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Composer Carlos Simon carries his ancestors with him

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March 25, 2025 • The rising composer talks about the influence of the church on his music and the premiere of his Good News Mass at the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

'Requiem for the Enslaved' holds a major university's truths up to the light

Composer Carlos Simon's Requiem for the Enslaved, commissioned by Georgetown University, is a reckoning with the school's troubled history. Toko Shiik/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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'Requiem for the Enslaved' holds a major university's truths up to the light

June 17, 2022 • Georgetown University owes its survival to slavery. A new album by Carlos Simon, an assistant professor at the school, unflinchingly confronts that legacy.

'Requiem for the Enslaved' holds a major university's truths up to the light

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Songs to believe in: A Juneteenth playlist

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Songs to believe in: A Juneteenth playlist

June 16, 2022 • This Juneteenth, pianist Lara Downes remembers the freedom that has been hard fought and hard won.

Songs to believe in: A Juneteenth playlist

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