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Emily D'Angelo, 'Nausicaa'

October 8, 2021 • Hear the young mezzo-soprano sing contemporary music of rare beauty, offering a voice of creamy muscularity.

Music And Mayhem: A Diary Of Classical Albums For A Troubled 2020

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Music And Mayhem: A Diary Of Classical Albums For A Troubled 2020

December 21, 2020 • NPR Music's classical editor traces the high points of a year spent listening to new albums that offered comfort and confrontation in counterpoint with the relentless world outside the headphones.

NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of September

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NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of September

October 1, 2020 • We pick our favorite music released in September 2020, featuring Cuban hip-hop artist La Dame Blanche, Masego's summer wanderlust, Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker and a reimagined mass.

NPR Music's No. 1 Albums And Songs Of September

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Sarah Kirkland Snider's Mass, Rebooted For The 21st Century

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Sarah Kirkland Snider's Mass, Rebooted For The 21st Century

September 28, 2020 • When young composers explore old musical formulas, exciting things can happen. Mass for the Endangered is a contemporary twist on an ancient tradition.

Sarah Kirkland Snider's Mass, Rebooted For The 21st Century

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The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+ (160-141)

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The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+ (160-141)

July 30, 2018 • This list tackles history in the making, celebrating women and non-binary musicians whose songs are redefining genres and attitudes and changing our sense of what popular music can be in this century.

House Music Is Controllable Desire You Can Own

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First Watch: Michael Mizrahi, 'Harpsichords'

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First Watch: Michael Mizrahi, 'Harpsichords'

March 14, 2016 • In this animated video, pianist Michael Mizrahi channels the old Baroque harpsichord in new music written for him by Troy Herion.

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Song Of A Haunted Childhood

July 28, 2015 • "The Witch," from composer Sarah Kirkland Snider's new album Unremembered, inspires childlike fear. Hear singer Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond spin out a tale of terror.

Sarah Kirkland Snider, 'The Witch'

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Woman Of Constant Sorrow: Sarah Kirkland Snider's 'Penelope'

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Woman Of Constant Sorrow: Sarah Kirkland Snider's 'Penelope'

October 7, 2010 • A new song cycle based on Homer's Odyssey and featuring vocalist Shara Worden, deftly weaves pop, jazz, and classical. Hear a sneak preview of the album before its Oct. 26 release date.

The first of the cycle's 14 songs, "The Stranger with the Face of a Man I loved." Vocalist Shara Worden, with Signal, conducted by Brad Lubman.

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