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New In Music This Week: January 10th

Eight new recordings to get your New Year off to a great start.

TOP 12 of 2024: LUCIE ARNAZ

If she hadn't found theater, Lucie Arnaz wasn't sure what she'd do with her life.

TOP 12 of 2024: FRED HERSCH

To close out the year I’m posting videos from the top 12 interviews from 2024. These were a mix of my personal favorites, some...

Best Bets: January 6th – January 12th

Welcome to 2025 and the first Best Bets of the year. Here are my Best Bets: January 6th - January 12th: GYPSY – Majestic Theatre –...

TOP 12 of 2024: TIMO ANDRES

A new record, a world premiere work and a celebration of Philip Glass all in one week last spring.

TOP 12 of 2024: MELISSA ERRICO

Our shared passion for Stephen Sondheim fueled this lively conversation

TOP 12 of 2024: MARC ANDRÉ HAMELIN

The world-renowned pianist released an album of his own compositions to great acclaim in 2024.

TOP 12 of 2024: MINK STOLE

The John Waters star was celebrated in "Idol Worship" by Peaches Christ.

TOP 12 of 2024: ELIM CHAN

A chance to be music director at the LA Phil would be like a trip over the rainbow for Elim Chan.

Top 12 of 2024: SALINA ES TITTIES

Her dreams of being in a musical have been reawakened

Marilyn Maye: The Taylor Swift of Cabaret Singers

"I don't know anything else but this business in my life. That's how I make my living and it's very important to me to do what I do and do it well."

Top 12 of 2024: MICHAEL R. JACKSON

Jackson won Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for his musical

Top 12 of 2024: KIM DAVID SMITH

The Male Marlene Dietrich has a lot to say

Top 12 of 2024: KANEZA SCHAAL

The acclaimed opera direct talks about William Grant Still and the future for operas by Black composers.

Top 12 Interviews of 2024: LINDA MAY HAN OH

The jazz bassist/composer talks about "The Glass Hours" and her faith things will get better.

BEST BETS: DECEMBER 16th – DECEMBER 22nd

Four great ways to have fun leading up to and through the holidays!

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Cultural Attaché's New In Music This Week: January 10th is led by Third Coast Percussion's new recording of "Agua da Amazonia"
Eight new recordings to get your New Year off to a great start.

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My Friend Steve Sondheim

"I imagined, perhaps fantasized, that we would have one more conversation in person. Another glass of wine to be shared. Another letter in the mail."

Lise Davidsen Has the Keys to the Metropolitan Opera

"It's a responsibility I'm not sure I can carry. But on the other hand, it's a responsibility I would like to carry."

Maestra Elim Chan and Her Big July

"My dream is to find an orchestra, a place where we can do some crazy things and grow together, fly together."
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