Composer Jonathan Bailey Holland photographed by Robert Torres
There are well-known masterpieces in Classical music we all know and love. But every year, musicians and composers create new music that breaks boundaries. Here are 11 composers you may have heard of, or may be brand new! They represent every corner of classical music from film, jazz, choirs, concert bands and orchestras, string quartets and clarinet solos. You may have never heard of them, but after listening to the playlist, you may just come away with a new favorite artist.
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Michael Abels photographed by Eric Schwabel
Michael Abels, composer: Abels composed the film scores for “Get Out” and “Us,’ which won multiple international awards. But the versatile composer’s other works have been performed and premiered by the Chicago and Atlanta symphonies, the Cleveland and Philadelphia orchestras, the Kronos Quartet, and university groups across the country. Abels blends classical music with jazz,
Uncertainty of vaccine rollout puts summer performance plans in limbo
This is when arts presenters usually set their summer schedules, but they don t know what size audiences they can expect.
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Marilyn Keith Daly books the summer concert series at the Hamilton House in South Berwick. She’s planning a full schedule this year, but COVID-related restrictions will determine the size of the audiences.
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It’s only January, but the window may be closing on the summer concert season unless there’s a big improvement in the rate of vaccinations, said one Maine music promoter.
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The Englert Theatre announced Thursday that executive director Andre Perry has been named to the board of the National Independent Venue Association. NIVA was instrumental in the lobby for funding from Congress as part of the latest relief bill and worked in tandem with Americans for the Arts, National Association of (Movie) Theatre Owners and other key national organizations, a Facebook post announcing Perry s new position reads.
The organization was formed last year, early in the COVID-19 pandemic, as an advocacy group for venues like The Englert on a national level. The aim of NIVA was to push for funds for venues that rely on live attendance rendered unsafe by the pandemic.