Category

Interview

Garrett McQueen--Photo courtesy of the artist

5 Questions to Garrett McQueen (Director of Artist Equity, American Composers Orchestra)

Garrett McQueen stays busy. A performer; radio producer and host; lecturer on race, administration,...
Author
A. Kori Hill
Shelley Washington--Photo by Peter Yankowsky

5 Questions to Shelley Washington (composer, saxophonist)

Shelley Washington is a self-described composer, performer, collaborator, and educator from Kansas C...
Author
Jennifer Jolley
Odeya Nini--Photo by Elena Ray

Odeya Nini Plumbs the Deepest Sounds of a Voice that Heals

Listening to the swirling, terraced vocals of Odeya Nini is like having raw human emotion hurled at...
Author
Esteban Meneses
Finola Merivale--Photo by Emma O'Halloran

5 Questions to Finola Merivale (composer)

Tús, the debut album by Irish composer Finola Merivale, engages listeners with an experimental langu...
Author
Julia Kuhlman
J.E. Hernández--Photo by Claire McAdams

J.E. Hernández Uplifts Migrant Laborers through Multidisciplinary Work

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. This fall has seen the yearslong struggle...
Author
Yaz Lancaster
Viet Cuong--Photo by Aaron Jay Young

5 Questions to Viet Cuong (composer)

On September 22-24, the Pacific Symphony and the endlessly musical and adventurous Sandbox Percussio...
Author
Anne Goldberg-Baldwin
Marti Epstein--Photo by Andrew Sherman

After Decades in Boston, Marti Epstein is Still Chasing the Psychic Beauty of the Plains

The music of Marti Epstein longs for wide open spaces – which might seem like a strange choice for a...
Author
Clover Nahabedian
Trevor Weston--Photo by Bill Cardoni

Trevor Weston Facilitates a New Way Forward with Composing Inclusion

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. Trevor Weston grew up as a choirboy at Sa...
Author
Yaz Lancaster
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...
Author
Dalanie Harris
Raven Chacon--Photo by Adam Conte

Raven Chacon on For Zitkála–Šá, Graphic Notation, and Identity

There has been quite a buzz following Raven Chacon since he was awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in M...
Author
Tristan McKay
Carlos Simon--Photo by Terrance Ragland

Carlos Simon Sparks Conversations About Social Justice Through Music

For composer Carlos Simon, music is a place where communities can come together. “I want people to b...
Author
Vanessa Ague
Anne Hege--Photo courtesy of the artist

Anne Hege Breathes Life into Hacked Cassette Players and Singing Laptops

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. The Tape Machine came to her in a dream:...
Author
Esteban Meneses
Wang Jie--Photo by Kevin Hsu

5 Questions to Wang Jie (composer)

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

5 Questions to JIJI (guitarist, composer, arranger)

Guitarist, composer, and arranger JIJI is most known for her striking performances on both the class...
Author
Ciyadh Wells
PaviElle French--Photo by Sharolyn B. Hagen Photography

PaviElle French Pushes for Social Justice Through Genre-Crossing Music 

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. The music of PaviElle French — a soulful...
Author
Esteban Meneses
Tracy K. Smith--Photo by Rachel Eliza Griffiths

5 Questions to Tracy K. Smith (librettist, Castor and Patience)

Originally commissioned for Cincinnati Opera’s centennial season in 2020, the much anticipated...
Author
Amanda Cook
BLKBOK--Photo by Spencer Heyfron

5 Questions to BLKBOK (composer, pianist)

On his new album, Black Book DLUX, classical pianist and composer BLKBOK (pronounced “Black Ba...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
Nnenna Ogwo -- photo courtesy of the artist

5 Questions to Nnenna Ogwo (Founder & Artistic Director, Juneteenth LP)

Nnenna Ogwo is the Founder & Artistic Director of Juneteenth LP (Juneteenth Legacy Project). Jun...
Author
Ciyadh Wells
Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate--Photo by Shevaun Williams

Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate Embodies the Spirit of the Chickasaw Nation

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. When composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tat...
Author
Esteban Meneses
Kinds of Kings Bouman Fellowship recipients Silen Wellington and Theo Baer

5 Questions to Silen Wellington and Theo Baer (2021-22 Bouman Fellowship)

The Kinds of Kings Bouman Fellowship is an advocacy, access, and amplification program for historica...
Author
Kevin Baldwin
Cevanne Horrocks-Hopayian--photo by Jodie Cartman

5 Questions to Cevanne Horrocks-Hopayian (composer, performer, multi-media artist)

The music of Anglo-Armenian composer, performer, and multi-media artist Cevanne Horrocks-Hopayian br...
Author
Caroline Potter
Kalia Vandever--Photo by D.M. Stith

Kalia Vandever on the Precipice of “Regrowth” and Self-Actualization

The process of becoming is just as much about the losses as it is about the wins and the neutrality...
Author
Jasmine IVANNA Espy
Gao Hong--Photo courtesy of the artist

Gao Hong: Memories and Journeys of a Pipa Composer

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. Before she started composing, Chinese pip...
Author
Esteban Meneses
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...
Author
Stephanie Boyd
1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 26

Never Miss an Article

Sign up for our newsletter and get a weekly round-up of I CARE IF YOU LISTEN content delivered straight to your inbox every Friday.