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William Grant Still

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
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...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
Krishna Thiagarajan--Photo by Brandon Patoc

5 Questions to Krishna Thiagarajan (President & CEO, Seattle Symphony)

It’s a feel-good situation: Krishna Thiagarajan, President and CEO of the Seattle Symphony, has foun...
Author
Stephanie Boyd
Chicago Sinfonietta Project W

Chicago Sinfonietta’s Project W Highlights Women Composers

Project W is an initiative by the Chicago Sinfonietta to help highlight and promote “contempor...
Author
Jarrett Goodchild
Photo by Dayne Topkin on Unsplash

The Myth of the Composer-Genius

The following is an abridged version of a lecture given at the Overnight Composers Series at SUNY Fr...
Author
Evan Williams
Rachel Barton Pine Blues Dialogues

Rachel Barton Pine’s Blues Dialogues Explores Blues and Classical Idioms

Rachel Barton Pine is a versatile violinist and advocate for both new music and the cataloguing of m...
Author
Clover Nahabedian
Melanie Zeck

5 Questions to Melanie Zeck (Research Fellow, Center for Black Music Research)

Melanie Zeck is an ethnomusicologist, editor, and research librarian who has served a fundamental ro...
Author
Rebecca Lentjes
Yarn/Wire - Photo by Bobby Fisher

This week: concerts in New York (July 13 – July 19, 2015)

Blue Streak Ensemble Blue Streak Ensem...
Author
Sam Reising

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