Laura Atkinson

1 week ago | lpm.org | Laura Atkinson

Here in Louisville, the Kentuckiana Pride Parade is days away. As you lace up your walking shoes and don your rainbow gear, check out some classical music for the month. Benjamin Britten: Seven Sonnets of MichelangeloOne of the best love stories in classical music is that of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears. Partners – creatively and privately – for nearly 40 years, the pair didn’t acknowledge the reality of their relationship until after Britten’s death.

1 month ago | lpm.org | Laura Atkinson

Good musicians can always find a way to make music together, but great musicians know that the most effective performances demand a level of vulnerability and trust. Baldwin Giang, a member of this years cohort of the Louisville Orchestra's Creators Corps, has seen this play out in real time. He says that this year spent in Louisville, in community with members of the Orchestra and with the audience, has led to a deeper level of trust across the board.

1 month ago | lpm.org | Laura Atkinson

We've all had that strange déjà vu experience before, where something new feels somehow familiar. That was the experience Alice Sara Ott had when she began playing through John Field's Nocturnes. She hadn't grown up playing them, she hadn't really studied them in school, and yet- the music felt nostalgic. She spoke to me about how she discoverd Field's Nocturnes for herself, how there can be freedom in simplicity, and more.

2 months ago | lpm.org | Laura Atkinson

What more could an artist like Renee Fleming look to achieve? She has sung on every major stage in the world, she's performed for Presidents and royalty and the Super Bowl. She's won Grammys, the National Medal of Arts, written books, consulted for major arts organizations... what else could lie ahead for someone like Fleming? "Well...

2 months ago | lpm.org | Laura Atkinson

Finding time to practice is hard. Finding time to practice as a parent to young children is harder. Finding time to practice as a married musical duo with two young kids is close to impossible... and yet, that's exactly what the Patterson/Sutton Duo does.