‘The Wild Robot' Composer Kris Bowers on Family, Power of Music and Message Not to Forget ‘Wealth of Black History' Lost in Altadena
Kris Bowers sat in the dark, watching the Oscar nominations while his pregnant wife and 3-year-old daughter slept. He wasn't ...
Pacific Symphony composer-in-residence Viet Cuong builds on lessons, relationships
In his third year as composer-in-residence with the Pacific Symphony, Viet Cuong this week debuted "Marine Layer," his fifth ...
‘Wicked’ composer John Powell was nominated for Oscar but overlooked by critics, which was the ‘ultimate compliment’
John Powell and Stephen Schwartz are Oscar-nominated for Best Original Score for their Wicked compositions. As Powell told ...
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After Woolsey Fire, this music composer built his dream house
Woolsey Fire destroyed Gary Scott’s Malibou Lake home, he rebuilt a smaller and more fireproof house on the same land.
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Student with dream to compose music for films gets his start at Pitt State
Pitt State Junior Jude Wolfe, an aspiring film composer, feels strongly that music can describe what words cannot. He ...
First Native American composer to win a Pulitzer premieres new work with Dallas Symphony
Raven Chacon, the first Native American composer to win a Pulitzer Prize, will debut his first piece for full orchestra with ...
A Composer Turns Down the Tempo, and Turns Up the Complexity
Lisa Streich, an artist on the rise who has found success in Europe, is having a rare American showcase this week in New York.
For Wichita’s Forum Theatre performer, composer was the key to ‘Bridges’
“Bridges of Madison County” began its life as a Robert James Waller pop-culture touchstone novel in 1992 and became a 1995 ...
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After 138 years, a Black composer’s magnum opus finds a stage
Morgiane, perhaps the oldest opera by a Black American, finally receives its full public performance, shedding light on the ...
Solo musical at New Village Arts imagines life of Cole Porter’s wife
The one-woman cabaret-style show tells the story of Linda Lee Thomas, the socialite who married the gay composer ...
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Music by Black Classical Composers Brings in Black History Month at the Washington National Cathedral
Discover the rich history of Black composers at the Washington National Cathedral's 'Onward & Upward: The Unsung Heroes of ...
CSO's music director Cristian Măcelaru celebrates diverse works in his first season
"I'm extremely excited to get to know the people of Cincinnati and for them to get to know me and to see how we create this ...