.
Earl Wild, 1915 – 2010
Pianist Earl Wild passed away this weekend, leaving an incredible pianistic legacy and recording history. Wild’s performing lineage goes back to Franz Liszt. Two of Wild’s teachers were taught by students of the Romantic-era composer and virtuoso pianist. Read an appreciation of Earl Wild here, including a video of a performance from the 1950′s.
Louisville Orchestra Pre-Concert Conversation 01/09/10
Jason Weinberger led the Louisville Orchestra through a concert at the Brown Theatre on January 9, 2010, featuring the Symphony No. 4 by Johannes Brahms, Serenade in E-Flat Major by Richard Strauss, and Verklarte Nacht (Transfigured
Night) by Arnold Schoenberg.
Classical 90.5′s Daniel Gilliam interviewed Resident Conductor Jason Weinberger immediately prior to the concert. The conversation included some biographical information on the composers, the historical context of the works, and the parallels and connections between Brahms, Strauss and Schoenberg that were critical in creating the program.
How to Introduce Classical Music to Young People
Courtney Lewis, 25, directs the Discovery Ensemble, a 40-member orchestra that plays free concerts for inner-city school children.
While checking the classical music news today, I found two very different strategies in introducing the music we love to the youth of today. In Boston, a 25-year-old conductor is leading free concerts for school children. In Great Britain a school headmaster in Spondon, Derby, has a slightly different approach. Students who misbehave must sit in detention for 2 hours and listen to the music of Bach, Verdi, Brahms, etc. One student said of the punishment, “Last year was a nightmare. Mr Walker’s music is a real killer.”
New Classical Feature this Week
Join Classical 90.5 this week for selections from Yuja Wang’s recording of Chopin, Liszt, Ligeti and Scriabin. What’s so great about Ms. Wang? Watch this video. It will convince you more than any words I could write.
Classical News
In nearby Carmel, Indiana, they’re looking for star performers to feature in the inaugural season of the Regional Performing Arts Center. Meanwhile, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is facing problems coming out of the renovations to the Music Hall. The Nashville Symphony Orchestra announced their 2010/2011 season, including a world-premiere by Nashville-based composer Conni Ellisor and two brand-new works by Daniel Bernard Roumain and Avner Dorman. Louisville Orchestra is getting ready for its next BB&T “Strings Attached” concert with Airborne Toxic Event and Calexico on January 30.
Louisville Orchestra Announces 74th Season
In a press release from today, the Louisville Orchestra announces its 74th season with a tie-in to the upcoming documentary Music Makes a City: A Louisville Orchestra Story by Owsley Brown, III and Jerome Hiler. The 2010-11 season reaches deep into some of the works recorded and premiered, including centenarian Elliot Carter’s Variations for Orchestra, Martin’s Petite symphonie concertante, and Lutoslawski’s Fanfare for Louisville.
Other substantial works include Mahler’s Symphony No. 9, Dvorak and Shostakovich’s Eighth Symphonies, Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps, and Poulenc’s Gloria. Guest soloists include Sarah Chang (Fanfara), Lee Luvisi and Sharon Isbin.
The 2010-11 season promises to be one of the most exciting and varied in recent memory, with enough to talk about and expect.
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Classical 90.5′s Scott Dowd recently had the opportunity to talk with Jessica Wortham. Ms Wortham, a Louisville native, is playing four roles in the Actors Theatre of Louisville production of Crime and Punishment. Listen here.
