Playlist
Sharon Chohi Kim is a Los Angeles-based performance-maker, vocalist, and composer whose work brings together experimental opera, performance art, movement, sound, and installation to explore collectiv…
Album
The work of Mary Kouyoumdjian is equally rooted in composition and documentary through projects about the Armenian genocide, the Syrian refugee crisis, and the Lebanese civil war. So it comes as no su…
Album
Imani Winds is an ensemble that has continually fulfilled its mission to inspire generations of musicians through adventurous and innovative programming. Founded in 1997 by Valerie Coleman (flute), To…
Album
On The American Concerto, Volume One (Aug. 14, Cedille Records), the Grammy Award-winning violinist Jennifer Koh connects the concerto form to contemporary society. The album is the first volume of Ko…
Interview
Composer and percussionist Christopher Thompson deftly demonstrates how overlooking the constraints of genre can yield artistic freedom. Blending the sounds of classical, jazz, gospel, rap, and more,…
Album
Rebekah Heller is on a mission to smash every tired stereotype or bad orchestra joke about the bassoon. On her new album Righteous Rage (Cantaloupe Music, July 31), arrangements of Julius Eastman and…
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