Jun 17 Blog ‘Requiem for the Enslaved’ holds a major university’s truths up to the light Carlos Simon is a young composer on the rise, with an ear for social justice. His best known work so far, Elegy, is a string quartet in honor of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Eric Garner. Next year, a large-scale tribute to George Floyd will premiere with the Minnesota Orchestra, and Simon’s new album, Requiem […] By Tom Huizenga Jun 17 Blog ‘Requiem for the Enslaved’ holds a major university’s truths up to the light By Tom Huizenga
Jun 07 Blog The debut of ‘Omar,’ a thoroughly American opera June 7, 20225:03 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition By Anastasia Tscioulcas A new opera tells the true story of an enslaved man taken from his home in what is now Senegal and trafficked to South Carolina. The opera premiered at the Spoleto Festival USA, less than a mile down the road from where the […] By Anastasia Tsioulcas Jun 07 Blog The debut of ‘Omar,’ a thoroughly American opera By Anastasia Tsioulcas
May 25 Blog Composer John Williams and cellist Yo-Yo Ma bring together ‘A Gathering of Friends’ May 24, 20224:27 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered By Mary Louise Kelly, Kat Lonsdorf, and Patrick Jarenwattananon “I’d already learned about this wunderkind who played cello, and was very excited to meet him when he came to the [Boston] Pops for one of our television recordings,” recalls John Williams, renowned composer of unforgettable […] By WUOL May 25 Blog Composer John Williams and cellist Yo-Yo Ma bring together ‘A Gathering of Friends’ By WUOL
Nov 13 Interview Lara Downes – Amplify Pianist Lara Downes has a new project that has her closing the lid on the piano (just for a little bit), and opening a microphone. In “Amplify,” a new series from NPR Music, Downes talks with black musicians about the issues and challenges affecting their profession in general, and especially through a pandemic. The roster […] By Daniel Gilliam Nov 13 Interview Lara Downes – Amplify By Daniel Gilliam
Jan 29 Blog Mendelssohn in a Bookstore Watch one of today’s top string quartets, The Ebene Quartet, delve deep at a Brooklyn bookstore to play the dark-hued second movement of Felix Mendelssohn’s Op. 80 string quartet. (via NPR Music) By Daniel Gilliam Jan 29 Blog Mendelssohn in a Bookstore By Daniel Gilliam