Of Note
"Of Note" with Katy Henriksen is an hour devoted to classical recordings of note, as well as classical music and fine arts events of note in the listening area. Tune in Monday through Friday from 11 to noon for the best classical recordings, as well as engaging interviews with musicians, conductors and performers. Be sure to Like Of Note on Facebook or follow @ofnotekuaf on Twitter.
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Boston Mountain Brassworks Celebrates Brash and Beautiful The UA faculty brass quintet celebrates both brash and beautiful in their concert tonight at the Stella Boyle Smith concert hall. One of the newest members of the ensemble, trombonist Cory Mixdorf, stops by to talk all things brass on today's show. |
Faculty Wind Ensemble Gets Latin The UA-Fayetteville wind ensemble the Lyric Quintet gets Latin tonight with Paquito D'Rivera's "Aires Tropicales." Find out why members Lia Uribe, bassoon, and Timothy Thompson, horn, are especially excited about performing this jazzy piece. |
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Brahms' German Requiem as Game Changer Johannes Brahms revolutionized the requiem form when he chose to set his in German using a Lutheran bible. Symphony of Northwest Arkansas Music Director Paul Haas elaborates on this piece and the upcoming SoNA performance of the game-changing work. |
Ubiquitous Vivaldi Was Nearly Obscure Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers explains how now ubiquitous Vivaldi was nearly left in the dust bins. Meyers has a new recording out of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" played on the "Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Gesu," a legendary violin that makes its recording debut on her new release. |
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Whether Fast or Slow Jason Vieaux Likes to Play Guitarist extraordinaire Jason Vieaux explores fast and slow traditional and modern in a juxtaposition of sounds for his new album Play.  |
