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New Oratorio by Tracy K. Smith and Aaron Siegel Gives Voice to Civil War-Era African American Troops
Merkin Hall is a beautiful venue, warm in both temperature and acoustics. On Nov. 2, Tracy K. Smith,…
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Donna Lee Davidson
In the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, there are plenty o…
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Stephanie Boyd
Linda Catlin Smith Revels in Introverted Confidence with Sensuous, Idiosyncratic Album ‘Dark Flower’
One of my favorite aspects of autumn is the sensation of being wrapped in a warm jacket or bundled u…
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Sofía Rocha
ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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Kaufman Music Center inaugurated its new “Artist as Curator” series on Thursday, Oct. 26 with Quince…
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Jennifer Jolley
Ellen Fullman’s Long String Instrument was almost invisible on stage at the Experimental Media and P…
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Vanessa Ague
This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. Leilehua Lanzilotti often references visu…
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Amanda Cook
One of the worst break-ups I ever endured came from a four-year relationship that I invested all of…
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Mariah Goulet
Briana Hunter‘s career in opera has been nothing short of a meteoric rise. The dedication to h…
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Jasmine IVANNA Espy
“Hearing sounds of creatures I don’t recognize makes my imagination run wild,” writes pianist…
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Throughout his career, composer and pianist Michael Hersch has created a body of work that explores…
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Jacob Kopcienski
Arts institutions are under pressure to get with the times. The political and social movements of th…
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Allison Loggins-Hull
The work of guitarist, activist, and scholar Ciyadh Wells is a whirlwind of activity centered on inc…
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Clover Nahabedian
Renowned conductor Kellen Gray has gained recognition for championing the works of Black composers.
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Katie Brown
ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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The Park Avenue Armory, situated on New York City’s Upper East Side, essentially encompasses the com…
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Donna Lee Davidson
Radical joy is often found at the heart of Lainie Fefferman’s practice, and her latest project with…
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The Australian-born pianist and composer Zubin Kanga’s current research project, Cyborg Soloists, ex…
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Caroline Potter
When Han Chen finished his “Infinite Staircase” program at National Sawdust on Sept. 24, he had jour…
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Lana Norris
Attending the Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M3) festival felt akin to sitting down at a warm dinn…
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Vanessa Ague
Matana Roberts’ jubilantly experimental new album Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the garden deftly weave…
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A. Kori Hill
American Composers Forum (ACF) has announced the opening of applications for the 2024 McKnight Visit…
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ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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