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Lucy Dhegrae: The Art and Science Behind the Voice

Urgency is an important ingredient in everything Lucy Dhegrae does—whether singing music by Eve Beglarian, Joanna Newsom, Jason Eckardt, Gabrielle Herbst, and many others, or curating Resonant Bodies, a three-day festival of contemporary vocal music that takes place annually in New York City and which has now had iterations in Chicago as well as in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. Urgency is also what fuels her life’s mission: to be empowered as a singer and to empower other singers which, aside from a desire to make musical experiences fairer, yields better performances.

The Musical is Political

Music has the ability to touch us deeply, and music used in the service of storytelling can transport us into different places and times, even allowing us to assume the...

Towards a Framework for Responsible Trans Casting, Part 1: Words, Words, Words

In all the stories I’ve experienced across all forms of media featuring trans characters written by cis creators, only a handful haven’t been deeply misguided at best, and that number...

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Fierce and Tender Humanity—Remembering Mario Davidovsky (1934-2019)

Mario Davidovsky was a passionately involved member of society and the music world. A lot of people have noted his generosity nurturing other artists, his integrity, his vehemently stated opinions,...

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Is Passion a Young Person’s Game?

Paul Elwood explores a fundamental question: If it’s not passion in the 50+ age category (and, in his mind, that’s debatable) what is it that keeps us going in our...

When your life falls apart, you learn to build a new one. Likewise, when your vision collapses, you learn to see things through a different lens. Josh Armenta has used...

Working to Create a Plurality of Voices Within Classical Music

The need for a plurality of voices within our field has become dire. If we do not begin to represent our communities and the world around us, our institutions cannot...

Message from Vanessa Reed, the New CEO & President of New Music USA

Our new CEO & President Vanessa Reed shares the reasons why she joined New Music USA. She writes, "I’ve crossed the pond because I believe passionately in New Music USA’s...

Admitting I Had A Problem

After struggling with depression and anxiety, Josh Armenta tried adjusting his lifestyle and even moved to a new city, hoping that the changes would help alleviate these problems and allow...

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Steve Coleman

Born: Thursday, September 20, 1956 Chicago, Illinois | NewMusicbox article

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