The Louisville Ballet begins its new season with the classic ballet Giselle. Artistic Director Bruce Simpson talks with Classical 90.5’s Alan Brandt about bringing the ballet to life on the Whitney Hall stage. He also shares some of the highlights of the upcoming 2010-11 ballet season.
Violinist Sarah Chang is in Louisville to perform Mendelssohn’s concerto as part of the Louisville Orchestra’s Fanfara – Season Opening Gala. Classical 90.5’s Alan Brandt talked to Ms. Chang about her music and career.
The Louisville Youth Orchestra is ramping up for its 2010-2011 concert season with auditions starting August 28 and running through September 5. The five different LYO ensembles perform concerts throughout the area, and will be featured in several high-profile events, including a concert with My Morning Jacket and a side-by-side concert with the Louisville Orchestra. Auditions are held at Louisville Collegiate, and you can download an application here. For more information call (502) 896-1851. Jason Seber is the orchestra’s Music Director, and talked with Classical 90.5′s Daniel Gilliam about the audition process, the new season and how to get involved.
The Stephen Foster Story Musical has been a Bardstown tradition for over 50 years. The outdoor performance explores the life of Stephen Foster through his songs, with a full cast of local singers and soloists from around the country. David Hedrick, the show’s music director, brought the cast for a preview performance at Classical 90.5. You can find out more about the live performance in bardstown at stephenfoster.com
Please join Classical 90.5′s Alan Brandt in a conversation with ‘Jersey Boys’- Steve Gouveia (Nick Massi), Ryan Jesse (Bob Gaudio), John Michael Dias (Frankie Valli) and Nathan Scherich (Tommy Devito). Jersey Boys runs now through August 15 at Robert S. Whitney Hall at The Kentucky Center.
Music Theatre Louisville’s summer 2010 season included three productions: “1776,” “Nunsense,” and the perennial favorite “Annie” featuring Madelyn Steurer as the title character and Dan Bullington as Daddy Warbucks. Classical 90.5′s Scott Dowd spoke with the Hoosier duo about the production.
Music Theatre Louisville’s second offering of the 2010 season, Nunsense, is a departure of sorts in that it calls for an all-female cast. Scott Dowd speaks with assistant Director Adam Larkin and actress Gayle King about this perennial favorite.
Michael Davis is the Concertmaster for the Louisville Orchestra, and their featured soloist on the Summer Classics concert, July 15 & 17. Earlier this year, Daniel Gilliam sat down with Michael to find out what a Concertmaster really does, and how he occupies his time outside the concert hall.
The Louisville Orchestra begins the 2010 summer season with the traditional Independence Day concert on July 3 at 8:30 p.m. This year the concert, under the direction of resident conductor Jason Weinberger, will take place at Jeffersonville’s River Stage.
Music Theatre Louisville’s 2010 summer season opens June 25 with “1776.” The musical romp through history is directed by Jon Huffman, who talks about the show with Classical 90.5′s Scott Dowd.
