Three Perspectives on Dramatic Vocal Music
Soprano Tony Arnold, composer Cynthia Lee Wong and artistic director Esther Nelson weigh in on the continual evolvement of dramatic vocal music today.
Announcing the Second Annual Doing Good Contest
In 2017, 21CM challenged pre-college students to share their stories about using music to strengthen their communities. This year, we partner with Rowman & Littlefield Publishing for a second round of the contest.
Q&A with Keith Javors about “But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz”
In eight poetically charged vignettes, Geoff Dyer evokes modern jazz and the people who shaped it. Join us as we read “But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz.”
Beyond Ability: Reimagining Normative Bodies in Music
The disconnect with my own body is why I gravitated toward composing. But then I found an instrument that seemed made for me, for my form and deform.
Du Yun’s Search For The Living Experience
Du Yun has fought against narrow categorizations her whole life. As curator at National Sawdust, she addressed Asian culture: What is it, and who owns it?
