Nov 29 Watch Extended Interview: Sonny Rollins Sonny Rollins talks about what other jazz greats have meant to him. Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch Remembering the Times and Tunes of Jazz ‘Ambassador’ Billy Taylor Fans are mourning the passing of longtime jazz pianist, educator and advocate Billy Taylor, who died Tuesday of heart failure. Taylor earned his Ph.D in music education and spread his passion for jazz, lecturing and writing for students and radio… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch Stephen Sondheim on the times and rhymes of his life Stephen Sondheim is the Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist behind some of the most celebrated and titanic musicals to hit Broadway. He wrote the lyrics to “West Side Story” and “Gypsy,” and was the force behind musicals like “Sweeney Todd,"… Continue watching
Oct 12 New Documentary Explores How Music ‘Made’ Louisville By Molly Finnegan After the Great Depression and a horrendous flood devastated Louisville, the city's mayor and and the conductor of its symphony orchestra hatched a plan to make the city great again. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch Onetime Teacher, Student Find Success as Composer, Violinist Hilary Hahn and Jennifer Higdon shared a love of 20th century music when Higdon was Hahn's professor at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Fifteen years later, this student-teacher relationship has transformed into a partnership at the top of… Continue watching
Apr 15 Conversation: Pulitzer Prize Winner in Music, Jennifer Higdon By Tom LeGro Composer Jennifer Higdon is the recipient of this year's Pulitzer Prize in Music. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch Composer Steve Reich Discusses His Work Steve Reich, a pioneer in tape music and American minimalism, has established himself as one of the "first generation" composers of our time. Jeffrey Brown interviews Reich about his work. Continue watching