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Micah Huang -- Photo by Olivia Moon

ListN Up: Micah Huang (December 4, 2025)

Micah Huang is a musician and performing artist whose work focuses on cathartic rituals and grassroo…
Nicolás Lell Benavides -- Photo by Samantha Godoy

Nicolás Lell Benavides Threads the Historical with the Personal on “Canto Caló”

Nicolás Lell Benavides’ familial and local ties to New Mexico form the basis of his strong perspecti…
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Sofía Rocha
James Lee III -- Photo by Roy Cox

5 Questions to James Lee III (composer)

In a time with so much uncertainty, how do we determine what is essential? Is it only our basic huma…
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Katie Brown
Nina Fukuoka -- Photo by Brian Ling

ListN Up Playlist: Nina Fukuoka (November 20, 2025)

Nina Fukuoka is a Japanese and Polish composer and performer based in New York City. She makes instr…
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This is a Failed Study on Pay Transparency for Composers

Money Matters is a NewMusicBox x I CARE IF YOU LISTEN collaboration, supported by New Music USA…
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Daniel Reza Sabzghabaei
Photo by Farah Sosa at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, courtesy of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association

Angélica Negrón and Peers Explore Displacement and Belonging at the LA Phil

There’s one question every artist will encounter in their career: who inspires you? If it’s a teache…
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Dalanie Harris
Tenzin Choegyal

Tenzin Choegyal Brings Tibet to the World with “Be the Sky”

When he isn’t playing his three-stringed Tibetan dranyen, you will probably catch Tenzin Choegyal hu…
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Christian Kriegeskotte
Photo by Muhammad Seif

Blending Global Folk Traditions with Western Classical Music: How Far Is Too Far?

In today’s global village, the desire to merge traditions has never been stronger. There is no…
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Hamed Erfani, Yasaman Seif
Lu Coy -- Photo by Angel Origgi

5 Questions to Lu Coy (mixed media artist)

The creative output of queer multimedia artist Lu Coy is expansive; their works encompass electroaco…
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Yaz Lancaster
Carolina Noguera -- Photo by Juan Camilo Montañez

ListN Up Playlist: Carolina Noguera (November 6, 2025)

I am a composer, improvisor and lecturer, from Cali, Colombia, currently living in Bogotá, Colombia.
Photo by GR Stocks, courtesy of Unsplash

Do We Truly Celebrate Each Other’s Success? On Envy, Empathy, and the Illusion of Merit in Classical Music

As a classical pianist born to Russian and Kurdish roots in Scandinavia, I’ve always been aware of h…
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Lana Suran
Lucy Fitz Gibbon with ACO, sculpture wall by Daniel Rozin -- Photo by Alfred Kan

American Composers Orchestra Explores Artistic Ingenuity and Cultural Commentary on “The New Virtuoso” Program

A stalwart in the creation and support of new classical music for the last half century, American Co…
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Stephanie Boyd
Sarah Kirkland Snider -- Courtesy of artist

Sarah Kirkland Snider Reframes Chronic Illness as a Creative Force in New Opera “HILDEGARD”

Sarah Kirkland Snider dreamed of writing the opera HILDEGARD in college. She first came to know Hild…
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Lana Norris
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You Must Only Make Music: Rethinking Access, Work, and Belonging of International Composers in the U.S

Money Matters is a NewMusicBox x I CARE IF YOU LISTEN collaboration, supported by New Music USA…
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James Díaz
Zachary Good -- Photo by Ricardo Adame

Zachary Good Meditates on Grief, Family, and Nostalgia on “Lake Heritage” Album

Multiphonics are a beloved extended technique on the clarinet, used to create effects ranging from v…
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Michelle Hromin
The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker -- Courtesy of artist

ListN Up Playlist: Elizabeth A. Baker (October 23, 2025)

The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker is a new renaissance artist whose work is best expressed as a…
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Mivos Quartet -- Photo by Titilayo Ayangade

Mivos Quartet Takes Us Through a Gallery of Musical Portraits on New Album

A string quartet album is more than a slice of an ensemble’s repertoire; it’s an expression of what…
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Kathleen McGowan
Yarn/Wire -- Photo by Bobby Fisher

After 20 Years, Yarn/Wire is Still Driven by Curiosity and Innovation

Like any living art, contemporary classical music is in a constant state of flux. Aesthetic tides ri…
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Tristan McKay
Carrie Frey -- Photo by Titilayo Ayangade

Carrie Frey and The Rhythm Method Explore Shared Consciousness on “Seaglass”

I find myself circling the drain of uncertainty these days; am I wearing clothes or styling them? Do…
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Connie Li
Mark Lomax II -- Courtesy of The Wexner Center for the Arts

5 Questions to Mark Lomax, II (composer, percussionist)

Musician, composer, and activist Mark Lomax, II dares to trust himself by playing the notes that spe…
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Katie Brown
Photo by Hannah Busing, courtesy of Unsplash

What If You Don’t Have a Music Community?

In a 2022 article for I CARE IF YOU LISTEN, “We Need to Talk About Money,” composer Juhi Bansal dism…
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Brandon Elliott, Dale Trumbore
Rafiq Bhatia -- Photo by The Warhol Creative

Rafiq Bhatia Brings Musical Dynamism to Pittsburgh’s Warhol Museum

Just before Rafiq Bhatia’s performance at the Warhol Museum on Oct. 7, I had a chance to catch up wi…
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Christian Kriegeskotte
Cristina Lord -- Photo by Brandon Kaplan

5 Questions to Cristina Lord (composer, pianist)

Depth and width are sometimes positioned as a dichotomy and treated as irreconcilable — however, com…
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Sofía Rocha
Leyna Marika Papach -- Courtesy of artist

ListN Up Playlist: Leyna Marika Papach (October 9, 2025)

Leyna Marika Papach is a composer, interdisciplinary artist and violinist from Japan and the United…
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