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Talk Low Festival returned for a second year Sep. 26–29 in Cincinnati, Ohio — and thank goodness. Wh…
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A. Kori Hill
Zara Hudson-Kozdoj is no stranger to evolution. While she shares a classically trained background wi…
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Dalanie Harris
A few months ago, Jessie Montgomery was seated in the audience for the world premiere of Jasmine Bar…
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Christine S. Escobar
On Thursday, Sep. 18, Roulette Intermedium felt more like walking into someone’s home than a concert…
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Donna Lee Davidson
Asuka Kakitani is a Minnesota-based composer whose music asks gently for our attention with its joyf…
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Stephanie Boyd
On his debut album, composer, improviser, and trumpeter Chris Williams blends pointed drones and dis…
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Michelle Hromin
In the lobby area of the TivoliVredenburg contemporary music venue, shrieking electronics by IEMA En…
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Vanessa Ague
Brandon Lopez is a bassist and composer living in New York City. His work deals with work, improvisa…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
Money Matters is a NewMusicBox x I CARE IF YOU LISTEN collaboration, supported by New Music USA It i…
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Ravish Momin
TAK Ensemble’s SWOONFEST is a true community initiative, emphasizing the ethos of an experimental me…
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Lana Norris
“The CheckOut is Chicago’s only venue in a former 7-Eleven,” composer Seth Boustead says to me, half…
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Thulasi Seshan
Jess Tsang is a percussionist, cultural organizer, and researcher dedicated to the creation of new i…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
How do you craft queer joy, kinship, and homes in music? Mainstream culture is filled with ready-mad…
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Jacob Kopcienski
Amidst the many impressive accolades cited in composer Natacha Diels’ bio, one line stands out to me…
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Christian Kriegeskotte
In the Baltic capital city of Tallinn, Estonia, history is deeply felt in contemporary life. At the…
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Amanda Cook
“A little boy is looking for his voice in a drop of water. The voice has been taken by the kin…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
Over the past 80 years, Gaudeamus Festival has established itself as a place for pioneering composer…
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Vanessa Ague
In a country fraught with massive power imbalances that favor the white and uber wealthy, it’s easy…
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Dalanie Harris
Money Matters is a NewMusicBox x I CARE IF YOU LISTEN collaboration, supported by New Music USA…
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Hilary Purrington
Looking at the career of Nora Barton, one sees a creative individual living collaboratively. As a ce…
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A. Kori Hill
Marta Sofia Honer is a viola and violin performer, session player, arranger, composer and educa…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
PARALLEL 03 is a living network of sounds, texts, and abstraction. Led by Endlings – the duo of Puli…
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Yaz Lancaster
For 63 years, the Cabrillo Festival has been a bold champion of new music; composers from all stages…
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Forrest Howell
