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Hamed Erfani and Yasaman Seif -- Photo by Cruz Pulido

5 Questions to Hamed Erfani (composer) and Yasaman Seif (cellist)

Hamed Erfani and Yasaman Seif are a formidable couple: as a composer and a cellist, respectively, th...
Author
Anne Goldberg-Baldwin
Ryan Alexander -- Courtesy of artist

5 Questions to Ryan Alexander (Founder, Project Poetic Justice)

With Project Poetic Justice, artist and activist Ryan Alexander combines his passion for social just...
Author
Thulasi Seshan
Mai Khôi -- Photo by Nate Guidry

5 Questions Mai Khôi (singer, composer, activist)

Few children dream of being a pop star and actually achieve that goal — but that is what happened fo...
Author
Chrysanthe Tan
Allison Loggins-Hull -- Photo by Roger Mastroianni

For Allison Loggins-Hull, Community and Reciprocity Feed Place-Based Music Making

This interview has been lightly edited for clarity. Flutist and composer Allison Loggins-Hull has al...
Author
Lana Norris
Amina Claudine Myers -- Photo by Steve Baboun

Perpetual Adaptability: Amina Claudine Myers at 84

Defining the full scope of Amina Claudine Myers’ artistry feels impossible. At 84, she has nurtured...
Author
Yaz Lancaster
Olivia Block -- Photo by Lyndon French

5 Questions to Olivia Block (media artist, composer)

Olivia Block is pictured on her website before a glistening Steinway piano, illuminated from behind...
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
Peter Meanwell, outgoing Borealis director -- Photo by Sasha Azanova

Peter Meanwell Bids Farewell to Borealis with One Final Festival

Borealis is somewhat of a unicorn in the world of new and experimental music festivals. Held each Ma...
Author
Amanda Cook
Camila Agosto -- Photo by Jonathan Echevarria

5 Questions to Camila Agosto (composer, interdisciplinary artist)

Stunning textures and timbral exploration are hallmarks of Camila Agosto’s compositional output. As...
Author
Yaz Lancaster
Image of a white woman with brown hair seated in front of a harp, body in profile, her face turned towards, wearing a short sleeve black shirt. Photo by Rut Sigurdardottir

5 Questions to Gunnhildur Einarsdóttir (managing director & curator, Dark Music Days)

Creativity comes alive during Iceland’s long and dark winter days. With a population of under 400,00...
Author
Amanda Cook
Photo by Yaz Lancaster

5 Questions to Dreamcrusher (noise artist)

At a Dreamcrusher show, you can expect disorienting levels of fog; flustering strobe lights; the sme...
Author
Yaz Lancaster
Zeelie Brown -- Courtesy of artist

5 Questions to Zeelie Brown (cellist, composer)

Content warning: This interview contains explicit descriptions of violence and assault. Zeelie Brown...
Author
Katie Brown
Federico Llach -- Photo by Jonathan Morgan

5 Questions to Federico Llach (composer)

Federico Llach was raised in Argentina, where he trained as both a jazz performer and a classical co...
Author
Thulasi Seshan
Tufawon -- Courtesy of artist

Tufawon Centers Indigenous Ways of Being Through Musical Expression

“We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.” This famous phrase comes w...
Author
A. Kori Hill
Dameun Strange -- Photo by Valerie Oliverios

For Dameun Strange, Music is a Conduit for Individual and Communal Expression

As a sound artist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer, Dameun Strange’s conceptual chamber and elec...
Author
Christine S. Escobar
Sandra Kluge -- Courtesy of artist

5 Questions to Sandra Kluge (tap percussionist, producer)

Brooklyn-based tap percussionist, producer, and interdisciplinary artist Sandra Kluge doesn’t...
Author
Kevin Baldwin
James Lee III -- Photo by Roy Cox

5 Questions to James Lee III (composer)

In a time with so much uncertainty, how do we determine what is essential? Is it only our basic huma...
Author
Katie Brown
Tenzin Choegyal

Tenzin Choegyal Brings Tibet to the World with “Be the Sky”

When he isn’t playing his three-stringed Tibetan dranyen, you will probably catch Tenzin Choegyal hu...
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
Lu Coy -- Photo by Angel Origgi

5 Questions to Lu Coy (mixed media artist)

The creative output of queer multimedia artist Lu Coy is expansive; their works encompass electroaco...
Author
Yaz Lancaster
Sarah Kirkland Snider -- Courtesy of artist

Sarah Kirkland Snider Reframes Chronic Illness as a Creative Force in New Opera “HILDEGARD”

Sarah Kirkland Snider dreamed of writing the opera HILDEGARD in college. She first came to know Hild...
Author
Lana Norris
Yarn/Wire -- Photo by Bobby Fisher

After 20 Years, Yarn/Wire is Still Driven by Curiosity and Innovation

Like any living art, contemporary classical music is in a constant state of flux. Aesthetic tides ri...
Author
Tristan McKay
Mark Lomax II -- Courtesy of The Wexner Center for the Arts

5 Questions to Mark Lomax, II (composer, percussionist)

Musician, composer, and activist Mark Lomax, II dares to trust himself by playing the notes that spe...
Author
Katie Brown
Cristina Lord -- Photo by Brandon Kaplan

5 Questions to Cristina Lord (composer, pianist)

Depth and width are sometimes positioned as a dichotomy and treated as irreconcilable — however, com...
Author
Sofía Rocha
Zara Hudson-Kozdoj -- Photo by Claudia Hampton

5 Questions to Zara Hudson-Kozdoj (cellist, composer)

Zara Hudson-Kozdoj is no stranger to evolution. While she shares a classically trained background wi...
Author
Dalanie Harris
Jessie Montgomery -- Photo by Todd Rosenberg Photography

Jessie Montgomery on Making Music and the Creative Possibilities in the Everyday

A few months ago, Jessie Montgomery was seated in the audience for the world premiere of Jasmine Bar...
Author
Christine S. Escobar
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