“Underdog” Choir Spotlights Gender Disparity Around Women Music Producers
"Only 2% of popular music is produced by women." - Annenberg Inclusion Initiative This choral arrangement of Alicia Keys' "Underdog", beautifully perf...
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Raise Us Up Out Of Minstrelsy: Sissieretta Jones And The Elevation of Black Musical Theater
When a young African American born in the 1870s looked at representations of her people on the American stage, what she saw reflected back at her were little m...
RESPECT: See Jennifer Hudson As Aretha Franklin In Upcoming Biopic (Official Trailer)
Aretha Franklin (March 25, 1942 - August 16, 2018) requires no formal introduction. Her legacy spans six decades and includes countless chart-topping classics,...
Teacher To A Century: Nadia Boulanger And The Arrival Of Modern Music
For four decades sitting at the beginning of the Twentieth Century, if you were a composer of promise seeking to deepen your skill and find your voice, be you ...
Recovered Voices: Pianist Lara Downes And The Quest For America’s Music
"Hey, do you want to go out to the symphony tonight?!""I sure do, I LOVE symphonic music! What are they playing?""It's a program of American classical mus...
By Body Betrayed: The Vanishing Of Jacqueline du Pré
Were this a just and kind universe overseen by a benevolent being, cellist Jacqueline du Pré (1945-1987) would today be a mischievous seventy-four year old, sp...
The People’s Soprano: Jenny Lind And The Price of Perfection
There will never again be a musician as universally adored and adulated as soprano Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale. Everywhere she went, even facing ...
“Consume This Opera Mixed With Rap…” Artist And Activist Zakiyyah Releases Empowering Debut Single And Music Video
Meet Zakiyyah, a Boston-raised singer, songwriter, activist and scholar, who just hit our WYSKy radar compliments of a "you should know" tip from 12-year-old E...
Her Anti-Lullaby Done A Cappella… LGBTQ Chorus Performs Karla Kane’s ‘Don’t Hush, Darling’
It seems we have some competition when it comes to being the biggest fans of "Don’t Hush, Darling", our favorite anti-lullaby from our favorite frontwoman, Kar...