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Classical Notes: Black composers in spotlight


Classical Notes: Black composers in spotlight
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 “Dreams of a New Day”  baritone Will Liverman and pianist Paul SanchezProvidedShow MoreShow Less
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 One year after the George Floyd killing and the rise to new prominence of Black Lives Matter, the classical music field is woke.  Or at least it’s trying hard to project that mindset by providing new opportunities to Black artists and more performances to Black composers.  You can see it everywhere as the national arts scene comes back to life and institutions announce post-pandemic seasons. 
         When the Metropolitan Opera returns in the fall, opening night will see the world premiere of Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” the first opera by an African American composer to be performed at the Met.  Also in the fall, the Philadelphia Orchestra has scheduled music by William Grant Still and Florence Price, two overl ....

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Solti Foundation US announces 2021 Career Assistance Awards - Pizzicato


Solti Foundation US announces 2021 Career Assistance Awards
12/05/2021
The American Solti Foundation announced the young American conductors who have been selected as 2021 recipients of The Sir Georg Solti Career Assistance Award. They are, Assistance Award (in alphabetical order) are conductors:
Nathaniel Efthimiou, founding Music Director of Orchestra Contempo, Assistant Conductor, Boston Civic Symphony, Assistant Director of Music at Boston’s historic Park Street Church and acting Assistant Conductor, Rhode Island Philharmonic;
Kevin Fitzgerald, Assistant Conductor of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra, he is also the founder of the Michigan-based contemporary music ensemble ÆPEX Contemporary Performance; ....

United States , Rhode Island , Lake George , Roger Kalia , Roberto Kalb , Vinay Parameswaran , Santa Monica , Lina Gonzalez Granados , Taichi Fukumura , Stefano Sarzani , Lidiya Yankovskaya , Jonathon Heyward , Lee Mills , Kensho Watanabe , Pearl Lee , Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie , Kevin Fitzgerald , Keitaro Harada , Nathaniel Efthimiou , Michael Repper , School Of Music , Music At Boston Church , American Solti Foundation , Sir Georg Solti Career Assistance , Assistance Award , Music Director ,

15 Conductors Receive Career Assistance Awards from Solti Foundation U.S.


Solti Foundation U.S. Board Chair Penny Van Horn and Elizabeth Buccheri, Artistic and Awards Committee Chair, today announced remotely from their respective homes the young American conductors who have been selected as 2021 recipients of The Sir Georg Solti Career Assistance Award.
The 2020-21 season has been a time of joy and sadness. Our Foundation has lost a shining light, Lady Valerie Solti, who passed away earlier this season. Her committment to her late husband s legacy and joy in helping up and coming musicians in the conducting world made our Foundation a reality. We celebrate her and Sir Georg s lives as we announce fifteen Solti Career Assistance Awards, stated Ms. Van Horn. ....

United States , Rhode Island , Lake George , Roger Kalia , Lady Valerie Solti , Roberto Kalb , Vinay Parameswaran , Santa Monica , Taichi Fukumura , Stefano Sarzani , Lina Gonzalez Granados , Elizabeth Buccheri , Lidiya Yankovskaya , Jonathon Heyward , Lee Mills , Van Horn , Kensho Watanabe , Pearl Lee , Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie , Kevin Fitzgerald , Keitaro Harada , Nathaniel Efthimiou , Michael Repper , Our Foundation , Music At Boston Church , School Of Music ,