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Sofía Rocha

Sofía Rocha (she/her) is a Providence-based composer and conductor. She likes taking nature walks, cooking vegan food, and following endless Wikipedia hyper-link rabbit holes. Sofía is also a PhD student in Music and Multimedia Composition at Brown University.
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Saad Haddad -- Photo by Bess Adler

5 Questions to Saad Haddad (composer)

Composer Saad Haddad’s music is energetic, full of life and vitality, and quite inventive – twisting...
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“Polyglot” Recontextualizes and De-Centers the Canon through an Exploration of Musical Pluralism

Described as a concept album, Polyglot seeks to address questions of language and identity through p...
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Sofía Rocha
Kwamé Ryan -- Courtesy of artist

5 Questions to Kwamé Ryan (conductor)

Kwamé Ryan is an internationally awarded conductor and the recently named Music Director Designate o...
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Ekmeles -- Photo courtesy of the artists

Ekmeles’ Sophomore Album is a Striking Display of Technique and Wild Experimentation

We Live the Opposite Daring, the sophomore album from the New York-based vocal sextet Ekmeles, is im...
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Sofía Rocha
Linda Catlin Smith -- Photo by Claire Harvie

Linda Catlin Smith Revels in Introverted Confidence with Sensuous, Idiosyncratic Album ‘Dark Flower’

One of my favorite aspects of autumn is the sensation of being wrapped in a warm jacket or bundled u...
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Sofía Rocha
The Sphinx Virtuosi -- Photo by Scott Jackson

Sphinx Virtuosi Release Powerful, Celebratory Debut with ‘Songs of Our Times’

Released July 28 on Deutsche Grammophon, the Sphinx Virtuosi’s Songs for Our Times is sprawling, con...
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Sofía Rocha
Iranian Female Composers Association members Niloufar Iravani, Nina Barzegar, Nasim Khorassani, Anahita Abbassi, Mahdis Golzar Kashani, and Mina Arissian

New Album by Iranian Female Composers Association Brings to Light Distinguished Middle Eastern Voices

Compelling and deeply touching, with grace and passion in equal measure, Sirventès is a collection o...
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Sofía Rocha
Mina Miller -- Photo by Nick Klein

5 Questions to Mina Miller (Founder, Music of Remembrance)

Pianist Mina Miller is the founder, president, and artistic director of Music of Remembrance, a non-...
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Sofía Rocha
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra Lakota Music Project

Lakota Music Project Finds Beauty in Blending Musical Traditions

Released October 28, 2022 on innova Recordings, Lakota Music Project works to bridge cultural and ra...
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Sofía Rocha
LYNX Project's beautiful small things

“beautiful small things” Shares the Words of Autistic Youth Through Song

The breadth of LYNX Project’s beautiful small things (out March 10, 2022 via ArtistShare) is i...
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Sofía Rocha
Shruti Kumar-- Photo by Anna Azarov Photography

5 Questions to Shruti Kumar (composer, producer)

Shruti Kumar is a genre- and scene-crossing composer and producer based out of Los Angeles. Beginnin...
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The Voices and Bridges: Ehsan Matoori’s Distinctive Voice Shines Through a Multicultural Effort

“World Music” as a genre label is, despite the grandiose name, usually diminutive. Its u...
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Sofía Rocha
Rashon Briggs Cotton Comes Home--Screenshot courtesy New Gallery Concert Series

New Gallery Concert Series Celebrates Hope and Artistry in the Face of Grief

The work of photographer and teacher Rashon “Rah-Lik” Briggs is striking and imbued with...
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Sofía Rocha
Rhonda Taylor AFTERPARTY

AFTERPARTY: Rhonda Taylor Reflects on Losing What you Didn’t Know You Had

In her newest album, AFTERPARTY (released November 8, 2020), Rhonda Taylor brings together an eclect...
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