Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Watch Third Coast Percussion play the Tiny Desk

A percussive Tiny Desk and MeToo in the opera world.
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Third Coast Percussion: Tiny Desk Concert

Watch the Chicago-based ensemble conjure otherworldly sounds from steel pipes, tuned cowbells and a bowl that sings.
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'My Voice Should Be Heard': #MeToo And The Women Of Opera

Three women — a soprano, a mezzo-soprano, and a vice president of opera programming — join NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro for a conversation about harassment and inequity in the opera world.

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Thea Musgrave, The 90-Year-Old Composer With 80 Players In The Bullpen

The Scottish-born musician, still busy writing music, celebrates her 90th birthday on May 27.

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'Cello Bae' Sheku Kanneh-Mason Wins Worldwide Fans After Royal Wedding

Watch the moving performance from 19-year-old award-winner during the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

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Classical Music Captures A Young Wife's Anxiety In 'On Chesil Beach'

Based on the novel by Ian McEwan, the film tells the story of a troubled honeymoon. The new bride is a violinist in a string quartet; the music was composed by Dan Jones and is played by Esther Yoo.

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