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Culture in the News
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: Live Theater Is Back With The Huntington’s Climate Change Comedy ‘Hurricane Diane’
Jared takes in live theater: A modern Greek comedy about climate change, and a one-woman show that blends the lowbrow and highbrow. -
Reconnect With Baroque And Classical Music: Handel And Haydn Society Opens Its 207th Season In October
"We survived the last pandemic back in 1918... So, this was not our first rodeo," says president and CEO David Snead. -
Smithsonian Acquires Rare Antique Portraits From First Black Photographers
One 1975 purchase embarked a 45-year passion, collecting antique photographs from some of the early African American photographers.
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You Are My Charming Prince from "Cinderella"
Isabel Leonard and Emily D'Angelo perform "You Are My Charming Prince" from "Cinderella."| 1:43 -
Jontavious Willis - “The World Is In a Tangle”
David Holt talks about country blues artist Jontavious Willis and joins him in a song.| 2:21 -
Episode 36, Season 10<br> Philip Guston Now, "Don't Eat the Mangos," and more
"Philip Guston Now," "Don't Eat the Mangos," and more| 26:46 -
Episode 1, Season 6<br> David Holt, Paul Brown, Terri McMurray
David Holt talks to Paul Brown and Terri McMurray. They play the fiddle tune “Sally Ann.”| 24:41
