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Dalanie Harris

Dalanie Harris (she/her) is a Los Angeles-based musician, podcaster, and writer. Her current research interests include intersections of music, history, and culture in Black America.
Dalanie Harris
Muzosynth Orchestra Founders Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim and Joey Chang -- Photo by Jesse L. Kearse IV

Muzosynth Orchestra Center Improv and Solidarity on Innovative Debut Album

When Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim and Joey Chang joined forces to create the Muzosyth Orchestra (TMO) in...
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Dalanie Harris
David Aitken's LightScape at Walt Disney Concert Hall -- Photo by Farah Sosa, Courtesy of LA Phil

Doug Aitken’s Multisensory Exploration of Time Premieres at LA Phil’s Noon to Midnight

When we think of arts institutions as bastions of culture, thought, and innovation, it’s hard to com...
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Dalanie Harris
Tazewell Thompson -- Photo by Jeffrey Henson Scales

5 Questions to Tazewell Thompson (writer, librettist, director)

As one of the earliest genres of music to emerge from the United States, spirituals were once tools...
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Dalanie Harris
Fortissima 2024 fellows -- Photo by Titilayo Ayangade

With Fortissima, Young Women of Color Are Reminded They Are Not Alone in Classical Music

Ask a few industry veterans about why diversity in classical music has been largely stagnant for dec...
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Dalanie Harris
Decoda -- Photo by Kevin Kinzley Photography

On Debut Album, Decoda Shows That Expressions of Revelry Come in All Manifestations

On their self-titled debut album, Decoda brings attractive style and artistry to an eclectic mix of...
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Dalanie Harris
Nathalie Joachim -- Photo by Erin Patrice O'Brien

Nathalie Joachim Delves into Heritage and Cultural Memory on “Ki moun ou ye”

On Ki moun ou ye, Grammy-nominated musician and composer Nathalie Joachim chronicles the beauty of s...
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Dalanie Harris
Yarn/Wire --Photo by Pascal Perich

Yarn/Wire Deftly Navigates Two Sets of Experimental Music at FRANKIE in LA

I’ve never found myself at a concert wondering where the other patrons were coming from or what they...
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Dalanie Harris
Chi-chi Nwanoku -- Photo by Eric Richmond

5 Questions to Chi-chi Nwanoku CBE (bassist and founder, Chineke! Orchestra)

In the eight years since its founding, the Chineke! Orchestra has performed at the BBC Proms, helped...
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Dalanie Harris
Daniela Mack and Afredo Daza in El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego -- Photo by Cory Weaver

“El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego” is a Powerful Homage to Mexican Art and Culture

In their debut opera, El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego, Grammy Award-winning composer Gabriela Lena...
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Dalanie Harris
Dalanie Harris and Katie Brown of Classically Black Podcast -- Photo by Lasalle Smith

To Podcast or Not to Podcast? Reflections from the Hosts of “Classically Black”

Classical musicians in the 21st century are expected to continually adapt to the latest cultural and...
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Katie Brown, Dalanie Harris
Nite Bjuti (Val Jeanty, Mimi Jones, and Candice Hoyes) -- Photo by Maciek Jasik

Nite Bjuti Documents the Breadth of Black Womanhood on Fully Improvised Debut Album

In 1945, a letter from Zora Neale Hurston to W.E.B. DuBois called for a new cemetery for notable Bla...
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Dalanie Harris
Uniting Voices Chicago -- Photo by Kyle Flubacker

Uniting Voices Chicago Connects to the African Diaspora in Black History Month Concerts

Modern-day traditions such as Black History Month and Juneteenth center the cultural roots of the Af...
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Dalanie Harris
Curtis Stewart--Photo by Lelanie Foster

5 Questions to Curtis Stewart (ACO Artistic Director)

Acclaimed composer and violinist Curtis Stewart has spent his career taking contemporary music to ne...
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Dalanie Harris
Seth Parker Woods and Roderick George in Difficult Grace--Photo by Bailey Holiver

Seth Parker Woods’ “Difficult Grace” is a Multidisciplinary Exploration of Identity

Through striking multimedia performance, cellist Seth Parker Woods is highlighting the synergistic p...
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Dalanie Harris
LA Opera presents Omar--Photo by Cory Weaver

“Omar” Connects Music of the Muslim and Black Diasporas at LA Opera

Before and during the American Civil War, anti-literacy laws suppressed many of the individual stori...
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Dalanie Harris
Gil Rose--Photo by Kevin Condon

5 Questions to Gil Rose (conductor)

Conductor Gil Rose has spent his career championing contemporary music. From founding Boston Modern...
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Dalanie Harris
Seattle Modern Orchestra with Darius Jones--Photo by Shaya Bendix Lyon

Seattle Modern Orchestra Welcomes Darius Jones for Residency

Since 2010, the Seattle Modern Orchestra (SMO) has been bringing contemporary repertoire to the Paci...
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Dalanie Harris
Tehillah Alphonso--Photo courtesy of the artist

5 Questions to Tehillah Alphonso (vocalist, arranger)

Vocalist and arranger Tehillah Alphonso has forged a multifaceted career by working on several films...
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Dalanie Harris
Artifacts Trio...and then there's this

Artifacts Trio Builds a Bridge to the Unknown on “…and then there’s this”

The provocative title of the latest album from Artifacts Trio, …and then there’s this, suggest...
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Dalanie Harris
Adolphus Hailstork

5 Questions to Adolphus Hailstork (composer) about Tulsa 1921

With an extensive catalogue of works for orchestra, chorus, opera, chamber music, and solo instrumen...
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Dalanie Harris
String Noise Alien Stories

String Noise Amplifies Black Narratives on Genre-Crossing Alien Stories

As the hardships caused by the global pandemic and uprisings in protest of police brutality and syst...
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Dalanie Harris
Imani Winds BRUITS

“We Cannot Continue This Way:” Imani Winds’ BRUITS Calls for Change

Amidst the social and political turmoil that has erupted in the United States over the past year, ma...
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Dalanie Harris

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