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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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Climbing The 'Mount Everest' Of Piano Works, Jonathan Biss Reflects On Beethoven And Mental Health
"On April 24th, 2007, Beethoven's Sonata Opus 109 made me lose my mind." -
Acclaimed Bassist Victor Wooten Plays With BSO
The Grammy winner is playing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra this weekend -
Trick Or Treat: How One Wellesley Professor Is Rethinking The Salem Witch Trials
Professor Julie Walsh's "Philosophy and Witchcraft" class, offered each fall, focuses on witchcraft, its prosecution, and, of course, Salem, Massachusetts.
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Episode 29, Season 2<br> Why Edgar Allan Poe Isn't Just a Sad Boy
His legacy is more complicated than school books may have lead us to believe.| 11:03 -
Erin Morley Performs as Eurydice
Soprano Erin Morley sings an excerpt of "This is what it is to love an artist"| 2:05 -
Episode 7, Season 3<br> Two poems, by Linda Hogan and Alberto Ríos
Linda Hogan & Alberto Ríos explore their poems with host Elisa New, Jeff Corwin & more.| 25:14 -
Episode 28, Season 10<br> "Being Muholi," Artist Jeffrey Gibson, and more
"Being Muholi: Portraits as Resistance," Jeffrey Gibson's "Infinite Indigenous Queer Love"| 26:46
