Sound Perimeter

Today's "Sound Perimeter" celebrates the richness and variety of African American music, featuring pieces and composers who have profoundly influenced American music and captivated audiences around the globe.

Today's "Sound Perimeter" explores the violin, with its rich history and expressive range. Performances by Julia Fischer, Benjamin Beilman and Jaylon Black.

Today's "Sound Perimeter" features music inspired by motherly love and celebrated mothers and maternal figures honoring their presence and holding space for them through music. Music by American composer and pianist Amy Beach (interpreted by Lili Tobias), as well as Mary Phillips and pianist J.J. Penna interpreting Charles Ives. Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch and Alison Krauss are also featured.

Today's "Sound Perimeter" features ballads by composers Teresa Carreno and David Del Tredici. Each with a unique voice found inspiration to use this genre and portray love, passion, innocence and even the color yellow.

Today's "Sound Perimeter" features music inspired by flowers, as we were reminded of the profound connection between nature and art.

Today's "Sound Perimeter" features two examples of music written for the trombone, a truly dynamic instrument that adds depth, richness, and character to any musical ensemble.

Today's "Sound Perimeter" includes music that reflects a recurring theme that echoes throughout, a rhythmic pattern resembling a heartbeat.

Today, Sound Perimeter offers a unique musical experience featuring compositions by John Cage, as if seen through a window: tranquil landscapes on the outside and dynamic, playful interactions on the inside. Performances by Takahiro Yoshikawa and So Percussion.

Today in "Sound Perimeter," experience the cyclical nature of life, and the perpetual journey of exploration and discovery through the music of Jessie Montgomery and Elia Bastida.

Today in Sound Perimeter we experienced pure happiness, heartfelt reminiscence, and boundless energy through the music of Tania Leon, the Danish String Quartet, and Lara John.

Today in Sound Perimeter, we allowed butterflies to captivate our imaginations with their exquisite beauty and grace, as captured by musical composers and performers Gabriel Faure, Mel Bonis, Herbie Hancock, James Baik, Evelyne Grandy, and Gretchen Parlato.

Today's Sound Perimeter offered musical landscapes evoking winter scenes and endless thoughts, as represented in music by composers Max Richter and Carolina Calvache.

Today's "Sound Perimeter" focuses on clouds, as depicted by composers Florence Price and Ludovico Einaudi.

Together we discovered the presence of water within musical compositions and the musicality inherent in water itself. I hope this journey allowed you to immerse yourself in imagery evoking water's tranquility, power, and vitality. Sound Perimeter is a segment hosted by Lia Uribe and dedicated to diverse voices in and around music. We hope it’ll expand your knowledge and connection to inclusive sounds and let music infiltrate your lives and transform your realities.

Sound Perimeter is a segment hosted by Lia Uribe and dedicated to diverse voices in and around music. We hope it’ll expand your knowledge and connection to inclusive sounds and let music infiltrate your lives and transform your realities.

In the embrace of nothingness, there exists a duality that is both sweet and reflective, inviting us to surrender to t he tranquil depths of stillness. Simultaneously, nothingness serves as a poignant release, a letting go of the burdens of pain and the complexities of life. Today in Sound Perimeter we listened to music representing nothingness as a liberating surrender, a glowing the weight of existence to dissipate, leaving room for a quiet rejuvenation of the spirit.For more about the artist, Lido Pimienta.

Light in music can be presented in many ways. Whether it’s metaphorical or literal, its presence has the potential to shape listeners’ emotions and atmospheres. Today in Sound Perimeter, we explore light in music. Wishing you a bright day filled with music and guided by our collective dreams of a better and brighter world.Find out more about our composers and performers:Alex Temple, composerEgide DuoDreion

Chocolate’s history chocolate can be traced back to ancient Mesoamerican civilizations, particularly the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec cultures. These civilizations cultivated and consumed cacao beans, the primary ingredient in chocolate. Chocolate has been an inspiration to many artists, including the composerswe highlight today in Sound Perimeter: Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky, Stacy Garrop, and Juan Carlos Guio. Find out more about our composers and performers:Stacy GarropJoseph LulloffIrene Gomnez

The emotional landscape of love is intricate and multifaceted, encompassing a spectrum of feelings that add to the richness of the human experience. Today in Sound Perimeter we explore tender and convoluted love, as embraced by composers Juan Pablo Contreras and Reza Vali. Find out more about our composers and performers:Juan Pablo ContrerasReza Vali

Today in Sound Perimeter we are inspired by cellos and flowerpots and by old, new, fresh and imaginative approaches to music creation.Find out more about our composers and performers:Lucia SwartsNew Morse CodeCaroline Shaw

In the ever-evolving world of music, older ideas often find new life and add a refreshing twist to tradition. Today in Sound Perimeter, we listen to excerpts of two pieces separated by more than one hundred years and many miles. Nostalgia and innovation, where the echoes of the past resonate with a modern audience, create a profound sense of continuity and reinvigorated conventions

Classical music has long drawn from the rich tapestry of traditions woven by the composers who create it. Today in Sound Perimeter, we feature Native American musicians Jacqui Wilson, Juantio Becenti and Jerod Tate, shaping American Classical music with their diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences. I hope you connect today with peoples and places, while exploring new worlds of emotions and stories, evolving and adapting.

Today in Sound Perimeter we feature music by New York City-based Iranian composer Niloufar Nourbakhsh , and the Four Corners String Quartet, a rich tapestry of diverse sounds, rhythms, and identities that reflect unique cultures, histories, and searches for the meaning of life. I hope you are inspired by this music that transcends boundaries and offers a language that unites people from all walks of life through our shared human experiences.

On this week's episode of Sound Perimeter, host Lia Uribe explores water's influence on music.

Today we are celebrating Sound Perimeter’s 100th episode with a birthday gift from Gabriel Faure, a moment frozen in time in a composition by Dai Wei, and, like true Colombian lovers we are, dancing, with J Balvin and Willy William reggaeton.

Sometimes the most beautiful lullabies are the sounds of our surroundings. Today in Sound Perimeter we listened to lullabies, an invitation to reminisce on those tranquil and loving sounds of sounds from our memories, our childhood and our environment, in the hands of guitarist and composer Miroslav Tadić, and flutist and composer Ricardo Benitez.

Today in Sound Perimeter, we listen to the sounds of rivers and water, an invitation to tranquility and a reminder of nature's force and rhythm. These sounds weave a narrative of life's continuity, a constant flow mirroring the passage of time and the enduring vitality of the natural world.

It’s no secret that incorporating breathing practices into daily routines can have numerous benefits for both physical and mental well-being.

Today in Sound Perimeter, host Lia Uribe reflects on uncertainty and contemplation and extends a musical invitation to ponder on alternative perspectives and endings.

Today in Sound Perimeter, we offer two bedtime experiences: one of struggle and one of comfort. Both are beautiful in there own ways, new and refreshing, with pieces written by composers Niloufar Iravani and Evelyn Chang.

Today in Sound Perimeter we listen to pieces written by Mexican composers Jimena Contreras and Nubia Jaime Donjuan.

Lia Uribe, a University of Arkansas music professor, this week explores the depth of innocence. We hear music by Zinia Chan, Ensemble Francaix and Javier Navarrete.

Today in Sound Perimeter, we listen to the soundtrack of life and death, sadness and happiness, loneliness and community, one and all.Find more about our featured artists: Missy Mazzoli and Jacana Jacana.

Today in "Sound Perimeter," we listen to music evocative of beauty, brilliance and transcendence by composers Heitor Villalobos and Dobrinka Tabakova. We hope you enjoy these meditative selections and find in them a pause for the busyness of our world.

Today in Sound Perimeter, we let the good times and the good music roll and feature music from New Orleans musicians Courtney Bryan and street band Tuba Skinny. We hope our listeners transport themselves through time and space to enjoy the rich and profound sounds of New Orleans while thinking of the rich histories that have inspired these musicians.

In today's Sound Perimeter Lia Uribe, University of Arkansas music professor and chair of the music department, explores some unique takes on some classic Bach compositions. We hear performances by Sviatoslav Richter and Ksenija Sidorova.

This week, Lia Uribe, University of Arkansas Music Department professor and chair, explores colors, light and beauty, as portrayed in pieces by composers Julie Cooper and Adriana Verdie performed by Ensemble Oculus and the Lyrique Quintette.

Lia Uribe, associate professor and chair of the University of Arkansas Music Department, helps us explore the harp in untraditional roles for the angelic instrument. Featuring music and performances by harpists Elizabeth Steiner and Edmar Castañeda.

The concept of living between two worlds is a familiar one for University of Arkansas music professor Lia Uribe. This week, she explores that idea with music and performances by Reena Esmail and Zakir Hussain.

University of Arkansas music professor Lia Uribe this week expands our musical boundaries and joins in celebration of Black History Month with music and performances by Carlos Simon, Brice Smith, Valerie Coleman and the Imani Winds.

This week, University of Arkansas music professor Lia Uribe explores the work and performances of jazz singer and trombone soloist Aubrey Logan.

This week, Lia Uribe, associate professor and chair of the University of Arkansas Music Department, helps us kick off Women's History Month with an intentional reflection on women in music. Featuring music and performances by composers Celka Ojakangas and Anna Clyne, performed by Bantam Winds and Inbal Segev.

The latest "Sound Perimeter" highlights music of optimism while featuring composers whose works can be heard here soon.

For our first new Sound Perimeter of 2023, U of A music professor Lia Uribe explores the motifs of absence and stereotypes, featuring music from Black Violin and Carolina Heredia.If you are having suicidal thoughts, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988, or seek support and assistance from a trained counselor. Their website is https://www.sprc.org/ for more resources

Today's temperature dropped and Lia Uribe, bassoon professor at the University of Arkansas, brings a collection of music to match the winter weather. Excerpts of Einojuhani Rautavaara's "Melancholy," Astor Piazzolla's "Winter in Buenos Aires" and Billie Holiday performing Irving Berlin's "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm."

As we approach the holiday season, University of Arkansas music professor Lia Uribe explores joyful music by American composers and celebrates sounds that bridge cultures and connect us as human beings. Featuring works and performances by Joseph Curiale, Alexis Alrich, and Orphic Percussion.

Today in Sound Perimeter, we explore the extremes paces of life through examples of solo low-string music by Zoë Keating and Adam Ben Ezra

University of Arkansas music professor Lia Uribe this week explores the boleros of Chopin, featuring music and performances by Pepe Rivero and Idil Biret.

This week, University of Arkansas music professor Lia Uribe pays tribute to composer Igor Stravinsky and poet Alfonsina Stomi with music and performances by Deborah Kavasch, Ariel Ramirez, Paradise Winds and Natalia Lafourcade.

The start of autumn is days away. University of Arkansas music professor Lia Uribe helps get us into the mood for fall this week with music by Imogen Holst and Astor Piazzolla.