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Curtis Bannister and Flora Hawk in the Chicago Opera Theatre production of Errollyn Wallen's

In Quamino’s Map, Errollyn Wallen Illuminates Forgotten American-British History

Loosely inspired by S.I. Martin’s 1997 novel “Incomparable World,” Errollyn Wallen’s new opera Quami...
Author
Jillian DeGroot
JACK Quartet--Photo by Joan Jastrebski

JACK Quartet Premieres Three New Works at Merkin Hall

JACK Quartet left the audience awestruck by the complexity, layers, and ideas of truly innovative mu...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
Elle Reid and Pekka Kuusisto--Photos courtesy of the LA Phil

Ellen Reid and Pekka Kuusisto Curate “Transfixing” Program for LA Phil

I saw a tweet the other day that sparked familiar discourse about the merits and perils of amplifyin...
Author
Chrysanthe Tan
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...
Author
Dalanie Harris
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Harvard’s Eileen Southern Initiative Celebrates Music of Black Americans

On April 7-9, 2022, the Eileen Southern Initiative and Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute hosted a weeken...
Author
Clover Nahabedian

Counterpoints is an Enchanting Meditation on Place and Meaning

Every single day as we move through the world, we use our senses to identify places and navigate amo...
Author
Tristan McKay
Guro Skumsnes Moe’s Resonant Silence--Photo by Thor Brødreskift/Borealis

Borealis 2022 Contemplates Space, Place, and Time

Our concept of time over the past couple of years has become a bit amorphous – moments expanding and...
Author
Amanda Cook
Huang Ruo's Book of Mountains and Seas--Photo by Teddy Wolff

Huang Ruo’s Book of Mountains and Seas is Elegant, Sensual Storytelling

As with his opera An American Soldier or the quasi-improvisational test of boundaries in Resonant Th...
Author
Lana Norris
Bird's Eye (Lesly Mok, David Leon, and DoYeon Kim)--Photo by Glenn Cornett for Spectrum

Spectrum Reopens at The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition

The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC) sits on the Red Hook waterfront under the Statue of...
Author
Lana Norris
Tangram--Photo by Mike Skelton

Tangram Celebrates the Lunar New Year at LSO St Luke’s

This week marks the Lunar New Year of the Tiger, and Tangram, a collective of musicians of Chinese h...
Author
Caroline Potter
Opera Orlando presents The Secret River--Photo by Bearded Lens

The Secret River: Opera Orlando Writes a Love Letter to Central Florida

When Calpurnia asks Mother Albirtha, the village sage in the Central Florida backwoods where The Sec...
Author
Esteban Meneses
Lucero Sarambi in Jeporeká--Photo by Jeisson Rodríguez

Jeporeká Brings Young Voices of Paraguay to an International Audience

Latin America boasts a stunning musical history that is rich and varied. Yet this music is sometimes...
Author
Lauren Ishida
Allison Sniffin, Allison Easter, Ellen Fisher, Theo Bleckmann, Meredith Monk, Kate Geissinger, Paul An, and Gideon Crevoshay in the premiere of Indra's Net--Photo by Yvonne Portra

Meredith Monk’s New Work “Indra’s Net” Finds Expression in Connection

In Buddhism and Hinduism, the deity Indra holds a large net of rope and multifaceted jewels, which r...
Author
Tracy Monaghan
Charmaine Lee--Screenshot courtesy of Roulette

Charmaine Lee Delivers Electrifying, Experimental Improvisation at Roulette

There’s a weirdly reflexive magnetism between New Zealanders who live overseas. I think we find comf...
Author
Gemma Peacocke
Moor Mother--Photo by Bob Sweeney

Mother Moor Redefines Album Release Parties at The Kitchen

The so-called “black-body” was one of the first experiments that could not be reconciled with classi...
Author
Lana Norris
Jamie Barton as Carmen opposite Blythely Oratonio (Stephanie Blythe) as Don José--Photo by Michael Brosilow

Chicago Opera Theater Breathes New Life Into Carmen 

Bizet’s Carmen has captivated audiences for nearly 150 years. The thrill of a love triangle paired w...
Author
Jillian DeGroot
Jenny Moore's Mystic Business--Photo by Sophie le Roux

Jenny Moore and Rattle Offer Community and Catharsis at Café Oto

Live music is now returning to London, and Jenny Moore and Rattle’s gig at Café Oto on 9 September w...
Author
Caroline Potter
Eddie Barbash--Photo by Lena Nicholson for The McKittrick Hotel

Eddie Barbash Traverses Genres in a Tribute “For Murray and Lillian”

Eddie Barbash plays a wide repertoire that is not often heard on the alto saxophone. His latest self...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
Contemporaneous presents

“After the Storm,” Contemporaneous Reflects on Pandemic Lessons and Social Issues

Contemporaneous returned to live performance on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 with spectacular ease. R...
Author
Lana Norris
Alya Al-Sultani and Marian Rezaei--Photo by Jonathan Crabb

Experimental, Amplified Voices Draw Live Audiences Back to Café Oto

London concert life is slowly reopening to limited audiences, and it was a particular pleasure to le...
Author
Caroline Potter
Quinteto Latino

Quinteto Latino Showcases the Diversity of Latin Identity with New Works

At a roundtable discussion in early June 2021, Quinteto Latino’s founder and director Armando Castel...
Author
Julia Kuhlman
Art Srisayam and Bernadeta Astari in Ine Aya'--Photo by Nichon Glerum

Ine Aya’ Addresses the Deforestation of Kalimantan at the Holland Festival

The idea for Ine Aya’ – voice from a fading forest sparked off at a chance meeting between Ind...
Author
Thea Derks
White Snake Projects presents Death by Life--Photo by Curvin Huber

Death by Life: White Snake Projects Amplifies Incarcerated Artists

Based on original writings by incarcerated authors and their families, Death by Life is a testament...
Author
Lana Norris
Brandee Younger performs at the 2021 Chicago Jazz String Summit--Screenshot courtesy CJSS

Chicago Jazz String Summit Showcases Improvisors Around the World

The seventh annual Chicago Jazz String Summit took place virtually on April 30-May 1, 2021, with eve...
Author
Padideh Aghanoury
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