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Omar Thomas on making “Griot Songs” at GBH
Omar Thomas is a large ensemble composer who’s had work commissioned by Eastman New Jazz Ensemble, the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus, and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. His newest album, “Griot Songs,” was recorded entirely in the GBH Fraser Performance Studio. He spoke to Al Davis and Va Lynda Robinson about the process.
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Arts This Week: 'The Herd' and 'Arthur Dove: A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings and Things'
This week, Jared Bowen brings us through the latest public art installation on the Rose Kennedy Greenway and speaks with author Debra Balken about her catalogue raisonné of artist Arthur Dove. -
President Biden Revokes Trump's Controversial Classical Architecture Order
Arbiters of good taste often disagree. That is certainly true of architecture.Late Wednesday, President Biden revoked a controversial executive order… -
In One Art Exhibition, Women Are 'Taking Space' They've Long Deserved
She was 22. One of three women in a class of 24. Her professor at the Philadelphia College of Art told her she was "taking up a good man's space" in his…
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Episode 3912, Season 39<br> Dimensions
Bob Ross creates a fantastic vision of pastel mountain wilderness. -
Episode 3910, Season 39<br> Splendor of Winter
Capture the beautiful stillness of a snow-covered day. -
Episode 3909, Season 39<br> Mighty Mountain Lake
See Bob Ross achieve amazing results with his famous painting method. -
Episode 3908, Season 39<br> Cabin at Trail's End
A real composition-in-an-oval favorite.
