Interview
For more than a century, the New York City neighborhood of Harlem has been a synchedoche for Black artistic innovation and transformation. From the 1920s to early 1930s, the Harlem Renaissance sa…
Album
As SydeBoob Duo, soprano Anna Elder and flutist Sarah Steranka perform bold and athletic repertoire with an inviting sense of familiarity that encourages deep listening. Their debut album Au Naturel (…
Playlist
Lauded for their “palpable chemistry and remarkable warmth” (San Francisco Classical Voice), the Poiesis Quartet is the First Prize and Commission Prize winners of the 2025 Banff International String…
Album
What does it mean to bring a project to life with a collaborator you met by chance — say, at a celebrity yoga retreat during the pandemic? Keep Telling Yourself That, the debut album from Goal Weight,…
Concert
The tagline for the Southbank Centre’s Multitudes festival is ‘a multi-arts festival powered by orchestral music.’ This must be interpreted in the context of contemporary debates about how to broaden…
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