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Shawn Okpebholo

Amber N. Ford in conversation at concertnova's

concertnova’s “Meet in the Middle” is a Beautiful Snapshot of the Black Midwest’s Aural and Visual Diversity

There is little stopping classical music programmers from making innovative choices, except maybe co...
Author
A. Kori Hill
Karen Slack -- Photo by Kia Caldwell

Karen Slack’s “African Queens” Project is a Marriage of New Music, History, and Timeless Artistry from Black Composers

Many musicians have a recording that changed their fervor — an album that they studied, trapped in i...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
Brandon Patrick George -- Photo by Lauren Desberg

5 Questions to Brandon Patrick George (flutist)

The online presence of Brandon Patrick George is one of bold colors, virtuosity, and powerful words.
Author
Stephanie Boyd
Lawrence Brownlee -- Photo by Zakiyah Caldwell Burroughs

Lawrence Brownlee Honors the Ethos of the Harlem Renaissance Through Song

The Harlem Renaissance was a time of artistic and intellectual revival for Black Americans in early-...
Author
Katie Brown
Rhiannon Giddens, Will Liverman, Karen Slack, and Reginald Mobley in Shawn Okpebholo's

From African Diaspora, New Song Cycle by Shawn Okpebholo Takes Flight

Quiet as it’s kept, the banjo is an instrument of the African diaspora. In a performance at the Metr...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
Lidiya Yankovskaya--Photo by Kate Lemmon

ListN Up: Lidiya Yankovskaya (April 1, 2022)

ListN Up is a weekly series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of con...
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Shawn Okpebholo--Photo by Greg Halvorsen Schreck

5 Questions to Shawn Okpebholo (composer)

Shawn Okpebholo is a widely sought after award-winning composer who has been described by composer A...
Author
Bill Doggett

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