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Valerie Coleman

standard issue -- Photo by Lakruwan Rajapaksha

standard issue Bring a Striking Performance of Modern Works to London’s St. Giles Camberwell

Formed at the Royal College of Music in 2022, standard issue describe themselves as ‘a London-based...
Author
Caroline Potter
Jennifer Koh and Weston Sprott

5 Questions to Jennifer Koh and Weston Sprott (Sounds of US Festival)

It is rare to encounter someone as memorable as violinist Jennifer Koh. I met her briefly one summer...
Author
Forrest Howell
Ed Gazouleas, Tania León, and Steven Mackey introduce a concert at Tanglewood Music Center's Festival of Contemporary Music -- Photo by Hilary Scott

At Tanglewood’s Festival of Contemporary Music, Tania León and Steven Mackey Model Generous Collaboration

Tanglewood, one of the world’s most famous music festivals, convenes in western Massachusetts every...
Author
Lana Norris
Decoda -- Photo by Kevin Kinzley Photography

On Debut Album, Decoda Shows That Expressions of Revelry Come in All Manifestations

On their self-titled debut album, Decoda brings attractive style and artistry to an eclectic mix of...
Author
Dalanie Harris
The Sphinx Virtuosi -- Photo by Scott Jackson

Sphinx Virtuosi Release Powerful, Celebratory Debut with ‘Songs of Our Times’

Released July 28 on Deutsche Grammophon, the Sphinx Virtuosi’s Songs for Our Times is sprawling, con...
Author
Sofía Rocha
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5 Questions to Ahmed Alabaca (composer)

I first heard music by Ahmed Alabaca at the premiere of their Ode to Liberty, a 10-minute tone poem...
Author
Esteban Meneses
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
BUTI Director Hilary Respass--Photo by Stratton McCrady

5 Questions to Hilary Respass (Director, Boston University Tanglewood Institute)

The pandemic has forced many organizations into discovering innovative and entirely new ways to reac...
Author
Stephanie Boyd
Valerie Coleman--Photo by Matthew Murphy

Valerie Coleman Selected for ACF BandQuest Residency with Juilliard MAP

American Composers Forum (ACF) is thrilled to announce its next BandQuest commission and residency p...
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
Katie Brown and Dalanie Harris of Classically Black Podcast--Photo by Richard Desinord

ListN Up: Classically Black Podcast (September 11, 2020)

ListN Up is a series of weekly artist-curated playlists. Born from a desire to keep artists sharing...
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
Valerie Coleman--Photo by Matthew Murphy

5 Questions to Valerie Coleman (composer, flutist)

According to the Institute for Composer Diversity’s analysis of 120 American orchestras’ 2019-2020 p...
Author
Lana Norris
Meerenai Shim--Photo by Diana Fast

ListN Up: Meerenai Shim (July 3, 2020)

ListN Up is a series of weekly artist-curated playlists. Born from a desire to keep artists sharing...
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
Jennie Oh Brown Giantess

Jennie Oh Brown’s Giantess Mines Courage and Love Through Loss

Flutist Jennie Oh Brown’s second solo album Giantess (innova) presents a collection of works dedicat...
Author
Jillian DeGroot
Da Capo Chamber Players

Music on the Edge: Da Capo Chamber Players at the Warhol Museum

On Saturday, February 2, 2019, the Andy Warhol Museum welcomed New York’s storied Da Capo Cham...
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
Kaija Saariaho-- Photo by Priska Ketterer

This week: concerts in New York (November 12, 2018 – November 18, 2018)

Sonic Temples: Music of Saariaho & Barrière with Jennifer Koh, Devóne Tines & Friends The mu...
Author
Sam Reising
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McGill/McHale Trio Debut Album Portraits (Cedille Records)

In their CD debut released by Cedille Records, Portraits: Works for Flute, Clarinet & Piano, the...
Author
Clare Monfredo
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Ensemble Pi Presents Moving Black Lives Matter Concert

“We never in our wildest dreams imagined that this concert would happen two days after the ele...
Author
Rebecca Lentjes
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This week: concerts in New York (November 7 – November 13, 2016)

We Remember The Dessoff Choir season opens with Mozart’s Requiem along with Steven Stucky’s Take Him...
Author
Sam Reising
Composer and conductor Tania León

5 Questions to Tania León (composer, Composers Now)

Cuban-born composer, conductor, and educator Tania León founded Composers Now in 2010 to celebrate a...
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
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Imani Winds and Gilbert Kalish Warm Up Winter in Oberlin

Imani Winds—Valerie Coleman (flute), Toyin Spellman-Diaz (oboe), Mariam Adama (clarinet), Jeff Scott...
Author
Arlene & Larry Dunn

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