TellTale Opera Theatre Team (L-R: Ben Ross, Meg Huskin, Elisheva Pront, and Michael Mills -- Courtesy of TellTale Opera Theatre
Interview

5 Questions to TellTale Opera Theatre

Ben Ross, Elisheva Pront, Magdelena Ensemble, Meg Huskin, Michael Mills, Mira Fu-en Huang, TellTale Opera Theatre
In the landscape of modern opera performance, everyone seems to be fighting an uphill battle. Composers without generational wealth have few opportunities to see their music workshopped and performed.
Clover Nahabedian
Lazyhorse -- Courtesy of artist
Interview

For Lazyhorse, Fragments of Ideas are Opportunities for Transformation

Andy Meyerson, Mali Obomsawin, Miriam Elhajli, Raven Chacon, Steve Hammond, The Living Earth Show, Travis Andrews
There’s often a moment in a group improvisation where musicians let go of trying to make sense of each other’s sound and begin to respond more fluidly. Lazyhorse, a new rotating collective ensemble, l…
Gemma Peacocke
Sanaya Ardeshir -- Photo by Sumaiya Sayed
Playlist

ListN Up Playlist: Sanaya Ardeshir (May 21, 2026)

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Charles Mingus, Dimlite, Gustav Holst, Mount Kimbie, Nala Sinephro, Nils Frahm, Sanaya Ardeshir, Sandunes, Susanna Mälkki, Suzanne Ciani
Sanaya Ardeshir (she/her) is an Indian producer and composer, with a parallel practice in electronic music under the moniker – Sandunes. Like her naturally occurring namesake, her world of sound is in…
Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir -- Photo by Camille Blake
Interview

5 Question to Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir (composer)

Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir, Borealis, Dark Music Days, John McCowen, Nordic Council Music Prize, S.L.Á.T.U.R.
The music of experimental composer Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir is surprisingly organic and elemental; equal parts methodical and curious, she constructs slowly evolving soundscapes from breath, metallic r…
Amanda Cook
TAK Ensemble -- Photo by Titilayo Ayangade
Album

The Substance of Silence on TAK Ensemble’s “Between the Air”

Bethany Younge, Eric Wubbels, Golnaz Shariatzadeh, Lewis Nielson, TAK Ensemble, Tyshawn Sorey
Though air hangs all around us, it’s usually imperceptible. But when it moves, we hear it. A gale rustles the leaves, yielding a bristling crunch; a gentle breeze swirls in the atmosphere, leaving a f…
Vanessa Ague
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Ashley DuBose -- Photo by Jayme Halbritter
Ashley DuBose — Photo by Jayme Halbritter

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