A New Song Cycle Contemplates Blackness

Lawrence Brownlee's new song cycle, Olivia De Prato's Vespers video and Tod Machover's Philly Symphony...

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A New Song Cycle Contemplates Blackness A collaboration between three prominent artistic voices — singer Lawrence Brownlee, composer Tyshawn Sorey and poet Terrance Hayes — examines what it means to be a black man in America today. Read this story Deceptive Cadence Vespers Or Vision Quest? Soulful Music For A Violin In Flight A video premiere from violinist Olivia De Prato offers ecstatic music by Missy Mazzoli with an enigmatic take, by director James Darrah, on the evening prayer service. Read this story Deceptive Cadence 'Morning Star' Opera Sheds New Light On Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Of 1911 A production of Ricky Ian Gordon's opera in New York's Lower East Side marks the anniversary of one of America's deadliest industrial accidents. Read this story Music Composer Tod Machover Discusses How He Created 'Philadelphia Voices' The Philadelphia Orchestra will perform the work Tuesday at Carnegie Hall. He based the composition on recorded sounds, including the sizzle of a cheesesteak. Read this story First Listen Clarice Jensen's Quiet Debut Acknowledges A Loud World The cellist makes meditative, sometimes disorienting music with pedals, loops, sine tones and an expansive imagination. Read this story

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