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Nina Shekhar--Photo courtesy of the artist

ListN Up: Nina Shekhar (August 28, 2020)

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Out of Context #8: Privilege and Creative Consequence

“Out of Context” is a 10-part series that addresses the topic of cultural appropriation as it inters…
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Nicolas Lell Benavides
Yaz Lancaster--Photo courtesy of the artist

5 Questions to Yaz Lancaster (interdisciplinary artist)

Yaz Lancaster is an interdisciplinary artist who combines violin performance, composition, poetry, a…
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Alyssa Kayser-Hirsh
Victoria Bond

This week: live streamed concerts (August 24, 2020 – August 30, 2020)

Carnegie Hill Concerts: Midday Music Festival 2020 Carnegie Hill Concerts (CHC) presents a week of 3…
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Sam Reising
Amanda Gookin--Photo by Ryan Scherb

ListN Up: Amanda Gookin (August 21, 2020)

ListN Up is a series of weekly artist-curated playlists. Born from a desire to keep artists sharing…
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Juhi Bansal--Photo by Nicolas Gerpe

5 Questions to Juhi Bansal (composer, conductor, teacher)

Composer Juhi Bansal was brought up in India and Hong Kong, and she grew up playing the piano and li…
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Gemma Peacocke
Top row, left to right: Wang Jie, Paola Prestini, Nebal Maysaud, JoAnn Falletta, Angélica Negrón Bottom row, left to right: Alex Temple, Alysia Lee, Natalie Calma, Libby Larsen, Aeryn Santillan

What Does the 19th Amendment Mean to You? (Part 1)

This day, August 18, 2020, marks 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment–a mome…
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Amir ElSaffar

This week: live streamed concerts (August 17, 2020 – August 23, 2020)

Alejandro Cerrudo and Ana Lopez | Works & Process Created at home by artists familiar to Works &…
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Sam Reising
UNEVEN MEASURES

Announcing UNEVEN MEASURES: Artists Reflect on the 19th Amendment

The centennial anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, giving white women the right t…
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How the Summer Music Festival Changed in 2020, and What’s Next

“Experiencing music is lonely now.” “Nobody is hiring.” “It’s completely devastating to everyo…
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Liz Przybylski
Liza Stepanova performs Reinaldo Moya's

Video Premiere: Liza Stepanova Performs Reinaldo Moya’s “Rain Outside of the Church”

Today’s video by visual artist Kevork Mourad features pianist Liza Stepanova’s performan…
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This week: live streamed concerts (August 10, 2020 – August 16, 2020)

Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival 2020 Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival is a summer program devot…
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Sam Reising
Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash

Embracing a Transformative Pedagogy: Music Departments and White Supremacy

The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Ahmaud Arbery have galvanized protests…
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Dave Molk
Miyamoto is Black Enough

Video Premiere: Miyamoto is Black Enough Performs “Burn / Build”

Today’s video premiere, “Burn / Build,” is the title track from Miyamoto is Black…
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Valerie Coleman--Photo by Matthew Murphy

5 Questions to Valerie Coleman (composer, flutist)

According to the Institute for Composer Diversity’s analysis of 120 American orchestras’ 2019-2020 p…
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Lana Norris
Gelsey Bell

This week: live streamed concerts (August 3, 2020 – August 9, 2020)

Cairns (in person event) Cairns is a soundwalk for Green-Wood Cemetery that leads the listener on a…
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Sam Reising
Deerhoof and Wadada Leo Smith To Be Surrounded By Beautiful, Curious, Breathing, Laughing Flesh Is Enough

Unbound by Genre, Deerhoof and Wadada Leo Smith Work Wonders

Without being hyperbolic, Deerhoof is one of the hardest working bands in the business. In the past…
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Clover Nahabedian
The Great Black Music Ensemble--Photo by Elizabeth A. Baker

Out of Context #7: Owning the Language of our Oppressors

“Out of Context” is a 10-part series that addresses the topic of cultural appropriation as it inters…
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Elizabeth A. Baker
Gina Izzo and Eunbi Kim, cofounders of bespoken

This week: live streamed concerts (July 27, 2020 – August 2, 2020)

House Music | Metropolis Ensemble Metropolis Ensemble’s series, House Music, reflects its valu…
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Sam Reising
Ashleigh Gordon--Photo by Robert Torres Photography

ListN Up: Ashleigh Gordon (July 24, 2020)

ListN Up is a series of weekly artist-curated playlists. Born from a desire to keep artists sharing…
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Philip Ewell--Photo by Pascal Perich

5 Questions to Philip Ewell (Author, Music Theory and the White Racial Frame)

Philip Ewell is an Associate Professor of Music Theory at Hunter College, CUNY and the CUNY Graduate…
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Lauren Ishida
Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa--Photo courtesy of the artist

5 Questions to Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa (Castle of our Skins Creative-in-Residence)

Castle of our Skins, a music initiative in Boston focusing on Black artistry through music, recently…
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Anne Goldberg-Baldwin
Kamala Sankaram

This week: live streamed concerts (July 20, 2020 – July 26, 2020)

Nathan Bugh and Gaby Cook | Works & Process Created at home by artists familiar to Works & P…
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Sam Reising
Jessie Montgomery--Photo by Jiyang Chen

ListN Up: Jessie Montgomery (July 17, 2020)

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