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Wu-Tang Clan's RZA goes classical with ballet score
Rapper RZA, who helped launch the Wu-Tang Clan hip-hop group in the 1990s, tries his hand in classical music by composing for a ballet inspired by Greek musical scales during the pandemic.

Wu-Tang Clan's RZA goes classical with ballet score
Rapper RZA, who helped launch the Wu-Tang Clan hip hop group in the 1990s, tries his hand in classical music by composing for a ballet inspired by Greek musical scales during the pandemic.

Conductor Jonathon Heyward is breaking barriers
As music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Heyward is the youngest to lead a major American orchestra and the first Black music director in the organization’s 107-year history.



Paul Robeson's many faces get new spotlight in recording premiere
A box set featuring previously unreleased recordings sheds new light on the life and legacy of Paul Robeson, a bass-baritone concert artist, actor, professional football player and activist.

Boston Musical Events

SEP 18 Composer Recital Series in Boston on »
SEP 19 Opening Night in Boston on Thursday, »
SEP 19 Faculty Recital in Cambridge on Thurs»
SEP 20 Fridays at Trinity Organ Concert in B»
SEP 20 Wagner & Elgar in Chestnut HIll on Fr»
SEP 20 Faculty Recital in Boston on Friday, »
SEP 20 Is This America? in Dorchester on Fri»
SEP 20 Is This America? in Dorchester on Fri»
SEP 21 Concert for the City in Boston on Sat»
SEP 21 Fleeting Melodies in Jamaica Plain on»
SEP 21 Songs that Enchant in Newton on Satur»
SEP 21 A Hapsburg Hootenanny: in Newton on S»
SEP 21 A Hapsburg Hootenanny: in Newton on S»
SEP 21 Is This America? in Dorchester on Sat»
SEP 21 Is This America? in Dorchester on Sat»
SEP 21 Boston Conservatory Wind Ensemble in »
SEP 22 Escher String Quartet in Boston on Su»
SEP 22 Escher String Quartet in Cambridge on»
SEP 22 Julia Perry Centennial in Boston on S»