Gregory Spears: Fellow Travelers

postWinterreise

Andrew Munn, bass, talks about his project postWinterreise, a reimagining of Schubert's celebrated song cycle seen through a climate crisis perspective. https://www.andrewrobertmunn.com/ https://www.bso.org/profiles/andrew-munn

Gregory Spears: Fellow Travelers

Composer Gregory Spears and I talk all things music, including the 10th anniversary tour of his and Greg Pierce's opera, Fellow Travelers.

Green Room: Whom Shall I Fear? And Free Speech

Entertainment lawyer Ari Solotoff breaks down the 1st amendment, and Kiki Konvos (with Karen Slack) and ARTillery team up with Afton Battle to talk about our fears (or lack thereof), and a change at Opera America!

Aminata Sei: The Universe Calls Me Daughter

A. Mimi Sei talks about her journey as a writer in a variety of genres from memoirs, poetry, and musical text; and how the universe nurtured her to be the artist she is today. Get in touch with Mimi on IG @mimiswritelife Music heard on this episode: "Breathe", from Cantata for a More Hopeful Tomorrow , music by Damien Geter, text by A. Mimi Sei; performed by Emmanuel Music An excerpt from Shout Out! , music by Kenji Bunch, text by A. Mimi Sei; performed by Resonance Ensemble

Green Room: To Stay and Play, or Walk Away

Conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya discusses why artists should continue to show up and perform at the Kennedy Center; and soprano Karen Slack tells us why at the beginning of the Kennedy Center take over, she decided to go forth with the performance of her evening of song entitled, African Queens. https://lidiyayankovskaya.com/ [https://lidiyayankovskaya.com/] Lidiya's op-ed [https://lidiyayankovskaya.com/newsdata/washingtonpostopinion] https://www.sopranokarenslack.com/ [https://www.sopranokarenslack.com/] Karen Slack and Michelle Cann's Grammy Award Winning Beyond the Years [https://music.apple.com/us/album/beyond-the-years/1755418058] Amy Sherald op-ed [https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/amy-sherald-american-sublime-smithsonian-trump-rcna225362]