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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Henriette Renié was a harp virtuoso. She spent her life writing for her instrument, and that makes her Sonata for Cello and Piano stand out. It's a rare glimpse of what she imagined beyond the harp. Hear Henriette Renié’s Sonata for Cello and Piano tonight on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
After the chaos of World War II, Richard Strauss found unexpected inspiration in a conversation with a young American soldier, an oboist, who asked him why he’d never written a concerto. Months later, Strauss wrote a piece that moves with the ease of a single voice telling its story. Hear Strauss’s Oboe Concerto tonight on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
Music is its own kind of gift — something that comforts, uplifts, and connects us — and Sunday Baroque listeners know that well. This year’s selections for our annual Holiday Gift List offer beauty, variety, and a mix of familiar and fresh voices. -
Tchaikovsky wrote the 1812 Overture for a commemorative celebration, never imagining it would become one of his most popular works. He thought of it as ceremonial, but audiences connected with its drama and that unmistakable, triumphant finale. Hear Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture tonight on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
Jerry Goldsmith had a knack for reinventing his sound from film to film. Reel Music celebrates the soundtracks that shape our favorite movies. This week, you’ll hear the raw, percussive edge of Planet of the Apes, the shadowy world of Chinatown, plus more from Jerry Goldsmith’s remarkable body of work. -
Gateways Radio honors the voices and vision of musicians of African descent.This week's show features music born of struggle and resilience, with works by Duke Ellington and Margaret Bonds. Listen tonight on 91.1, 107.5 and our music stream. -
Florence Price wrote The Mississippi River as a musical journey, tracing the river’s path through spirituals, work songs, and the stories carried along its banks. It’s a portrait of a river that shaped American life. Hear Florence Price’s Mississippi River tonight on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
Adolphus Hailstork is one of America’s most respected living composers. He once said he wanted his First Piano Concerto to show the piano as both a “singing instrument” and a “percussive engine.” Hear the full range of that vision in his Piano Concerto No. 1 tonight on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto is built on an ancient Chinese legend. Two young people fall in love but can’t be together. After tragedy strikes, the lovers’ spirits reunite by transforming into butterflies, finally free to stay together forever. Hear the Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto tonight on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
Mélanie Bonis spent much of her life writing in the shadows, publishing under the name “Mel Bonis” so her music would be taken seriously. Her real identity didn’t come to light until the late 20th century, when her family uncovered her manuscripts and helped restore her name. You can hear what the world nearly missed in her Sonata for Cello and Piano tonight on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream.
