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Christine S. Escobar

Christine S. Escobar (she/her) is Founder and Editor of Represent Classical: the premier news source featuring BIPOC classically trained musicians and scholars.
Christine S. Escobar
EOY Album Listicle Covers 2025

Our Top Contemporary Classical and Experimental Albums of 2025

It’s that time of year again, and we’re excited to share a list of our contributors̵...
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Dameun Strange -- Photo by Valerie Oliverios

For Dameun Strange, Music is a Conduit for Individual and Communal Expression

As a sound artist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer, Dameun Strange’s conceptual chamber and elec...
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Christine S. Escobar
Jessie Montgomery -- Photo by Todd Rosenberg Photography

Jessie Montgomery on Making Music and the Creative Possibilities in the Everyday

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
Lembit Beecher and Karen Ouzounian -- Photo by Ebru Yildiz

5 Questions to Lembit Beecher (composer) and Karen Ouzounian (cellist, composer)

Lembit Beecher and Karen Ouzounian are a husband-wife creative team who balance their collaborative...
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Christine S. Escobar
Angel Bat Dawid -- Photo by Daria Miasoedova

For Angel Bat Dawid, Music is Community, Protection, and Staying True to Herself

“An angel isn’t necessarily a mythical being: it’s someone who’s bringing a message, and...
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Christine S. Escobar
Riwaya Ensemble Founders - Sami Seif, Noémie Chemali, and Amer Hasan -- Photo by Kuo Kai Chin

5 Questions to Riwaya Ensemble

The New York-based Riwaya Ensemble considers themselves storytellers. The name of the composer-led c...
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Christine S. Escobar
Del Sol Quartet -- Photo by AFW Productions

5 Questions to Del Sol Quartet

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
Alyssa Weinberg -- Photo by Zoe Prinds-Flash

Alyssa Weinberg Finds Inspiration in Bold Imagery and Deep Collaborations

This sponsored article is part of a paid partnership with the Curtis Institute of Music. “I’m...
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Christine S. Escobar
Mei-Ann Chen -- Photo by Simon Pauly

Mei-Ann Chen is a Busy Globetrotter, but Chicago is Always in her Heart

“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
Students rehearse at Interlochen Arts Camp -- Photo courtesy of Interlochen Arts Camp

Equity Arc is Creating New Pathways for BIPOC Classical Musicians

Summer study for young classical musicians has historically come with many barriers: application fee...
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Christine S. Escobar
Ensemble Dal Niente -- Photo by Dan Nichols, Aphorism Studios

Ensemble Dal Niente Celebrates Latin America in Season-Closing Concert

Founded by a group of student composers at Northwestern University, Ensemble Dal Niente is now in it...
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Christine S. Escobar
Justine F. Chen -- Photo courtesy of Chicago Opera Theater

10 Years in the Making, New Alan Turing Opera by Justine F. Chen Arrives in Timely Retelling

Content warning: suicide Known as the father of modern computing, Alan Turing was an English scienti...
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