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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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Fabric Of A Nation: Quilting Is Finally Being Recognized As Fine Art
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston has a new exhibition that shines the spotlight on quilting. -
Arts This Week: A Modern Perspective On Salem’s Brutal History
Jared Bowen recommends the Peabody Essex Museum’s contemporary look at the Salem With Trials featuring work by fashion designer Alexander McQueen, and a retrospective of Cuban artist Mariano Rodríguez. -
The Curious Story Behind Boston’s Strangest Historic Statue
In all of Boston, there is nothing quite like the 12-foot bronze pear that stands proudly in the center of Dorchester’s Edward Everett Square.
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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
