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Nathalie Joachim and Seth Parker Woods with the New York Philharmonic -- Photo by Chris Lee

Nathalie Joachim’s Cello Concerto Premiere Reminds That Programming Black Artists Should Be Year Long

In the Oct. 18 pre-concert talk on Afromodernism and music of the African diaspora at David Geffen H...
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Donna Lee Davidson
Julia Perry -- Talbott Music Library Special Collections and Westminster Choir College Archives (Julia Perry Collection), Rider University

In her Centenary Year, the Efforts to Preserve Julia Perry’s Legacy Reveal Issues that Persist Today

From Manchester, England to New York City, performers, scholars, and music lovers gathered through t...
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Samantha Ege, Garrett Schumann
Katie Brown with the 2019 Gateways Music Festival orchestra --Photo courtesy Katie Brown

It’s Not Just an Access Problem – Orchestras Aren’t Creating Safe Environments for Black Musicians

For decades, American orchestras have struggled to increase the number of Black musicians on their r...
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Katie Brown
Joel Thompson -- Photo by Rachel Cheong

Joel Thompson Brings Introspection and Imagination to New ACF-led Commission

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. “I don’t know if you know, but I...
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Amanda Cook
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...
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Ciyadh Wells
TAK ensemble--Photo by Kaveh Kowsari

5 Questions to TAK Ensemble for their 10th anniversary

TAK ensemble has reached a milestone; the 2022-23 season marks their 10th anniversary as one of the...
Author
Kevin Baldwin
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...
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Yaz Lancaster
Composing Inclusion Composers

Inaugural “Composing Inclusion” Composer Commissions Announced

Nine composers have been selected for Composing Inclusion, a new partnership between The Juilliard S...
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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
Lisa Bielawa--Photo by Desmond White

ListN Up: Lisa Bielawa (April 15, 2022)

ListN Up is a weekly series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of con...
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Juilliard Preparatory Division students--Photo by Rachel Papo

ACF, Juilliard, and NY Philharmonic Receive Sphinx Venture Fund for Co-Commissions

Editor’s note: As of February 15, 2022, applications are now open for Composing Inclusion. Com...
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Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK--Photo by Lana Norris

Ellen Reid’s Immersive SOUNDWALK Premieres in Central Park

Central Park, New York City, 96th Street. Curling violins, Young People’s Chorus of New York City, s...
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Lana Norris
UNEVEN MEASURES

Announcing UNEVEN MEASURES: Artists Reflect on the 19th Amendment

The centennial anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, giving white women the right t...
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Jessie Montgomery

This week: concerts in New York (April 29, 2019 – May 5, 2019)

The Abandoned Castle and Other Stories The New World Symphony, America’s Orchestral Academy (NWS), p...
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Sam Reising
Gelsey Bell

This week: concerts in New York (April 22, 2019 – April 28, 2019)

Amber Evans + Lena Vidulich Amber Evans and Lena Vidulich perform a varied program showcasing the po...
Author
Sam Reising
Bearthoven

This week: concerts in New York (February 4, 2019 – February 10, 2019)

Anaïs Maviel: who is this ritual for and from? In collaboration with choreographer Daria Faïn, compo...
Author
Sam Reising
Jaap van Zweden conducts New York Philharmonic in world premiere of Julia Wolfe's Fire in My Mouth at David Geffen Hall

Fire in my mouth: Julia Wolfe Examines Immigration and the Labor Movement

I didn’t think it was possible for Julia Wolfe to outdo her 2014 Anthracite Fields, but I was wrong.
Author
Rebecca Lentjes
Caroline Shaw

This week: concerts in New York (September 24, 2018 – September 30, 2018)

Big Dog Little Dog / itsnotyouitsme / The Hands Free Big Dog Little Dog (Jessie Montgomery and Eleon...
Author
Sam Reising
Conrad Tao

5 Questions to Conrad Tao (composer) about Everything Must Go

Twenty-four-year-old pianist-composer Conrad Tao is no stranger to major orchestra audiences worldwi...
Author
Don Clark
Clarice Assad

This week: concerts in New York (April 2, 2018 – April 8, 2018)

Divine Mysteries | MATA Festival The 20th MATA Festival kicks off with MATA Divine Mysteries, the pr...
Author
Sam Reising
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New York Philharmonic’s CONTACT! at National Sawdust

On January 8, 2018, musicians from the New York Philharmonic traveled to Brooklyn’s National Sawdust...
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Alyssa Kayser-Hirsh
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This week: concerts in New York (May 22, 2017 – May 28, 2017)

Maithuna: Portrait of Mario Lavista In collaboration with the Centro de Experimentación del Teatro C...
Author
Sam Reising
John Adams - Photo by Margaretta Mitchell

John Adams Kicks Off CONTACT! at SubCulture

It’s very likely that John Adams needed a strong adult beverage after the highs and lows of th...
Author
Elias Blumm
HK Gruber's Gloria – A Pig Tale, led by Alan Gilbert at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Photo by Chris Lee)

HK Gruber’s Appealing “Gloria — A Pig Tale” Opens NY Phil Biennial

On Thursday, May 29, 2014, Alan Gilbert, the young and enterprising maestro of the New York Philharm...
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
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