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Music Theatre Louisville

R. Johnson — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:06:47 +0000

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.

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Profiles: Violinist Michael Davis

R. Johnson — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:15:35 +0000

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.

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Louisville Orchestra

R. Johnson — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:35:25 +0000

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.

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Music Theatre Louisville

R. Johnson — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:12:19 +0000

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.

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Louisville Chorus

R. Johnson — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:05:19 +0000

The Louisville Chorus’s 6th annual Fanfare for the Fourth: Musical Visions of America is scheduled for 7:30pm, Friday, July 2 at Beargrass Christian Church on Shelbyville Road. Classical 90.5′s Scott Dowd speaks with Music Director Daniel Spurlock.

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Kentucky Shakespeare Festival

R. Johnson — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:50:18 +0000

The C. Douglas Ramey Amphitheatre in Central Park is once again at the heart of Louisville’s summer activities. This year marks the 50th season for live, free Shakespeare in the Park. New Producing Artistic Director Brantley Dunaway discusses, with Scott Dowd, what is ahead for Kentucky Shakespeare Festival.

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Legally Blonde

R. Johnson — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:28:54 +0000

The PNC Broadway Across America presentation of the hit musical “Legally Blonde” stars Becky Gulsvig as the naïve, but talented Elle Woods who turns a would-be joke on its head. Scott Dowd talks with Gulsvig about her character, and life on the road.

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Famous People by Photographer Yousuf Karsh

R. Johnson — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:55:15 +0000

Some photographs are familiar, like the one of Audrey Hepburn or another of Winston Churchill. Most are of famous people — artists, scientists and statesmen. These images are by Yousuf Karsh one of the 20th Century’s most accomplished photographers. Karsh died in 2002 at age 93, but in 2008, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts organized a visual biography of his work. Works from that exhibit are on display at the Speed Art Museum through June 27th. Louisville Public Media’s Elizabeth Kramer sat down with Jerry Fielder, who worked as Karsh’s assistant for nearly 30 years. Now, Fielder is the curator and director of Karsh’s estate.
[podcast]http://www.wuol.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Speed-Exhibit-Interview-WUOL.mp3[/podcast]

Click below to listen to, or download, an audio tour of the exhibit with the Speed Art Museum director Charles Venable. (Length 27:28, 25 MB)
[podcast]http://archive.wuol.org/Podcasts/20100507C.Veneble-Y.Karsh.mp3[/podcast]

JoAnn Falletta

R. Johnson — Fri, 07 May 2010 12:30:39 +0000

JoAnn Falletta is a Grammy-award winning conductor, and serves as the Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic. During her tenure with Buffalo she has recorded the music of Richard Strauss, Franz Schubert, Daron Hagen, John Corigliano, among others. Maestro Falletta talked with Daniel Gilliam about the upcoming Naxos releases featuring the music of Dohnanyi and Corigliano, and the process of choosing music for a CD.

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Louisville Ballet

R. Johnson — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:55:22 +0000

The Louisville Ballet bids a fond farewell to two retiring principal dancers, Mikelle Bruzina and Joseph Nygren Cox, in their final production of the season, Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. Classical 90.5’s Alan Brandt talked to Mikelle and Joseph about their careers, their association with the Louisville Ballet and the upcoming production.

[podcast]http://archive.wuol.org/Podcasts/20100407LouisvilleBallet.mp3[/podcast]