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Interview

Garrett McQueen stays busy. A performer; radio producer and host; lecturer on race, administration,...
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A. Kori Hill

Shelley Washington is a self-described composer, performer, collaborator, and educator from Kansas C...
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Jennifer Jolley

Listening to the swirling, terraced vocals of Odeya Nini is like having raw human emotion hurled at...
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Esteban Meneses

Tús, the debut album by Irish composer Finola Merivale, engages listeners with an experimental langu...
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Julia Kuhlman

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. This fall has seen the yearslong struggle...
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Yaz Lancaster

On September 22-24, the Pacific Symphony and the endlessly musical and adventurous Sandbox Percussio...
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Anne Goldberg-Baldwin

The music of Marti Epstein longs for wide open spaces – which might seem like a strange choice for a...
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Clover Nahabedian

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. Trevor Weston grew up as a choirboy at Sa...
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Yaz Lancaster

Conductor Gil Rose has spent his career championing contemporary music. From founding Boston Modern...
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Dalanie Harris

There has been quite a buzz following Raven Chacon since he was awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in M...
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Tristan McKay

For composer Carlos Simon, music is a place where communities can come together. “I want people to b...
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Vanessa Ague

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. The Tape Machine came to her in a dream:...
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Esteban Meneses

Award-winning composer Wang Jie grew up in Shanghai in the wake of the Cultural Revolution. A gifted...
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Gemma Peacocke

Guitarist, composer, and arranger JIJI is most known for her striking performances on both the class...
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Ciyadh Wells

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. The music of PaviElle French — a soulful...
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Esteban Meneses

Originally commissioned for Cincinnati Opera’s centennial season in 2020, the much anticipated...
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Amanda Cook

On his new album, Black Book DLUX, classical pianist and composer BLKBOK (pronounced “Black Ba...
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Donna Lee Davidson

Nnenna Ogwo is the Founder & Artistic Director of Juneteenth LP (Juneteenth Legacy Project). Jun...
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Ciyadh Wells

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. When composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tat...
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Esteban Meneses

The Kinds of Kings Bouman Fellowship is an advocacy, access, and amplification program for historica...
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Kevin Baldwin

The music of Anglo-Armenian composer, performer, and multi-media artist Cevanne Horrocks-Hopayian br...
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Caroline Potter

The process of becoming is just as much about the losses as it is about the wins and the neutrality...
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Jasmine IVANNA Espy

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. Before she started composing, Chinese pip...
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Esteban Meneses