Re-Contextualized music from Curtis Stewart and the death of conductor Michael Morgan

15/09/2021 17 min
Re-Contextualized music from Curtis Stewart and the death of conductor Michael Morgan

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The classical music world mourns the death of the long time conductor of the Oakland Symphony, Michael Morgan. How did his unorthodox choices work for this rare Black conductor? Curtis Stewart, a violinist and composer, finds his voice on his unusual album "Of Power". Amanda Gorman’s poem from the inaugural inspired a new composition and a performance video. There’s more good news about the works of Joseph Bologne. The Met Opera gets ready for Fire Shut Up In My Bones.