Kavyesh Kaviraj -- Photo by Benny Moreno
Interview

Kavyesh Kaviraj Wears His Influences on His Sleeve – And Reminds Us of Our Common Humanity

American Composers Forum, Ernest Bisong, Grant West, Kavyesh Kaviraj, Khamara Pettus, Recomposing America, Reverend Carl Walker, Walker|West Music Academy
“One might describe [my style] as a patchwork: you can really find the seams when you’re browsing through the embroidery,” Kavyesh Kaviraj told me over Zoom. “It’s pretty similar to what I feel like a…
A. Kori Hill
International Contemporary Ensemble at Hannah Kendall Composer Portrait -- Photo by Stephanie Berger for Miller Theatre at Columbia University
Concert

Disorienting Dread in the Works of Hannah Kendall

Carrie Frey, Columbia University, Damian Norfleet, Emmalie Tello, Hannah Kendall, International Contemporary Ensemble, Isabel Lepanto Gleicher, Jonathan Finlayson, Josh Modney, Levy Lorenzo, Miller Theatre, Nuiko Wadden, Timothy James Robinson, Vimbayi Kaziboni
Hannah Kendall expresses her fascination with a multi-dimensional rainbow of timbre through her retelling of plantation history and her unearthing of the hope that both inexplicably and inevitably ros…
Stephanie Boyd
Dorian Wood -- Photo by Laura Pardo
Interview

Transgression is Freedom in the Artistry of Dorian Wood

Adrián Cortés, April Guthrie, Carmina Escobar, Christopher Votek, Dorian Wood, Emily Elkin, Michael Corwin, New Amsterdam Records, Violetta Parra
A self-described anti-disciplinary artist, Dorian Wood seeks to “infect” spaces and ideologies in order to challenge traditions and systems of marginalization. Her work is a creative expression of com…
Christian Kriegeskotte
Hamed Erfani and Yasaman Seif -- Photo by Cruz Pulido
Interview

5 Questions to Hamed Erfani (composer) and Yasaman Seif (cellist)

Hamed Erfani, Oklahoma Chamber Symphony, Yasaman Seif
Hamed Erfani and Yasaman Seif are a formidable couple: as a composer and a cellist, respectively, they both blend Persian musical traditions with Western classical music. The couple recently settled i…
Anne Goldberg-Baldwin
Andrea Curutchet-Stevenson -- Courtesy of artist
Playlist

ListN Up Playlist: Andrea Curutchet-Stevenson (April 23, 2026)

Buika, Hermeto Pascoal, Hiatus Kaiyote, Marcos Villalta, Nate Smith, Roy Hargrove, Thao and The Get Down Stay Down, Thao Nguyen, Tierra Whack
Andrea Curutchet-Stevenson is a trans non-binary and second-generation New Yorker who releases and performs their music under the name ¡Cachabacha!. They take inspiration from Latin Jazz, R&B, and…
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Ashley DuBose -- Photo by Jayme Halbritter
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