Attention all Flute players: Claire Chase has a message for you. She’s nine years into the project she started called Density 2036. She’s seeking to expand the flute repertoire like Edgard Varèse did with Density 21.5 in 1936.
There is at least one university in the US teaching its business students empathy via the arts. MBA students at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh are offered a chance to take courses outside of the traditional MBA curriculum, like music, art and poetry. Program Managers Matthew Stewart and Michelle […]
We love our animal friends. There’s one composer, Noam Oxman, who’s making music with photos of your beloved pet and other animals. He calls them Sympawnies.
The Catalyst Quartet, a Grammy Award-winning group founded by the Sphinx Organization 11 years ago, is on a mission. They’ve just released the first of four volumes of music written by Black composers. On Volume one of Uncovered, they focus on the music of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. They’re also getting heavy assists from pianist Stewart Goodyear […]
There is an album composed by composition professor Carlos Simon called Requiem For The Enslaved on the Decca label.
Composer Bill Banfield, who’s also a retired professor, an author, mentor and all-around happy guy now, says life has thrown him a couple of curves.
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This is a collection of stories about interesting people doing interesting things. COMPOSER’S CADENZA – Georgetown University Antes Up For…
Staccato is a podcast covering news and events about classical music worldwide. You’ll hear interviews with composers, conductors, writers, and of course the music. It currently airs on KMFA 89.5 in Austin, Texas and on RADIO NEWARK in Delaware.
Classical Music In Color is a podcast featuring African American and others in the BIPOC classical musicians’ community. We feature interviews and the music of composers, singers, conductors, musicians, and representatives from organizations promoting and supporting African Americans in classical music.