Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Her classical education mingled with the traditional Ghanaian music …
Can classical music really be inclusive? It's interesting because it kind of reframes — and strengthens — the idea that American classical music actually matters and is actually of interest to a greater audience. I am aware that I do feel like there's a particular sound that my music has now at this point, that there are modes in which …
We Should Tell Stories Of Black Joy: Will Liverman Talks With Lara Downes In Februrary, Will Liverman released his album Dreams of a New Day. It's a beautiful collection of art songs by Black composers, many in world premiere recordings, that chart the peaks and valleys of the Black American experience, celebrating hope and joy, but too often chronicling pain, …
Will Liverman 'Dreams Of A New Day' For Black Composers Enlarge this image Adam Ewing/Courtesy of the artist Adam Ewing/Courtesy of the artist Will Liverman is a young baritone and a new, exciting voice in the opera world. Liverman's new album, Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers, is "a collection of just some of the pieces that …
