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Having masterfully weaved himself into the Black classical music scene, the Chicago-based innovator…
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Katie Brown
In the thick of the early Covid era (mid-2020), Matthew Sage had an idea for a record. Taking advant…
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Yaz Lancaster
ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
“Would you like a kiss?” Hershey’s, that is. A bowl of candy and cheerful decorations at check in we…
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Lana Norris
Kwamé Ryan is an internationally awarded conductor and the recently named Music Director Designate o…
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Sofía Rocha
When conductor and composer Peter Askim talks about the importance of aligning your values with your…
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Stephanie Boyd
I missed the “Yeehaw Agenda” era that dominated the socials a few years ago, so when the OLEA chambe…
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A. Kori Hill
At the drama school in London where I was a student from ages 11 to 15, there was an abundance of un…
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Jessica Bailey
Whether highlighting his love of contrapuntal textures, his use of melodies and chords that magnify…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
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
New York’s Talea Ensemble held its 15th anniversary concert – a set of four solo pieces – on May 30…
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Gemma Peacocke
At the conceptual core of a distance, intertwined is the notion of storytelling, with traditional fo…
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Christian Kriegeskotte
we are environments for each other is a breathtaking new release nearly 10 years in the making that…
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Michelle Hromin
For three decades, Del Sol Quartet has been committed to the music of our time. But with their Angel…
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Christine S. Escobar
When I was a kid in the 90s, my parents owned a toy store. It definitely had its perks (collecting P…
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Tristan McKay
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
On their self-titled debut album, Decoda brings attractive style and artistry to an eclectic mix of…
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Dalanie Harris
As a child, Mazz Swift would introduce themselves as a violinist – even though they had never touche…
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A. Kori Hill
Since 2020, the Toulmin Fellowship, a partnership between National Sawdust and The Center for Ballet…
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Donna Lee Davidson
In her Centenary Year, the Efforts to Preserve Julia Perry’s Legacy Reveal Issues that Persist Today
From Manchester, England to New York City, performers, scholars, and music lovers gathered through t…
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Samantha Ege, Garrett Schumann
Layale Chaker’s music draws from multiple modalities — contemporary classical, Arabic maqam, jazz, a…
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Chrysanthe Tan
In a 2023 concert review of the International Contemporary Ensemble featuring composer-performer Dou…
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Julia Kuhlman
In the wake of a recent solar eclipse, contemplating light, its path, and our place in it just feels…
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Connie Li
