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Stephanie Boyd

Michigan-born, Manhattan-based composer Stephanie Ann Boyd (b. 1990) (she/her) writes melodic music about women’s memoirs and the natural world for symphonic and chamber ensembles.
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Danielle Jagelski -- Photo by Four Ten Media

Indigenous Sounds Resound in a Dynamic Concert by Voices of Ascension and Guests

The gargantuan, stunning Church of Ascension in Greenwich Village gave audience members a profound s...
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Stephanie Boyd
American Composers Orchestra with Tito Muñoz -- Photo by Alfred Kan

American Composers Orchestra Explores Latin American Music’s Transatlantic Roots at Carnegie Hall

Under the leadership of CEO Melissa Ngan and Artistic Director Curtis Stewart, the American Composer...
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Stephanie Boyd
VOX -- Photo by Steven Pisano

New Chamber Ballet Debuts Two New Works of Stunning Athleticism and Intimacy

Founded in 2004 by choreographer Miro Magloire, New Chamber Ballet is an organization dedicated to t...
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Stephanie Boyd
Beth Morrison -- Photo by Maru Teppei

5 Questions to Beth Morrison (founder and director, Beth Morrison Projects)

Beth Morrison’s ideas are game changers. Since the founding of Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) in 2006,...
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Stephanie Boyd
Darius Jones--Photo by Ebru Yildiz

Darius Jones Crafts a Piercingly Erudite Program at Kaufman Music Center

Audiences were treated to a thought-provoking performance on Nov. 21 as part of the Kaufman Music Ce...
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Stephanie Boyd
ganavya -- Photo courtesy of National Sawdust

ganavya Explores Subtle Truths and Communal Expression at National Sawdust

It wasn’t long into ganavya’s Oct. 3rd concert at National Sawdust before she had the whole audience...
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Stephanie Boyd
Courtney Bryan -- Photo by Rob Davidson for Miller Theatre

In Miller Theatre’s Composer Portraits Opener, Courtney Bryan Curates a Program Rooted in Hope

Miller Theatre’s convivial, panoramic Composer Portraits concert series turns 25 this year, and the...
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Stephanie Boyd
Kazem Abdullah -- Courtesy of artist

5 Questions to Kazem Abdullah (conductor)

As a conductor who can often be found in the pit of an opera house, many hours of Kazem Abdullah’s l...
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Stephanie Boyd
Seth Parker Woods and The Next Festival Emerging Artists -- Photo by Jamie Benson

The Next Festival Presents a Radiant Concert of Works that Explore the Here and Now

When conductor and composer Peter Askim talks about the importance of aligning your values with your...
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Stephanie Boyd
Countertenor Luke Paulino and pianist Daniel Schreiner -- Photo by Matt Josephson

InfraSound and ChamberQUEER Offer Multidisciplinary Expressions of Queer Artistry

Upon taking my program and entering the large room at The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender C...
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Stephanie Boyd
Augusta Read Thomas -- Photo by Anthony Barlich

5 Questions to Augusta Read Thomas (composer)

As we approach Augusta Read Thomas’ 60th birthday, my memories of her visit to our undergrad composi...
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Stephanie Boyd
Gity Razaz--Photo by Ronald Andrew Schvarztman

5 Questions to Gity Razaz (composer)

If you’ve heard music by composer Gity Razaz, you know its power. Gity’s wide, sweeping sonorities a...
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Stephanie Boyd
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The Met’s “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X” is Full of Profound Emotions and Provocative Truths

In the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, there are plenty o...
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Stephanie Boyd
Brandon Patrick George -- Photo by Lauren Desberg

5 Questions to Brandon Patrick George (flutist)

The online presence of Brandon Patrick George is one of bold colors, virtuosity, and powerful words.
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Stephanie Boyd
Stephanie Ann Boyd -- Photo by Adam Solsburg

Anatomy of a Commission: A Composer’s Guide to Orchestra Commissions

Designed for both music creators and their collaborators, “Anatomy of a Commission” is a digital res...
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Stephanie Boyd
Gity Razaz The Strange Highway

Gity Razaz Releases Evocative and Profound Debut Album, The Strange Highway

Out August 5, 2022 on BIS Records, The Strange Highway is an album of works whose haunting, ethereal...
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Stephanie Boyd
Jennifer Higdon (photo by A. Bogard)

5 Questions to Jennifer Higdon about “Duo Duel”

Jennifer Higdon has just added a new concerto to her catalog — Duo Duel, for two percussionists and...
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Stephanie Boyd
BUTI Director Hilary Respass--Photo by Stratton McCrady

5 Questions to Hilary Respass (Director, Boston University Tanglewood Institute)

The pandemic has forced many organizations into discovering innovative and entirely new ways to reac...
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Stephanie Boyd
Melissa Ngan--Photo by Karjaka Studios

5 Questions to Melissa Ngan (President and CEO, American Composers Orchestra)

American Composers Orchestra (ACO) is about to emerge from the pandemic with verve and vision. Not o...
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Stephanie Boyd
Akropolis Reed Quintet Ghost Light

Akropolis Reed Quintet’s New Album Ghost Light Softly Haunts

The video trailer for Akropolis Reed Quintet’s new album Ghost Light (New Focus Recordings) ho...
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Stephanie Boyd
Paola Prestini--Photo by Axel Dupeux

5 Questions to Paola Prestini (Co-Founder and Artistic Director, National Sawdust)

Though Google Maps currently marks Brooklyn’s National Sawdust venue as closed, this fertile g...
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Stephanie Boyd
Krishna Thiagarajan--Photo by Brandon Patoc

5 Questions to Krishna Thiagarajan (President & CEO, Seattle Symphony)

It’s a feel-good situation: Krishna Thiagarajan, President and CEO of the Seattle Symphony, has foun...
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Stephanie Boyd
Mari Esabel Valverde--Photo by Vero Kherian

5 Questions to Mari Esabel Valverde (composer, singer)

Mari Esabel Valverde is a composer and singer whose music is full and rich, with texts that delve in...
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Stephanie Boyd
Sunita LeGallou--Photo by James May

5 Questions to Sunita LeGallou (Producer and Host, Music for PhDs)

Music for PhDs is a podcast that describes itself as “an art project disguised as a podcast...
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Stephanie Boyd
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