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Meet The 20-Something Seattle Cellist Bringing Classical Music To The Masses Through Social Media
Nathan Chan talks about his pandemic pick-me-ups, Yo-Yo Ma and TikTok. Before he could read, let alone read sheet music, theSeattle Symphony cellist had already conducted an orchestra through Mozart’s Variations. At 3 years old, Chan directed the San Jose Chamber Orchestra — and had to stand on a chair to see over the podium. Continue Reading Meet The 20-Something Seattle Cellist Bringing Classical Music To The Masses Through Social Media
Swinging The Clouds Away: Jazz Takes Over Sesame Street
On this show, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis invite the Sesame Street gang onstage. Plus, trombonist Joe Fielder’s Open Sesame share rare songs from the Sesame songbook. Continue Reading Swinging The Clouds Away: Jazz Takes Over Sesame Street
Toshinori Kondo, Trailblazing Modern Trumpeter, Dies At 71
From the ’80s on, Kondo stood with a new generation of free-form players, collaborating with a long list of fellow iconoclasts. Continue Reading Toshinori Kondo, Trailblazing Modern Trumpeter, Dies At 71
Latin Pop Icon Ozuna Underscores His Crown Jewel Status In Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Global superstar Ozuna performs five songs in quarantine for Tiny Desk. For someone whose work often operates at galactic proportions, this performance of five songs makes room for Ozuna’s sweet tenor to take center-desk in a love letter to the global communities that supported and streamed him to god tier status. Continue Reading Latin Pop Icon Ozuna Underscores His Crown Jewel Status In Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Requiem For A Theme: Film Composer Clint Mansell On The Sound Of Sadness
Darren Aronofsky’s 2000 film Requiem for a Dream spawned a musical motif that’s rippled through media — and jumpstarted a new career for Clint Mansell, the composer of its haunted score. Continue Reading Requiem For A Theme: Film Composer Clint Mansell On The Sound Of Sadness
Simone Dinnerstein: ‘A Character Of Quiet’ For Troubled Times
The gifted American pianist Simone Dinnerstein has always taken a thoughtful–even bold–approach to her art. Now, Dinnerstein has emerged from a pandemic-induced period of reflection with an impressive new recording, “A Character of Quiet,” which combines etudes by Philip Glass with Franz Schubert’s last sonata. She and her longtime producer laid down the tracks over two evenings in late June in her home in Brooklyn. Continue Reading Simone Dinnerstein: ‘A Character Of Quiet’ For Troubled Times
