In New York City, the area dominated by Lincoln Center was formerly home to Black and Puerto Rican communities. Etienne Charles' new musical work addresses that difficult past.
The new David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center, home of the New York Philharmonic, opens this week. And while the outside is the same, everything inside has changed.
Cate Blanchett learned to conduct, play the piano and speak German for this thought-provoking film about genius and the abuse of power.
A first-of-its-kind concert dubbed “The Listening Project” from the Minnesota Orchestra last fall put the spotlight on rarely heard music by Black composers. Read more about the composers featured in this interview by Cathy Wurzer with Louise Topper.
The U.S Space Force has unveiled its long-awaited ‘theme song’ — or, as it is known in the military, service song — ‘Semper Supra,’ which means "Always Above."
Composer Sydney Guillaume came to the United States at 11 from Haiti. While he calls America home, his compositions pay homage to his ancestors and their fight for independence. Find out more in the latest episode of the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.
New to the music of Steve Reich? His latest recording, featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic, may be his most approachable.
In 2018, the Together in Hope Choir traveled from its home in Minnesota to sing at the Vatican, where it performed a commissioned piece by Kim Andre Arnesen. On Oct. 15 and 16, the choir returns to St. Paul to perform a new piece by the same composer.
In this week’s New Classical Tracks, the Knights, conducted by Eric Jacobsen, explore Leo Tolstoy’s reaction to Beethoven’s ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ with fantastic music on its latest album, ‘The Kreutzer Project.’
Minnesota Opera presents ‘The Anonymous Lover,’ an opera written in 1780 by the groundbreaking Black composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Listen to our encore broadcast of this concert now.
