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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Culture in the News
Kick back with one of our 2025 summer-reading selections
Three local librarians share their picks for every kind of reader for this summer.
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Book Club: 2021 Summer Reading Recommendations From Three Local Librarians
From romance to graphic novels to children's books, our librarians share all the books worth looking into this summer. -
Arts This Week: At Boston's First 'Selfie Museum,' The Visitor Is The Artist
Jared Bowen reviews a Worcester Art Museum exhibition of art looted by the Nazis. Plus, a selfie museum at the CambridgeSide mall and “Songs for a New World” presented by SpeakEasy Stage Company. -
Boston Book Shop Owner Recounts ‘Wonderful’ Bible Eater And The Voracious Readers Who Kept His Business Afloat Through COVID-19
Ken Gloss, proprietor of Boston's Brattle Book Shop, said he wasn't sure what became of the woman who would eat pages out of the Douay-Rheims translation of the Bible.
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Ohio University Singers - "Unclouded Day"
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