Program Director, WUOL

Daniel is a native of Louisville, and has lived in lots of other places, including spending his developmental years in Chile. He’s worked in classical radio since 2007 mostly here at LPM (with a brief stint from 2010-2012 at Minnesota Public Radio) producing award-winning audio, hosting daily music shows, interviewing big names in classical music, and creating interesting live events like New Lens. He’s also the host for the Louisville Orchestra concert talks. Daniel is a composer, writing for orchestras, chamber ensembles, singers, and everything in between. He has served as a panelist for the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, was an associate composer in 2020 at the Atlantic Center for Arts working with Jennifer Higdon, and was a resident at Copland House in 2017. Daniel would like to visit outer space one day.

Host, WUOL

Laura is a Louisville native who has carved out a career as a professional singer and music educator in this country and in Europe. She completed her teacher training in the foothills of Appalachia at Maryville College and her masters degree in Vocal Performance at Yale University. In 2010 she was awarded a Fulbright Grant to study at the Mendelssohn Music Conservatory in Leipzig, Germany. She spent the subsequent near-decade enjoying Berlin as a freelance singer with her husband, who sang with the Komische Oper Berlin. Since relocating back to Louisville, Laura has joined the faculty of the Louisville Academy of Music, is a roster member of NouLou Chamber Players, is soloist at Second Presbyterian Church, and serves as Director of Education for the Bach Akademie Charlotte. She also works around the country as a professional ensemble singer and soloist. At home, her two young children keep her busy, and she enjoys the perks of being married to a sommelier — who also sings.

Engagement Manager and Host, WUOL

Kiana Del, Engagement Manager for Music Education, is a passionate vocalist, songwriter, and educator hailing from the valleys of Carrollton, KY. Throughout her early life, many fields were revealed to her, however music has always been the only calling that made her feel whole. Kiana uses music to tell the story of our complex humanity, and to foster a safe space for others to create freely without the barrier of judgement. She carries her knowledge over to the community by teaching vocal technique in her home studio, providing accessible virtual spaces to listen and learn, and by teaching community workshops on songwriting, the intersection between music and visual art, and general vocal health. She performs her own compositions in local and regional venues with her band Kiana & the Sun Kings, and strives to continue weaving music with the importance of community and activism.