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Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the Philadelphia Orchestra, one of two leading American orchestras offering no music composed by women in the upcoming season.
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Deceptive Cadence

The Sound Of Silence: Female Composers At The Symphony

Jun 19, 2018
America's top orchestras are presenting little if any music written by women next season. Why is that?
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GARRETT MCQUEEN

New Overnight Host, Garrett McQueen

Jun 19, 2018

This July, there will be a new voice to keep listeners company overnight on Classical 89.7.

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All Songs Considered
The composer Nils Frahm, who released a short suite of quiet songs called <em>Encore 1</em> on June 1, 2018.

Nils Frahm Goes Against Summer's Grain On Surprise 'Encores 1'

Jun 01, 2018
The neoclassical minimalist composer follows up a lauded new record with a quiet batch of castaways.
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Tiny Desk
Third Coast Percussion performs a Tiny Desk Concert on April 27, 2018 (Claire Harbage/NPR).

Third Coast Percussion: Tiny Desk Concert

May 29, 2018
Watch the Chicago-based ensemble conjure otherworldly sounds from steel pipes, tuned cowbells and a bowl that sings.
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Deceptive Cadence
Mezzo-soprano Aleks Romano performs in <em>Carmen in Concert </em>at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on April 21, 2018.

'My Voice Should Be Heard': #MeToo And The Women Of Opera

May 27, 2018
Three women — a soprano, a mezzo-soprano, and a vice president of opera programming — join NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro for a conversation about harassment and inequity in the opera world.
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Deceptive Cadence
Composer Thea Musgrave, at 90, is still composing music.

Thea Musgrave, The 90-Year-Old Composer With 80 Players In The Bullpen

May 25, 2018
The Scottish-born musician, still busy writing music, celebrates her 90th birthday on May 27.
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Deceptive Cadence
Sheku Kanneh-Mason performs for millions at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

'Cello Bae' Sheku Kanneh-Mason Wins Worldwide Fans After Royal Wedding

May 21, 2018
Watch the moving performance from 19-year-old award-winner during the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
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Music News
James Levine, rehearsing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Paris in 2007.

James Levine Accused Of Sexual Misconduct By 5 More Men

May 19, 2018
Their allegations against the former Metropolitan Opera conductor were made public in a counter lawsuit filed by the Met on Friday in New York.
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Deceptive Cadence
Saoirse Ronan plays newlywed Florence in <em>On Chesil Beach, </em>in<em> </em>theaters now.

Classical Music Captures A Young Wife's Anxiety In 'On Chesil Beach'

May 18, 2018
Based on the novel by Ian McEwan, the film tells the story of a troubled honeymoon. The new bride is a violinist in a string quartet; the music was composed by Dan Jones and is played by Esther Yoo.
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Deceptive Cadence
Birgit Nilsson (ca. 1960) as Isolde, in Wagner's opera <em>Tristan und Isolde</em>.

Remembering The Soprano Who Sang Like A Laser Beam

May 17, 2018
With a voice of gleaming steel that soared effortlessly above 100-piece orchestras, Swedish dramatic soprano Birgit Nilsson, who was born 100 years ago, was force of nature.
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Deceptive Cadence
Doug Perkins performs "Filigree," part of a longer work by composer Robert Honstein.

A Vibraphone Workout With A Tinfoil Twist

May 16, 2018
Watch percussionist Doug Perkins power through a sizzling new piece, enhanced with a little aluminum wrap.
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Discover Music
The Record
Glenn Branca, conducting his ensemble in Brooklyn in 2000.

Composer And Leading Avant-Garde Guitarist Glenn Branca Has Died At 69

May 15, 2018
The composer and guitarist who merged noise and art music in sheer walls of sound died on May 13. His collaborators included a huge range of artists, from David Bowie to Kronos Quartet.
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Deceptive Cadence
Matt Marks was an integral member of the contemporary music group Alarm Will Sound.

Matt Marks, Versatile Composer And Musician, Dies At 38

May 14, 2018
A founding member of the contemporary music ensemble Alarm Will Sound, Marks inspired fellow musicians with his blend of "playfulness and gravity."
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Deceptive Cadence
Leonard Bernstein composing in 1955.

'Something Develops Onstage Called Love': Baltimore Symphony's Bernstein Centennial

May 12, 2018
Recorded live on stage at the Meyerhoff, Scott Simon joins BSO music director Marin Alsop and Leonard Bernstein's daughter Jamie for a conversation and musical celebration.
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Deceptive Cadence
The London Symphony Orchestra, performing with conductor Valery Gergiev in London's Trafalgar Square in May 2016.

What Does Life In An Orchestra Get You? In The U.K., Not Enough To Live On

May 03, 2018
A study released by the Musicians' Union in the U.K. says that many musicians with full-time, salaried jobs are struggling to pay their bills. Two-thirds say that they have considered other careers.

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