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Chris Dingman Trio: Embrace
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HERE BE SIRENS
Promoting Equity: Developing an Antiracist Music Theory Classroom
By: Dave Molk and Michelle Ohnona
So Percussion with Caroline Shaw at Big Ears

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Iron Jane
From the paradoxes of assumed truths, “Iron Jane” challenges expected hierarchies of weight and affirms the essence that lies beneath.
Allentown Symphony Commission by Chris Theofanidis
The Allentown Symphony Association is commissioning composer Chris Theofanidis for a piece to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day.
Chris Dingman Trio: Embrace
Upcoming album explores new approaches to the vibraphone, delving into possibilities that are created when challenges are embraced

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2020 ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards Announced
The ASCAP Foundation has announced the 20 recipients and 3 honorable mentions of the 2020 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards. The recipients, who receive cash awards, range in age...
In Praise of Unremarkable Music, Part 2
Many of us have feelings about what is true, beautiful, or good in music which match the fervor most people hold only for politics or religion. I know I have...
In Praise of Unremarkable Music: Part 1
Why did you start writing music? Now, what do you hope to accomplish? This year? This decade? By the end of your life? In response to these questions, you might...
Glass Half-Full, Mug Half-Empty
Are our venues and arts institutions (whether for profit or non-profit) free to do as they please, or do they bear some level of obligation/duty to the communities in which...
Molly Joyce: Strength in Vulnerabilty
One of the hallmarks of many different kinds of music performance—whether it’s a classical piano recital, a jazz combo in a club, or an arena rock show—is the demonstration of...
2020 Chamber Music Conference Continues Focus on Equity and Inclusivity
In recent years, the annual Chamber Music America conference has placed a specific emphasis on equity, diversity, and inclusion in the music sector and has aimed to be a catalyst...
Promoting Equity: Developing an Antiracist Music Theory Classroom
We present strategies on how to begin disrupting the normalization of whiteness in the music theory classroom, starting with making it visible. We should think of this disruption as a...
Getting Your Hands Dirty (Performing Microtonal Choral Music, Part 2)
For amateur choirs, there is no guarantee that the singers will have the whole-score awareness that is a hallmark of elite ensembles; and for many, there is basically a guarantee...
The Journey In (Performing Microtonal Choral Music, Part 1)
Why would anyone expect a choir to be able to sing microtones? All the literature seems to be on their limitations. Everyone knows that choirs are devastatingly conservative, anyway. They,...
Together We Can
In 2010, I had more or less stopped making music. To anyone who would listen, I complained about other musicians, arts funding, and how much better the European cultural infrastructure...
Bonnie Jones: The Sounds of Not Belonging
If you are attending an event in Baltimore that includes improvised electronic music, experimental theater, or multimedia installation, the chances are good that you will cross paths with sound artist...
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