Artist Propulsion Lab
Produced by WQXR
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The Elves and the Cello Maker: A Christmas Audio Drama
For the final episode from the Artist Propulsion Lab class of 2023, cellist Zlatomir Fung wrote a new Christmas audio drama, The Elves and the Cello Maker, based on the Brothers' Grim... Dec 21, 2023
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Coming Soon: The Elves and the Cello Maker by Zlatomir Fung
Coming Soon: A new holiday audio play, The Elves and the Cello Maker Dec 7, 2023
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Inside "At Ease" with Briana Hunter, Jasmine Barnes, and Rio Cortez
For her time with the Artist Propulsion Lab, mezzo Briana Hunter wanted to focus on highlighting Black women. As part of that, she commissioned a new song cycle At Ease, by composer J... Dec 7, 2023
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Meditations on Samuel Barber and John Cage by Alexi Kenney
In this audio essay, violinist Alexi Kenney reflects on the music of two composers who had vastly different musical careers, but were also almost exact contemporaries and both lived i... Nov 16, 2023
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Shelley Washington's Eternal Present
For her Artist Propulsion Lab residency, composer Shelley Washington wanted to pull back the curtain on composers’ lives and work. As part of that, she composed a new work for the ~No... Nov 2, 2023
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A Conversation Across Generations
While mezzo Briana Hunter has had many meaningful conversations behind closed doors about important issues in opera today, like power dynamics and the use of Blackface, she has also b... Oct 19, 2023
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A Life Cycle of Grief
The Artist Propulsion Lab podcast is back with the class of 2023. Violinist and composer Curtis Stewart begins with an audio essay reflecting on the life cycle of grief. In June 2023,... Oct 5, 2023
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Inside "Begin Again" with Steven Banks and Matthew Hepburn
The class of 2022 wraps up the year with an inside look at the musical meditation Begin Again, created by saxophonist and composer Steven Banks and meditation guide Matthew Hepburn. Nov 10, 2022
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Halfie: A Memoir, by Andrew Yee
Cellist and composer Andrew Yee (she/they) presents an audio memoir of identity and belonging through music. Oct 27, 2022
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Scott Joplin Didn't Die of Opera Failure
Emi Ferguson concludes This Composer is Sick with a look at the life, death, and work of American composer, Scott Joplin. Sep 29, 2022
