Hailed by Herbie Hancock as showing "great promise as a new voice in the further development of jazz in the future," educator, arranger, and award-winning composer Omar Thomas has created music ...

In this hour, an interview with composer, arranger, and educator Omar Thomas. He and his Large Ensemble released Griot Songs on Omar Thomas Music. Also, selections from new releases by flutist Laura ...

Fisher, who works professionally as a composer, entered the competition after his wife ... including the titular piece “Forward/Still,” which was composed by Omar Thomas. Master’s student Jonathan ...

Today in History for March 4: ...

Given the maelstrom of disinformation and growing tension on the world stage, this year’s 2025 International Festival theme ...

1809: The inauguration of James Madison as President of The United States. 1817: James Monroe is inaugurated as the fifth President of The United States. 1825: John Quincy Adams is inaugurated as ...

From Academy Award-nominated and GRAMMY Award-winning composer Thomas Newman (The Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty, ...

In an industry where fame is often measured by social media followers or red-carpet appearances, French-Lebanese composer Omar Harfouch uses his celebrity status differently. With his ‘Concerto ...

Violinist Ray Chen is a canny entertainer, but Thursday's performance with the BSO and guest conductor Teddy Abrams left ...

Abrams has put together a personal, powerful, and wide-ranging program for his BSO debut. It’s a program his mentor can be ...

All Democrats can do is voice their opposition. One of those voices is Rep. Ilhan Omar. As a child, Omar spent four years in a Kenyan refugee camp. The congresswoman has blasted the administration ...

The Philadelphia Orchestra recorded the symphonies of the early-twentieth-century Black composer Florence Price. The National Symphony did the same for the modernist George Walker. The Metropolitan ...