Tag: Anthony McGill

  • Monday Link Round Up: April 19, 2021

    Monday Link Round Up: April 19, 2021

    News and music to start your week! Congratulations to Sherri Chung, pictured above, the first Asian-American woman to compose the music for an hour-long network drama.  Listen in to her scores on the new series, “Kung Fu” (a “reimagining of the 1970s classic”) and read on at Variety. Catch the latest episode of Julia Adolphe’s…

  • Monday Link Round Up: November 30, 2020

    Monday Link Round Up: November 30, 2020

    News and music to start the week! NewMusicBox spoke to composer and flautist Valerie Coleman (pictured)  about her work. She is one of the eight American composers participating in the New Music USA’s Amplifying Voices program – commissioning new works by composers of color.  Read the interview here. This past week on Lara Downes program…

  • Monday Link Round Up: November 2, 2020

    Monday Link Round Up: November 2, 2020

    News and music to start your week! Trumpeter Theresa May, pictured above, has had a diverse career in music – performing in classical ensembles as well as big bands.  She was interviewed at WSKU out of Northeast Ohio about her career, the challenges she has faced, and the continued stigma that surrounds women brass players. …

  • Monday Link Round Up: July 20, 2020

    Monday Link Round Up: July 20, 2020

    News and music to start your week! Nine Black musicians spoke to the New York Times about their experiences, and describe the steps they would like to see being made in transforming the field to being more inclusive.  Hear from Monica Ellis, Thomas Wilkins, Jessie Montgomery, Rodrick Cox, Anthony McGill, Lawrence Brownlee, Terence Blanchard, Latonia…