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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Gateways Radio celebrates the legacy and innovation of musicians of African descent. Tonight, hear the trailblazing wind quintet Imani Winds put their soulful stamp on The Star-Spangled Banner. -
They called it “a Soviet artist’s creative response to just criticism.” But Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony is anything but obedient. Hear the symphony that fooled the censors and moved the crowd to tears.Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 tonight on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
Virgil Thomson once said he wanted his music to sound like America talking to itself. That’s exactly what his Concerto for Cello and Orchestra does.It’s inspired by the rhythms of everyday speech, by Southern hymns, and by the open landscapes of Thomson’s Missouri roots. -
George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F bridges two worlds - the sophistication of the symphony and the soul of jazz. It’s music that still swings, nearly a century later. Hear it tonight on WSHU, 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
A legendary violinist and teacher who shaped generations of musicians... Roman Totenberg performs Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. Tonight on WSHU, 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
From the open seas of The Hunt for Red October to the futuristic streets of Robocop, Basil Poledouris gives us the soundtrack to adventure. This week on Reel Music, enjoy an hour of his most powerful film scores. Listen Saturday night at 9 and Sunday at 6 on WSHU, 91.1, 107.5 and our music stream. -
Gateways Radio celebrates music without limits. We explore the rich legacy of Black composers across the 20th century, with works by William Grant Still, Jessie Montgomery, Errollyn Wallen, and William Levi Dawson. Listen tonight at 9 p.m. on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
Jennifer Higdon’s Blue Cathedral is music of healing and hope. She wrote it as a meditation on life’s journey, and as you listen you’ll hear it move from quiet reflection to luminous sound, carrying you through sorrow into light. Hear this modern masterpiece tonight on WSHU, 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
Discover the radiant sound of Florence Price’s Symphony No. 3, a work that blends classical tradition with spirituals and the rhythms of her Southern roots. Experience her voice, uniquely American, tonight on WSHU, 91.1, 107.5, and the music stream. -
Experience the piece that has captivated audiences worldwide—Villa-Lobos’s Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5. The lilting aria blends Bach’s timeless grace with the lush rhythms of Brazil, offering a moment of beauty you won’t want to miss. Listen on WSHU, 91.1, 107.5, and the music stream.
