New Music USA's Amplifying Voices Announces First of Nine New Co-Commissioned Works f Photo
by Stephi Wild
- March 25, 2022
New Music USA's Amplifying Voices program, which fosters collaboration toward racial and gender equity in new orchestral music, has over thirty orchestras from across the United States signed up to premiere new works co-commissioned from nine of today's leading composers: Valerie Coleman, Juan Pablo Contreras, Vijay Iyer, Tania León, Jessie Montgomery, Brian Raphael Nabors, Nina Shekhar, Tyshawn Sorey, and Shelley Washington. ...
Tune in to the Livestream Album Release Celebration for the Mark Harvey Group's Recor Photo
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- July 29, 2020
Mark Harvey and Peter H. Bloom will celebrate the release of their powerful album A Rite for All Souls with a livestream event on Sunday, August 9 at 7 p.m. EDT. Veteran jazz writer Bob Blumenthal will emcee the discussion, which features interviews with Harvey and Bloom, as well as streaming excerpts from the CD. Free and open to the public. ...