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George Lewis

Amanda Bartlett -- Photo by Ricardo Adame

Ensemble Dal Niente Brings a Daring, Satirical, and Provocative Program to Constellation

The Chicago-based Ensemble Dal Niente bills itself as “the industry leader in commissioning and perf...
Author
Thulasi Seshan
George Lewis -- Photo by Maurice Weiss

George Lewis Has Spent His Career Creating Space for Black Musicians — His New Opera is No Exception

This sponsored article is part of a paid partnership with the Curtis Institute of Music. George Lewi...
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Yaz Lancaster
International Contemporary Ensemble at TIME:SPANS 2023 -- Photo by Felipe Wurst and Adele Fournet

International Contemporary Ensemble Introduces Vision for a Musical Polyaspora at TIME:SPANS 2023

As the new artistic director of the International Contemporary Ensemble, George Lewis aspires for th...
Author
Jennifer Jolley
Nick DiBerardino -- Photo by Nichole MCH Photography

5 Questions to Nick DiBerardino (composer)

This sponsored article is part of a paid partnership with the Curtis Institute of Music. Composer Ni...
Author
Anne Goldberg-Baldwin
Courtney Bryan -- Photo by Taylor Hunter

5 Questions to Courtney Bryan (composer, pianist)

Award-winning composer and pianist Courtney Bryan is one of the most sought-after musicians of our t...
Author
Ciyadh Wells
Art Ensemble of Chicago at Bang on a Can's 2023 Long Play Festival -- Photo by Peter Serling

Looking to Pin Down the Sounds of Today, Bang on a Can Jam-Packs Long Play 2023 with Joyful Experimentation

At Bang on a Can’s Long Play Festival, nothing is more exciting than pulling open the door to a new...
Author
Vanessa Ague
Jennifer Grim--Photo by Tracey Hagen Photography

Classical Music’s Racial Awakening – Was It All a Mirage?

Until very recently, the long-established tradition of classical music organizations has been to bas...
Author
Jennifer Grim
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
Editor's Picks: 2021 New Music Albums

Editor’s Picks: 2021 New Music Albums

I think this is finally the year where I knowingly sacrifice I CARE IF YOU LISTEN’s SEO, becau...
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Amanda Cook
Ensemble Dal Niente confined. speak.

Ensemble Dal Niente’s “confined. speak.” Contemplates Pandemic Paradoxes

Ensemble Dal Niente, a staunch Chicago-based purveyor of new music, is not like other groups. Since...
Author
Esteban Meneses
Marcos Balter--Photo by Heidi Solander

ListN Up: Marcos Balter (May 14, 2021)

ListN Up is a weekly series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of con...
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Min Kwon America/Beautiful

5 Questions to Min Kwon (pianist, America/Beautiful)

The United States is a country with a complex history of oppression, and contemporary society calls...
Author
Nebal Maysaud
Marshall Trammell--Photo by Agatha Urbaniak

Live&Online, Safe&Weird: Borealis 2021 Embraces Hybrid Festival Model

Each March, nestled among the fjords on the western coast of Norway, the picturesque city of Bergen...
Author
Amanda Cook
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George Lewis’ The Recombinant Trilogy Reimagines the Boundaries of Experimental Music

A renowned member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) since 1971, le...
Author
Jillian DeGroot
PUBLIQuartet--Photo by Lelanie Foster

ListN Up: PUBLIQuartet (January 29, 2021)

ListN Up is a series of weekly artist-curated playlists. Born from a desire to keep artists sharing...
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Tyshawn Sorey--Photo by John Rogers

5 Questions to Tyshawn Sorey (composer, multi-instrumentalist)

Tyshawn Sorey is an acclaimed composer and multi-instrumentalist from Newark, New Jersey. A virtuosi...
Author
Gemma Peacocke
Sarah Hennies

This week: live streamed concerts (August 31, 2020 – September 6, 2020)

Carson Murphy and Nicholas Van Young | Works & Process Created at home by artists familiar to Wo...
Author
Sam Reising
Photo by Spencer Imbrock on Unsplash

Out of Context #8: Privilege and Creative Consequence

“Out of Context” is a 10-part series that addresses the topic of cultural appropriation as it inters...
Author
Nicolas Lell Benavides
Amanda Gookin Forward Music Project 1.0

Forward Music Project 1.0 Creates Space for Diverse Identities and Artistic Expression

George Lewis leads his recent New York Times article-cum-playlist with some wise words from Muhal Ri...
Author
James May
Jennifer Koh Alone Together Week Nine

Jennifer Koh Champions New Works From Isolation with “Alone Together”

On Saturday, June 6, 2020, New York-based violinist Jennifer Koh took to the internet to present the...
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
Anaïs Maviel--Photo by Dar Es Salaam Riser

ListN Up: Anaïs Maviel (June 12, 2020)

ListN Up is a series of weekly artist-curated playlists. Born from a desire to keep artists sharing...
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Arturo O'Farrill--Photo by Laura Diliberto

5 Questions to Arturo O’Farrill (composer) about Mending Wall

Composer and pianist Arturo O’Farrill has contributed a new piece entitled SOMETHING TO DECLAR...
Author
Colin Holter
Elaine Mitchener--Photo by Dmitri Djric

5 Questions to Elaine Mitchener (experimental artist)

“They will remember that we were sold, but not that we were strong. They will remember that we were...
Author
Amanda Cook
Steven Schick and ICE perform George Lewis' Soundlines: A Dreaming Track--Photo by Ian Douglas

Soundlines: Engaging Performances from ICE, Lewis, & Schick

Over the past decade, numerous projects have drawn composer George Lewis, percussionist Steven Schic...
Author
Jacob Kopcienski
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