Nonprofit the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance (ALJA) teams up with today's foremost jazz, classical, and global artists alongside preeminent speakers for a "get out the vote" initiative, Notes 4 Votes, to be broadcasted on ALJA's Facebook page facebook.com/afrolatinjazzalliance on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 7:30pm CST / 8:30pm EST. Notes 4 Votes features a diverse roster of […]
In a special concert this spring titled Greenwood Overcomes featuring a program comprised of works by living Black composers, Tulsa Opera will honor the resilience of Black Tulsans and Black America one hundred years after the Tulsa Race Massacre. During the two-day massacre May 31–June 1, 1921 the city’s Greenwood neighborhood (known as Black Wall Street) was razed […]
The following Professional Development Webinar is co-presented by the American Composers Orchestra (ACO) and the American Composers Forum (ACF). Established film composers talk about the film industry and the essentials of being a film composer. Composer Derek Bermel moderates a panel of experts. The panel will be followed by a Q&A session with the audience. Panelists: Terence Blanchard, composer and trumpeter; Kathryn Bostic, composer; Laura […]