Before the First Book: A Roundtable Discussion
With Sarah Ghazal Ali, Erin L. McCoy, and Tawanda Mulalu.
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...moreComposer Jennifer Higdon discusses the end of expected boundaries in contemporary music, connecting with an audience, and the difference between academic and commercial works.
...moreI felt urgently that it was the moment to tell the story of what I’ve learned about American music—or maybe about being an American.
...moreComposer Frederic Rzewski talks about his masterpiece The People United Will Never Be Defeated, writing and playing classical music, and performing his music in an unusual venue—a fish market.
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