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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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A Uyghur seeks just a place to sleep in 'The Backstreets'
Years of dogged investigation and brave whistleblowers have yielded incontrovertible evidence of one of the worst human rights abuses of our time: the… -
Open Studio: Poetry & Prose special
Open Studio with Jared Bowen takes viewers inside the creative process, offering a blend of profiles, performances and contemporary exhibitions by artists in Greater Boston, New England and across the country. -
In living color: The Obama portraits come to Boston
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts is the final stop of the tour for the famous portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama.
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Episode 27, Season 9<br> David Allen Sibley, Playwright Michael Lew, and more
Author and illustrator, David Allen Sibley and Playwright Michael Lew on “Tiger Style"| 26:46 -
Summers at Oak Bluffs
Hilda Wilkinson Brown spent her summers painting at Oak Bluffs in Martha’s Vineyard. -
Painting as Sculpture
Lilian Thomas Burwell describes the process of creating her "sculptural paintings." -
Episode 4, Season 2<br> Jazz Shaped Hip-Hop, but How Did Hip-Hop Change Jazz?
Linda Diaz and LA Buckner work together to break down how these two genres cross-pollinate| 20:44
