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Throughout 2020, musicians sought various ways to capture the sounds, thoughts and experiences of 2020, from the isolation and loss of Covid-19 to the…
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When the New York Philharmonic set about re-examining its Fall season in light of restrictions on indoor gatherings and live performances, it included two…
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Over the past six months, the halls of Lincoln Center's various performance venues have stood mostly silent, as its partners have sought virtual ways to…
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Like orchestras around the country, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra had to cancel concerts beginning in mid-March because of the Coronavirus. As it…
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The string quartet ETHEL spent 10 years as ensemble in residence with the Grand Canyon Music Festival's Native American Composer Apprentice Project,…
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The Western musical canon is filled with works composed during the throes of historical events or inspired by them years later - think of Beethoven's…
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Long before Ignác Semmelweis became an almost household name amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the story of the 19th-century obstetrician who was the first to…
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Since it was first launched in 1987 by composers David Lang, Julia Wolfe and Michael Gordon, The Bang on a Can Marathon has been the centerpiece of…
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As composer and vocalist Lisa Bielawa sheltered in place alone in her Manhattan apartment not far from Columbia Presbyterian hospital, she struggled with…
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When Roland Colton published his Romance novel "Forever Gentleman" in 2016, about a struggling architect-by-day, pianist-by-night in Victorian London, he…