Lia Uribe
Host of Sound PerimeterColombian/USA artist Lia Uribe is associate dean and professor of music at the University of Arkansas. She maintains an active national and international career as a chamber musician, orchestral player, and teaching artist. An advocate for creative justice, her research is centered on music by and for the historically excluded and underrepresented. She writes and hosts Sound Perimeter and is the founder and director of RefleXions Music Series.
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On today's show, we hear about the mayor of Fayetteville's new batch of bond initiatives. Plus, NorthWest Arkansas Community College is hosting a used instrument drive. Also, another trip to the Pryor Center Archives with Randy Dixon. -
Today's Sound Perimeter presents two pieces that reflect one another across time: Frédéric Chopin’s Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4, and Caroline Shaw’s Gustave Le Gray , which reimagines and reframes Chopin’s melody through a contemporary lens. -
Both composers in today's episode remind us how Latin America has reimagined European traditions, transforming them into something vibrant, soulful, and entirely its own. -
On today's show, we hear about a pilot program to offset major expenses for new parents who attend wellness visits. We also learn about new protections for firefighters in Fayetteville, both on and off the clock. Plus, a new batch of Pryor Center archives, a new Sound Perimeter and more.
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Today's Sound Perimeter features two pieces inspired by oranges, both the fruit itself and the color it embodies. -
On today's show, Wright Thompson will discuss his book about the murder of Emmitt Till, “The Barn,” that sheds new light on a 70-year-old murder. We also explore various ways to present musical concerts with Lauren Sonder. Plus, a dive into the Pryor Center Archives with Randy Dixon to discuss Oscar Alagood, one of KATV’s first news announcers, who turned state senator.
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Today's Sound Perimeter is an entry point to tonight’s presentation at the Fayetteville Public Library and to the concept of borderless music. -
On today's show, we hear about how nearly a quarter of all permanent staff members with the National Park Service were cut in 2025. Also, a local artist is transforming old electronics from Cox into public art. Plus, cooking for seven different Arkansas governors.
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Today's Sound Perimeter, Postcard from Mexico City, written as host Lia Uribe's present to you, after a short visit to Mexico this past week. Listen across three vibrant voices: Guadalupe Perales’ Intertwined: Color Changes for bassoon duo, Nubia Jaime Donjuan’s danzón Frida, and Andrea Sarahi’s “Piece for Bassoon Solo” from Calladita: Five Pieces About Violence. -
On today's show, the uninsured rate for children in Arkansas is the highest it’s been in a decade. Plus, continuing to celebrate the best of the KATV archives with the Pryor Center and a new edition of Sound Perimeter from Lia Uribe.
