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The Gateways Music Festival returns to Carnegie Hall with conductor Anthony Parnther and mezzo-soprano J'Nai Bridges, premiering a setting of five spirituals composed by Damien Sneed.
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In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on April 14, 2025, our colleagues from Classical 91.5 join us to discuss the changes at the Kennedy Center and government control of the arts.
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In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 3/25/25, we sit down with Kate Sheeran, the new dean of the Eastman School of Music, to discuss her ideas for the future of the school.
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Morgiane, perhaps the oldest opera by a Black American, finally receives its full public performance, shedding light on the forgotten heyday of opera in New Orleans.
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