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Spring Fund Drive Update

 

WUOT's Spring Fund Drive was a great success, thanks to YOU! Hundreds of members renewed their support of the station last week, and 167 listeners became new members.
 

Your support allowed the station to meet its financial goal for the week, helped The Humane Society of Tennessee Valley receive 350 pounds of food from Mike and Frankie, and ensured The Joy of Music School will receive web design and programming services from Morris Creative Group! All of this was made possible by YOU-WUOT's generous and loyal listeners!
 

If you haven't made your pledge of support, there's still time to join in on the fun: Visit our website and donate today.
 

Thanks so much for listening to-and supporting-YOUR public radio station!

 

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This Month on The Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts 


 

April 4 - Verdi's "Ernani"

April 11 - Verdi's "Don Carlo"

April 18 - Shostakovich's "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk"

April 25 - Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" and Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci"


 

Saturdays at 1 p.m. 
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Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Broadcasts This Month 

KSO Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series performed March 19 and 20:
James Feddeck, conductor

Conrad Tao, piano

ROSSINI: William Tell Overture

MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503

MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, "Scottish"
Tuesday, April 14, at 8 p.m.

Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra:
GRIEG: Holberg Suite
WEBERN: Langsamer Satz
HONEGGER: Pastorale d'été
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring
Tuesday, April 28, at 8 p.m.


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WUOT Recognizes New and Renewing Underwriters 
  

The following organizations became new underwriters or renewed their support of WUOT programming in March. You'll find a complete list of WUOT's sponsors with links to their websites on the Sponsors page of our website. Please thank these organizations for supporting WUOT Public Radio!


If you'd like to raise awareness for your organization or a special event by becoming a WUOT underwriter, contact Cindy Hassil at (865) 974-6167.  

  

  


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

April showers bring opera and jazz contests

 

April showers don't just bring May flowers-this month also showers you with chances to win tickets to live performances of opera and jazz!

 

To enter these contests, please send an e-mail to Cindy Hassil. Put the name of the show in the subject line and include ALL of the following information in the body of the message. Please send a separate email for each contest you enter. The deadline to enter all contests is Sunday, April 5.

  • Name of the show
  • Preferred theatre (for Opera only: West Town Mall 9 or Tinseltown)
  • Date of the performance
  • Your name, phone number and mailing address
The Knoxville Jazz Festival welcomes drummer Lewis Nash (left) for an all-ages show at the Square Room Tuesday, April 7, at 8 p.m. Nash embodies the essence of a jazz musician in today's world. His depth of swing is reminiscent of jazz drum masters yet he's the go-to drummer for the latest generation. Details about the KJF and this show

The Knoxville Jazz Orchestra ends its 2014-2015 season with a Tribute to Billie Holiday and Carmen McRae starring vocalist Clairdee (right) at the Bijou Theatre on Tuesday, April 14, at 8 p.m. An outstanding interpreter of song, Clairdee's warm voice is framed by beautiful arrangements performed by the KJO. It's a swinging homage to two of the greatest women in jazz. Details about the KJO and this show

The Met: Live in HD in April features opera's most enduring tragic double bill: Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana, and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, This new production by Sir David McVicar sets the action across two time periods in the same Sicilian Village! Marcelo Álvarez rises to the challenge of playing the lead tenor roles in both productions.
 

Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci

LIVE: Saturday, April 25, at 12:30 p.m.

ENCORE: Wednesday, April 29, at 6:30 p.m.

Details about The Met: Live in HD, locations and tickets

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Dialogue

  

WUOT's monthly live call-in program; hosted by a member of WUOT's News Staff.  

Knoxville is one of 50 U.S. cities competing to see which one can reduce its energy consumption the most. WUOT's Chrissy Keuper hosts a discussion about what consumption and sustainability mean for an entire city. Our guests will be Erin Gill, director of the Knoxville City Office of Sustainability, and Louise Gorenflo of Knoxville Scores. 


We'll take your calls at 865-974-5050; tweet us @WUOTFM or submit your question on WUOT's Facebook page. 


Wednesday, April 1, at 1 p.m.
 

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Studio 865/Flipside

Studio 865 button WUOT's monthly program featuring regional music and musicians, hosted by Todd Steed.

WUOT's own Kelle Jolly and her husband Will Boyd will join us for a celebration of jazz music. Vocalist Kelle Jolly and Saxophonist Will Boyd are two of East Tennessee's most celebrated jazz musicians. Will is the Lester Young to Kelle's Billie Holiday.  They are the 2015 MLK Art Award recipients of Knoxville, where they currently reside.

Wednesday, April 1, at 8 p.m. 

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WUOT Takes Top Honors at TN AP Awards

 

 

Brandon Hollingsworth and Leslie Snow took top honors at the 2015 Tennessee AP Broadcasters Association Awards.

 

Brandon's discussion with Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show won in the Best Interview category. Listen now

 

Leslie's piece on relationships between students and inmates received top accolades for Best Serious News Story. Listen now

 

WUOT took second place in Best Public Affairs for its monthly call-in show, Dialogue. Matt Shafer Powell's "The TVA Coal Strategy" won second place in the Best Serious News Story category.

 

The station also received honorable mention in Best Interview (Chrissy Keuper, "Anesthesia: States of Consciousness"), Best Light Feature (Brandon, "Vintage Baseball"), Best Public Affairs (Brandon, "The Method") and Best Writing (Matt, "Campaign Signs").

 

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From the National Desks 
 
Raising Kids Who Want To Read
Daniel Willingham's new book Raising Kids Who Read is full of advice for parents and teachers hoping to nurture a love of reading in kids. Cory Turner of NPRed has a Q&A with the author.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2015/03/17





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Should the government recommend lean meat as part of a healthy diet? The answer is a political flashpoint. The panel working on federal guidelines says the evidence on lean meat is muddled, as Eliza Barclay reports for