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Jasmine Arielle Barnes and Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton,

Interview

In “She Who Dared,” Jasmine Barnes and Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton Center the Overlooked Women of the Montgomery Bus Boycott

American Lyric Theater, Aurelia Browder, Chicago Opera Theater, Claudette Colvin, Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton, Jasmine Arielle Barnes, Jeanetta Reese, Mary Louise Smith, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Rosa Parks, Susie McDonald

The story of Rosa Parks – tired after a long day at work, refusing to move to the back of the bus to make room for a white passenger – is a foundational act of defiance in the history of the Civil Rig…

Dalanie Harris

May 28, 2025

Essay

The Myth of Making It

Alarm Will Sound, Eighth Blackbird, International Contemporary Ensemble, Kronos Quartet, Money Matters

Money Matters is a NewMusicBox x I CARE IF YOU LISTEN collaboration, supported by New Music USA. By 2012, Eighth Blackbird had been together for 16 years. We had two Grammys, ongoing residencies…

Nick Photinos

May 27, 2025

Playlist

ListN Up Playlist: Sharon Udoh (May 22, 2025)

AACM, Adam Zanolini, Ben LaMar Gay, Christopher Fleeger, Cinnamon Soulettes, Cooling Prongs, David Byrne, Donny Hathaway, Ed Cobb, Gloria Jones, Heliacal Rising of Sothis, Infinity Song, John Lennon, Johnny Dyani, Mary Lou Williams, Sharon Udoh, Talking Heads, The Beatles

Sharon Udoh is a Nigerian-American pianist, composer, arranger, curator, and vocalist based in Chicago. Her collaborators have included clipping., Tune-Yards, Los Angeles Gay Men’s Chorus, Mabel…

I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

May 21, 2025

Album

Ecce Ensemble Explores Trevor Weston’s Encyclopedic Chamber Works on “Remembrances”

Arn Strasser, East Coast Chamber Ensemble, ECCE, ECCE Ensemble, Emi Ferguson, Geoffrey Burleson, Joe Eller, Natalie Boberg, New Focus Recordings, Robbie Bui, Trevor Weston

The nuance within composer Trevor Weston’s musical language floats through a range of influences, including Impressionism, Modernism, and African American traditions and genres such as jazz, blues, an…

Michelle Hromin

May 20, 2025

Carpe Diem String Quartet -- Photo by Bob Handelman

Interview

5 Questions to Carpe Diem String Quartet

Ariana Nelson, Carpe Diem Quartet, Dr. Mark Lomax II, Jonathan Bingham, Korine Fujiwara, Marisa Ishikawa, Nicky Sohn, Sam Weiser

Once described as “multilingual” for their captivating performances of music from around the world, the Carpe Diem String Quartet (CDSQ) is committed to redefining what it means to be a modern string…

Ciyadh Wells

May 19, 2025

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