2016 POP Finalists
Each month, 21CM asks a leader in music to select the People, Organizations and Projects that have inspired them most. Now, we hand the voting over to you to select your favorites.
A Conversation with Ariel Pocock
Ariel Pocock made a memorable debut in 2015 with the release of her album Touchstone, which offered a mix of original compositions, arrangements and reinventions of jazz standards.
Music and Community: A Talk21 with Dan Visconti
It’s in the nature of composers to want to reshape sound, but how do we reshape what sound and music do for us as a community? This is a question that occupies composer Dan Visconti, and it started with a feeling of curiosity about how to make classical music a more communal experience, in the ways of jazz or folk music.
The Women Who Lead Us
I wondered about my own female role models in music – Marin Alsop, Julia Wolfe, Kaija Saariaho, Laurie Anderson. Was there a common thread that made them particularly inspiring to me? Or did they bring me some new idea of musicianship that I could not have gotten anywhere else?
How I Stopped Asking Permission to Have a Career in Music: A Talk21 with Sarah Robinson
Sarah Robinson has built a diversified and joyful career as a flutist, author, educator and concert producer – but before that, she had to confront a narrow definition of success. She shares her personal story at the 21CMposium.
