90.5 WUOL Classical Louisville

10/09/2025

On this week's episode, Kiana and Fiona travel all around the world -- going to Japan, Tanzania, and West Virginia -- to explore the history of work songs and their place across different cultures.

Get shot out of a cannon, meet some pirates, and… GET SCURVY?? 😳

This week’s episode is a big adventure!

10/07/2025

Three arts organizations in Louisville come together to produce a fusion-oratorio about a hate crime that changed America. Hear Laura Atkinson's conversation with the creative team behind "Considering Matthew Shepard" at the link below.

A fusion-oratorio retells the horrific hate crime, but finds moments of hope along the way

10/04/2025

We're falling for these classical giveaways...

🍂 Louisville Master Chorale 's Of God s & Gifts on 10/19 at St. Agnes Catholic Church
🍂 Louisville Orchestra 's Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony on 10/25 at Whitney Hall
🍂 Chamber Music Society of Louisville presents Jerusalem Quartet on 10/26 at Comstock Concert Hall

Deadline to enter is 10/12 at 11:59PM. Enter to win at https://bit.ly/4mPIADM

10/03/2025

A commission and its composer return to the Louisville Orchestra

Claude Baker's The Glass Bead Game gets a hometown revival this weekend

10/02/2025

It's a music emergency and Doctor Kiana and Nurse Practitioner Fiona are on the case! This time, they disect the flamenco and cure a flamenco fiasco.

10/02/2025

Robert Spano returns to Louisville for first time in 30 years

A new music champion conducts two living composers, and Rachmaninoff's third concerto with Tony Siqi Yun

09/27/2025

Fall is here and so are new giveaways!🍂 You could win tickets to...

🍁 Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience with Louisville Orchestra on 10/11 at Whitney Hall
🍁 FDR's Very Happy Hour on 10/17 at Actors Theatre of Louisville

Deadline to enter is 10/5 at 11:59PM. Enter to win at lpm.org/giveaways

09/26/2025

There a lot more musicians on (and off!) stage for the Louisville Orchestra performance of Richard Strauss' Alpine Symphony back in January. We're going up and down the mountain with Teddy Abrams leading the way, Sunday at 4 p.m. on 90.5 WUOL, the LPM app, and your smart speaker.

09/22/2025

Our own Laura Atkinson traveled with 89.3 WFPL News Louisville colleague Justin Hicks to Atlanta to cover the debut of a new music book called “The Sacred Harp.” It's a book central to shape note singing — one of the oldest American musical traditions. Hundreds of singers from all over the world recently gathered earlier this month for it's release.

Listen here: https://tinyurl.com/2tss58uec

09/21/2025

This weekend's Louisville Orchestra broadcast is a BIG one with works from the Creators Corps (Baldwin Giang, Oswald Huỳnh, and Brittany J. Green), a concerto for orchestra by Valerie Coleman, and Ray Chen playing Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto. Listen on Sunday at 4pm at 90.5 WUOL, on your smart speaker, and the LPM app.

09/20/2025

Closing out our Fall Membership Drive week with new giveaways! Look 👀 what you could win this week...

🎨 St James Court Art Show Grand Prize including complimentary nearby parking for all three (3) days at Cochran Elementary, two (2) tickets to Old Louisville Holiday Home Tour, and two (2) tickets to Holiday Victorian Tea at Conrad-Caldwell House Museum.
🎹 Louisville Orchestra Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No3 on 10/4 at Whitney Hall

Deadline to enter is 9/28 at 11:59PM. Enter to win at lpm.org/giveaways

09/15/2025

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28 artists from across the Commonwealth, including Teddy Abrams, Murder By Death, S.G. Goodman, Jim James, and more, came together to create Kentucky Artists for Public Media—an exclusive album just for LPM members.

And when you become a member with a donation of any amount, and we’ll send the download link straight to your inbox. Preview the songs, then keep the whole album forever. 🔗 lpm.org/donate

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