music
‘De Organizer’ and ‘The Dreamy Kid’: Premiere recordings of James P. Johnson operas
February 1, 2024Naxos has just dropped on the world a revelation of what authentic Black opera could look and sound like, with one complete short opera, De Organizer.
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‘Canto’ by pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn pays homage to Chilean Resistance
January 26, 2024Susan Alcorn has carved out a multi-sided musical career for herself focusing on her main instrument, the pedal steel guitar.
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‘This Chain’ album by George Mann celebrates the radical minstrel tradition
January 24, 2024George is one Mann on a mission—to remind his listeners of the rich vein of human solidarity that runs through our musical songbook, and to which he belongs.
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W.E.B. Du Bois and Langston Hughes texts set to music by Margaret Bonds
October 26, 2023Textually and musically, we can be grateful that these stunning works can now be heard and appreciated.
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Reena Esmail and Philip Glass: Musical movers of heaven and earth
October 23, 2023Los Angeles Master Chorale is laudably not just about the grand old masterpieces of massed voices, but also about new music with the capacity to speak to today’s audiences.
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