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    A Melting Pot Of Traditions: Regina Carter Talks With Lara Downes

    Apr 10, 2021
    The genre-disrupting violinist talks about the problem with labeling music and the importance of being a role model for young women.
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    Syrian-American pianist and composer Malek Jandali, photographed on May 16, 2015 in Dubai.
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    Composer Malek Jandali Considers Syria's Civil War, A Decade On

    Mar 27, 2021
    A simple piece that composer Malek Jandali wrote in 2011 became inextricable from the early protests in Syria. For a decade now, that connection has informed and invigorated his life and work.
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    Words Won't Fail Us: Rita Dove Talks With Lara Downes

    Mar 27, 2021
    The former poet laureate, Pulitzer winner and musician says she's obsessed with telling neglected stories and making poems sing.
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    Arthur and Abrams have collaborated on similar projects in the past, including a rap opera about Muhammad Ali in 2017.
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    'Music Is Music': A Rapper And A Conductor Cross Centuries In Louisville

    Mar 26, 2021
    Rapper-turned-politician Jecorey Arthur is teaming up with Teddy Abrams, the head of the Louisville's orchestra, for a musical collaboration tackling racial injustice.
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    Deceptive Cadence
    Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen's voice has been called one-in-a-million.
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    From Norway With Horsepower: Soprano Lise Davidsen Is Conquering Opera

    Mar 25, 2021
    The young, late-comer to opera is turning heads in the classical world with a powerful voice that can rocket over huge orchestras or pare down to a silvery thread.
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    Johann Sebastian Bach playing the organ, not the lautenwerck, circa 1725. From a print in the British Museum.
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    Bach's Favorite Instrument You've Probably Never Heard Of: The Long-Lost Lautenwerck

    Mar 25, 2021
    The lautenwerck, an instrument like a lute and a harpsichord, almost went extinct in the 19th century, but forensic musicologists are bringing it back to life.
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    Even after brutal reviews for the short-lived <em>Anyone Can Whistle</em>, Stephen Sondheim continued to create provocative and form-shattering musicals.
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    A Cult-Classic Sondheim Flop Gets An Essential New Recording

    Mar 22, 2021
    An updated recording of Anyone Can Whistle, a now-celebrated musical by composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim, has some surprises, even for the completist.
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    Sasha Velour stars in <em>The Island We Made</em>, an opera composed by Angélica Negrón and filmed in a mid-century Staten Island house.
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    'The Island We Made': Lip-Sync Opera And High Drag Sing An Ode To Mothers

    Mar 19, 2021
    Composer Angélica Negrón collaborates with 'RuPaul's Drag Race' winner Sasha Velour on a 10-minute film featuring original music, in a project for Opera Philadelphia.
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    Dutch composer Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL.
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    The Music Of 'Justice League' Is Its Own Epic Tale Of Death And Rebirth

    Mar 18, 2021
    Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL, is far from the first film composer to be fired at the eleventh hour. But he might be the first to get his job back.
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    James Levine conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2007.
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    James Levine, Former Met Opera Music Director, Is Dead At Age 77

    Mar 17, 2021
    The gifted conductor who had wielded immense influence in the classical music world, was publicly accused by nine men of sexual abuse. He died March 9 at age 77 of natural causes.
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    Lara Downes talks with Kris Bowers.
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    Erasing Genres With Cinematic Flair: Kris Bowers Talks With Lara Downes

    Mar 13, 2021
    The composer for the Oscar-winning film Green Book and the runaway hit series Bridgerton examines intersections between classical, jazz and pop, while paying homage to past musical pioneers.
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    Play It Forward
    Devont<strong></strong>é Hynes' new album, <em>Fields</em>, is nominated for two classical Grammy awards this year.
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    Play It Forward: Devonté Hynes' Grammys Surprise And Biggest Inspirations

    Mar 12, 2021
    NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with artist Devonté Hynes about how his Grammy-nominated classical album Fields came together and the artist he is most grateful for – Angel Bat Dawid.
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    Lara Downes. Her recent album, <em>Phenomenal Women</em>, featured recordings of compositions by Black female composers whose legacies have been overlooked by the classical establishment.
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    With Her Recording Series 'Rising Sun,' Lara Downes Re-Centers Black Composers

    Mar 09, 2021
    NPR's Rachel Martin spoke to the pianist about Phenomenal Women, the most recent mini-album in the series, in which Downes re-recorded the work of some deeply impactful female composers.
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    Kids in Toki class.
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    On A Remote Island, A Music School Flourishes

    Mar 09, 2021
    The Toki School of Music is the brainchild of pianist Mahani Teave, who gave up a promising international career to return to Easter Island to teach children.
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    Gustavo Dudamel during a press conferece on Sept. 30, 2009 in LA, around the time he was named the music director of the LA Philharmonic.
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    Dudamel And L.A. Philharmonic Reunite For Socially Distanced Virtual Concert Series

    Mar 05, 2021
    On March 5th, conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic return to the Hollywood Bowl to launch the second season of their virtual concert series, Sound/Stage.
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