Posts tagged poetry
EVENTS: "Girls of Yellow Diamonds" Concert To Honor Asian American Women
EVENTS: "Girls of Yellow Diamonds" Concert To Honor Asian American Women

Wear Yellow Proudly will present “Girls of Yellow Diamonds” a concert featuring Asian women composers and poets Friday, March 11 at 7:30 pm. ET at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia.

The event aims to uplift the stories of Asian women, honor the memory of the victims of the March 2021 Atlanta shootings, and celebrate International Women’s Day. Mezzo-sopranos Alice Chung, Sophia Maekawa, Pauline Tan, and pianist Ting Ting Wong will perform.

Read More
composers, chamber music, in person concerts, in person events, international, justice reform, music, music education, music history, musicology, opera, social justice, solo performances, support for BBIPOC music, young artistsChristine Escobarconcerts, live events, live music, opera, voice, mezzo-soprano, Pauline Tan, Sophia Maekawa, Alice Chung, Ting Ting Wong, piano, Asian American musicians, poetry, Asian American composers, Beata Moon, ​​Bosba Pahn, Chen Yi, Chihchun Chi-sun Lee, Cynthia Lee Wong, Justine F. Chen, Melissa Dunphy, Michele Cheng, Wear Yellow Proudly, The Academy of Vocal Arts
"The Hill We Climb": John Clayton’s Music with Amanda Gorman’s Words, Premiered by Amit Peled, Mount Vernon Virtuosi
"The Hill We Climb": John Clayton’s Music with Amanda Gorman’s Words, Premiered by Amit Peled, Mount Vernon Virtuosi

Amit Peled and the Mount Vernon Virtuosi (MVV) today release a new performance film set to the world premiere of composer John Clayton’s The Hill We Climb. The piece is inspired by and set to the poem of the same name by American poet and activist Amanda Gorman, recited at the presidential inauguration in January 2021.

Read More
artist feature, chamber music, composers, music, strings, video, young artistsChristine EscobarJohn Clayton, Amit Peled, Mount Vernon Virtousi, Amanda Gorman, poetry, film, chamber music ensembles, cello, new music, Natalia Vilchis, Nick Pascucci, Lindsey Choung, Mairéad Flory, Kyle Victor, Jiaoyang Sunny Xu, Álvaro Vázquez Osa