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Concert

Six Composers Give New Life to “The Flying Ace”

Allison Loggins-Hull, Carlos Simon, Courtney Lewis, Jacksonville Symphony, Jongnic Bontemps, Kathryn Bostic, Levi Taylor, Nathalie Joachim, Tarik O’Regan, Tony Nickle

In the summer of 2022, Tony Nickle, the Vice President and Artistic Administrator of the Jacksonville Symphony, sat down with Tarik O’Regan. The composer was in town for the premiere of his new Jackso…

A. Kori Hill

Nov 11, 2026

Amanda Gookin -- Photo courtesy of the artist

Album

Review: Amanda Gookin “Forward Music Project 3.0”

Amanda Gookin, Bright Shiny Things, Camila Agosto, Jessie Montgomery, Martine Kinsella Thomas, Pamela Z, Sarah Hennies, Seong Ae Kim

Through Forward Music Project, cellist Amanda Gookin’s ambition has been to inject a sense of humanity into the often abstract and ascetic landscape of new music. The initiative commissions female-ide…

Kathleen McGowan

Nov 10, 2026

Oskar McCarthy and Ben Smith -- Photos courtesy of artists

Concert

Review: Oskar McCarthy and Ben Smith Present “Voices Under Pressure”

Ben Smith, Cameron Biles-Liddell, City of St. George’s, Eleanor Alberga, Michael Parsons, Oskar McCarthy, Scratch Orchestra, Yshani Perinpanayagam

How can the voice and piano recital be made contemporary? In his engaging introduction, baritone Oskar McCarthy said that he’s essentially a dramatic theatre singer who wants to present an art song re…

Caroline Potter

Nov 6, 2026

Playlist

ListN Up Playlist: Lucy Liyou (Nov. 5, 2026)

Chxrry, David Wise, Judy Garland, Lucy Liyou, Sade, Sharon Udoh, Terrace Brothers + Asa, Yma Sumac

California-based composer Lucy Liyou synthesizes field recordings, text-to-speech readings, poetry, and elements from Korean folk opera into sonic narratives that explore the implications of Orientali…

Nov 5, 2026

Kayvon Gordon -- Photo by Avery J. Savage

Interview

5 Questions to Kayvon Gordon (drummer, composer)

Benny Green, Charley Bannister, Craig Taborn, David Leon, Dean Torrey, Elias Stemeseder, Gerald Cleaver, Immanuel Wilkins, Joel Ross, Johnny Murray, Kalia Vandever, Kayvon Gordon, L’Rain, Marcus Belgrave, Robert Hurst, Rodney Whitaker

Kayvon Gordon’s love of the drums began early — at home, he was banging pots and pans; at preschool recess, he was arranging trash cans to form his own drumset. Now, the Detroit-born, Brooklyn-based d…

A. Kori Hill

Nov 4, 2026

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