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In the eight years since its founding, the Chineke! Orchestra has performed at the BBC Proms, helped…
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Dalanie Harris
“When I played in orchestras as a shy violinist, I saw this person on the podium helping to make the…
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Christine S. Escobar
This sponsored article is part of a paid partnership with the Curtis Institute of Music. Alistair Co…
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Tristan McKay
In their debut opera, El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego, Grammy Award-winning composer Gabriela Lena…
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Dalanie Harris
Nwando Ebizie and London Sinfonietta Curate a Multisensory Experience at the Colour Factory
Nov 20, 2023
On Nov. 15 I went to a nightclub in east London — OK, it was 7 p.m. and the Colour Factory in Hackne…
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Caroline Potter
“I don’t think that music is what I’m supposed to do on Earth,” multi-discip…
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Jasmine IVANNA Espy
ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
Classical musicians in the 21st century are expected to continually adapt to the latest cultural and…
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Katie Brown, Dalanie Harris
New Oratorio by Tracy K. Smith and Aaron Siegel Gives Voice to Civil War-Era African American Troops
Nov 9, 2023
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
The Met’s “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X” is Full of Profound Emotions and Provocative Truths
Nov 8, 2023
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’
Nov 7, 2023
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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At Kaufman Music Center, Quince Ensemble Serves Up Dazzling Performance of a Work in Progress
Oct 31, 2023
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 Singular and Suitably-Named ‘Long String Instrument’ Reverberates at EMPAC
Oct 30, 2023
Ellen Fullman’s Long String Instrument was almost invisible on stage at the Experimental Media and P…
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Vanessa Ague
Leilehua Lanzilotti is Reconnecting with her Kanaka Maoli Heritage and Celebrating Hawaiian Stories
Oct 26, 2023
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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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN