Julie Freddino
WSHU Program Director, Sunday Baroque ProducerJulie Freddino is WSHU's Program Director and producer of Sunday Baroque. She discovered public radio in college and was immediately hooked. Starting as a board operator, she worked her way up to production assistant, producer, senior producer, and in 2003, became WSHU’s production director.
In 2018, Julie produced an independent, 6-episode audio drama, Mermaids of Merrow’s Cove, which was nominated for an AudioVerse Award — Best Engineering of a New Dramatic Production.
When not moving sound around, Julie can be found at the pottery wheel throwing clay.
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You know The Godfather. You know Romeo and Juliet. Both films were scored by Nino Rota, but they represent just a small part of a career that included more than 150 film scores. Discover more of his extraordinary music on Reel Music, Saturday night at 9 and Sunday evening at 6 on WSHU, 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
Take a musical road trip with no traffic, no tolls, and no wrong turns - just great performances from festivals across America. From the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival on Long Island to the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont, with stops in Boston and Oregon, too, hear performances from across the country on the encore presentation of America 250: The American Experience, tonight at 8 on WSHU. -
One of Béla Bartók's final works was also one of his most personal - a piano concerto written as a gift for his wife. Hear Lang Lang perform Bartók's Third Piano Concerto with the Vienna Philharmonic on the encore presentation of Carnegie Hall Live, tonight at 8 on WSHU. -
A photograph can capture a moment. Caroline Shaw wondered if music could do the same. Inspired by the seascapes of 19th-century French photographer Gustave Le Gray, Shaw's Gustave Le Gray transforms light, movement, and atmosphere into sound. Experience this Grammy-winning composer's musical snapshot tonight on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
Ever worked on something until it finally felt right? Beethoven certainly did. While revising his only opera, he wrote four different overtures before settling on one. Ironically, the one many people love most never became the opera's opening. Tonight, hear the concert favorite, Leonore Overture No. 3, on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
Edvard Grieg drew on an old Norwegian folk melody for his Old Norwegian Romance with Variations. From that simple tune, he created music that celebrates the spirit of his homeland. Discover why Grieg remains Norway's most celebrated composer tonight on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
An English village. A Yorkshire estate. A blue police box. This week on Reel Music, we switch on the telly for themes from Midsomer Murders, Downton Abbey, and Doctor Who. Do join us for Reel Music, Saturday night at 9 and Sunday evening at 6 on WSHU, 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
Strike up the band! America 250: The American Experience returns Friday night with music for winds, brass, and percussion, featuring the Ohio State Concert Band, the University of Miami Wind Ensemble, the Eastman Wind Ensemble, and more. Hear the encore tonight at 8 on WSHU 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
There's another chance to hear the Dover Quartet in a program that pairs a Czech composer inspired by America with contemporary works rooted in Indigenous traditions. Together, they explore history, identity, and the places we call home.Hear the encore of Carnegie Hall Live, tonight at 8 on WSHU. -
What were you doing at sixteen? Felix Mendelssohn was composing one of the greatest chamber music masterpieces ever written. His Octet is full of sparkling melodies, dazzling interplay, and enough energy to make you forget it was written nearly two centuries ago. Hear Mendelssohn's Octet, tonight on WSHU, 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream.
