A new recording from the Catalyst Quartet of music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor is part of an encouraging recent trend to celebrate Black classical music composers.
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Music Reviews: Jeremy Beck – ‘By Moonlight’ and Anna Clyne – ‘Mythologies’
New collections from two very different composers reveal contrasting approaches to creating accessible modern classical music.
Read More »Theater Review: ‘Dog Act’ by Liz Duffy Adams, from The Seeing Place Theater (Live Stream)
The visceral power of this post-apocalyptic, quasi-Shakespearean dark comedy doesn't come through in this virtual production.
Read More »Concert Review: Steve Sandberg Trio (Livestream – January 30, 2021)
The pianist melds classical, jazz, and world music in his World Classical Music Project concerts.
Read More »Review: Boundary-Stretching Opera and Song Cycles at Prototype Festival
Three productions stretched the boundaries of the opera and the song cycle at this year's Prototype Festival.
Read More »Music Review: Pianist Yoonie Han – ‘Hollywood Romance’
The pianist's new album features mostly classical pieces that have been used in memorable Hollywood films over the years.
Read More »Culture Knows No Borders: Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing Releases Documentary ‘Listening to the Future’
'Listening to the Future' celebrates contemporary Chinese music and COMM's cross-cultural initiatives.
Read More »Music Review: Gay Marshall – ‘Back on Boogie Street: Songs of Leonard Cohen’
This thoughtfully conceived 12-track album ranges through Cohen's catalogue, from his debut in 1967 to the 21st century.
Read More »Oxford Philharmonic Streams Tribute Concert to COVID-19 Vaccine Scientists
Musicians honor with a tribute concert the scientists who have labored to develop the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-10 vaccine.
Read More »Theater Review: Molière in the Park Presents ‘pen/man/ship’ by Christina Anderson
This inventive online production of the company's first contemporary American play takes place in 1896 on a ship bound for Liberia on a mysterious mission.
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