Jill Burlingame Tsekouras looks to the sidewalk shout-outs of Athenian women to inspire a practice of "yay"ing ourselves and others, artistically and beyond.
As she explores her post-2020 artistry, musicologist and trombonist Kathleen McGowan searches for new modes of expression in historical repertoire
Conductor Isaac Brinberg presents "Classical Revolution" as one means of reconnecting to audiences through shifts in venue, questioning the elitism of the "concert hall."
In this essay, ethnomusicologist Elizabeth McLean Macy describes her work to decenter whiteness in her university music department: an invigorating performance program that has created stronger and more inclusive communities.
Collective editors Dani and Elisa talk with Hindustani musician Shubhangi Sakhalkar about Hindustani music theory, vocal performance, and the unique demands of being a female artist.
In critiquing art's power to enact historical change, Ian Nutting finds messianic hope in a radical re-conceptualization of art itself.
Musicologist and former opera singer Max Jefferson investigates the construction of the diva as a means to objectify the female singing body.
Lauryn Gould discusses the meaning and importance of collective effervescence and how we might need it now, more than ever
