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Castle of Our Skins: In Black & White [LIVE] (on-demand until 1/22/2021)
String quartets by Jeffrey Mumford, Luciano Berio, Florence Price, Antonín Dvořák, & more, showcasing the artistic intermingling between the work of African American composers & European aesthetics.
Tickets & details »Groupmuse: Sound Off x Bass Players for Black Composers – New Works for the New Year
Mason Bynes – [WRECK]oning
Sarian Sankoh – everythingfeelsthesame
Byron Crenshaw – yung perseverent spirit
Akua Dixon – Efua
Florence Price – “Andante moderato” from String Quartet in G major
New Gallery Concert Series: From There to Here
New works by Jessica Mays, Vanessa Lann, Forbes Graham, Aaron Trant, & Kenji Bunch; as well as visual art from Rashon Rah-Lik Briggs.
Tickets & details »SMCO: Sakari Dixon Vanderveer – ‘Of Tattered Threads and Recollections’ (on-demand until 12/1/21)
SMCO presents the virtual world premiere of Sakari Dixon Vanderveer’s Of Tattered Threads and Recollections, recorded & produced in quarantine.
Tickets & details »Boston “Freedom & Resilience” Stringfest with Castle of our Skins
Members of the Castle of our Skins artist collective team with youth ensembles from across Boston in this special collaborative concert, featuring the world premiere of Jessica Mays’ Anthem for Go.
Tickets & details »Third Coast Percussion: In with the New
Devonté Hynes – Press
Joe W. Moore III – Halo
Rodrigo Bussad – Kodama
Gemma Peacocke – Death Wish
Civic Orchestra of Chicago Episode 1: Montgomery, Akiho, Sorey, & Adams (on-demand until 2/20/2021)
Jessie Montgomery – Starburst
Andy Akiho – LIgNEouS 1 for marimba and string quartet
Tyshawn Sorey – Sentimental Shards
John Adams – Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Des Moines Symphony: Live from the Temple – Dance, Rhythm, & Blues
Michael Daugherty – Sinatra Shag
Vincent D’Indy – “Danses” from Chanson et danses, Op. 50
Darius Milhaud – Concerto for Percussion and Small Orchestra, Op. 109
Igor Stravinsky – Three Dances from L’Histoire du soldat (“The Soldier’s Tale”)
Astor Piazzolla, arr. James Kazik – Libertango
William Grant Still – “Blues” from Lenox Avenue
Scott Joplin, arr. Marvin Hamlisch – Solace
Scott Joplin, arr. Gunther Schuller – The Entertainer
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