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New Classical Tracks - Aznavoorian Duo (Extended)

Aznavoorian Duo celebrates the sounds of Armenia
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'Castor and Patience' opera explores systematic barriers to Black land ownership
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Rhiannon Giddens relaunches the Silkroad Ensemble

Rhiannon Giddens relaunches the Silkroad Ensemble

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with composer Rhiannon Giddens about the Silkroad Ensemble. A couple of years ago she replaced famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma as the creative director of the ensemble.

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Bob Rafelson, 'Five Easy Pieces' director and 'The Monkees' co-creator, has died

Bob Rafelson, 'Five Easy Pieces' director and 'The Monkees' co-creator, has died

Bob Rafelson, who became an influential figure in the New Hollywood era of the 1970s, died on Saturday at his home in Aspen, Colo. He was 89. ‘Five Easy Pieces,’ one of his best known works, tells the story of a once-brilliant classical pianist who's been knocking around as a rough-mannered oil-rigger, but is caught up short by the news that his father is dying.

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Hitchcock's Muses

Hitchcock's Muses

This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with guest host Bill Morelock, features composers who supplied the music foundation for those suspenseful Hitchcock scenes. Not just Herrmann! Listen now!

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Gary Hines and Sounds of Blackness stay on mission for more than 50 years

Gary Hines and Sounds of Blackness stay on mission for more than 50 years

Sounds of Blackness is more than a band or gospel choir; it's a cultural institution. That, says the group's longtime director, Gary Hines, was the mission given to them by a mentor at Macalester College in St. Paul, where the Grammy-winning group was founded more than 50 years ago.

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Johnny Gandelsman, 'O'

Johnny Gandelsman, 'O'

Hear one of the intrepid violinist's 22 commissioned works, focusing on the harrowing year that was 2020.

Anthony Davis is an opera composer extraordinaire

Anthony Davis is an opera composer extraordinaire

Composer Anthony Davis has been creating operas that center on the Black experience for years. With a recent thirst for Black operas, it’s easy to forget composers who have been here all along. Find out more in the latest episode of the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.

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Music for star gazing

Music for star gazing

Images from the James Webb Space Telescope provide this week’s inspiration.

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'The Kite Runner' brings life in Afghanistan to Broadway
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