
George Crumb, an influential and deeply American composer, has died at age 92
The Pulitzer Prize winner, whose music enveloped everything from the horrors of the Vietnam War to the calls of humpback whales, died Sunday.

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Renowned conductor Marin Alsop’s life explored in new documentary
Scott Simon speaks with conductor Marin Alsop about “The Conductor,” a new film tracing her storied life and career in classical music.

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Hilary Hahn, ‘Serenade for Life’
Hear the violinist, celebrated for her beautiful tone, in a surprise gift from a departed composer.

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These NYC kids have written the history of an overlooked Black female composer
A group of sixth, seventh and eighth grade students realized there was no children’s book about the composer Florence Price. So they wrote, illustrated and published their own.

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Wayne Shorter’s operatic dream comes true, brought to life with Esperanza Spalding
Iconic jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter has completed a long-held dream, an opera based on the mythic Greek character Iphigenia, with help from singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding.

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For classical stars Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason, representation matters
It’s rare for any classical musician to capture the attention of a mainstream audience these days. However, that’s exactly what brother and sister Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason have both achieved.

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From Norway With Horsepower: Soprano Lise Davidsen Is Conquering Opera
The young, late-comer to opera is turning heads in the classical world with a powerful voice that can rocket over huge orchestras or pare down to a silvery thread.

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James Levine, Former Met Opera Music Director, Is Dead At Age 77
The gifted conductor who had wielded immense influence in the classical music world, was publicly accused by nine men of sexual abuse. He died March 9 at age 77 of natural causes.

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On ‘Time To Shine,’ Black Violin Focuses On The Light
The duo, famed for enmeshing classical and hip-hop, looks back at America’s past year and toward its near future on a new song, “Time to Shine.”

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Black Women’s Groups Find Health And Healing On Hikes, But Sometimes Racism, Too
A Black sisterhood of hikers in Colorado now has chapters across the U.S. and Canada, and includes other sports. “Being around nature, it’s like grounding yourself,” a founder says. “That is vital.”

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Jonathan Biss: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
To mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, pianist Jonathan Biss explores the solitary side of the composer in extraordinary music written after Beethoven became deaf.

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‘In The Act Of Living, You’re A Revolutionary’: Anthony McGill Talks With Lara Downes
The New York Philharmonic principal clarinetist blows apart the labels he once applied to himself to discover a stream of activism.

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Biden Wins Presidency, According To AP, Edging Trump In Turbulent Race
With Pennsylvania in Joe Biden’s column, the former vice president gains the 270 electoral votes needed to be elected.

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Here’s How NPR Reports Election Results
The network relies on results and race calls from The Associated Press for the presidential race, other federal elections and statewide contests.

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Women Conductors Are The Rule, Not The Exception, At A New Classical Event
La Maestra, held in Paris this September, is the first fully realized competition solely for women conductors — an effort to help balance a male-dominated field.

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87
Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died from complications from cancer. Her death will set in motion what promises to be a tumultuous political battle over who will succeed her.

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