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Caroline Shaw Is Not Here To Save Classical Music

On Let The Soil Play Its Simple Part, Caroline Shaw's new album with Sō Percussion, the hyper-flexible composer reinvents as a singer-songwriter. Illustration by Renee Klahr/NPR/Photo by Dayna Szyndrowski hide caption

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Caroline Shaw Is Not Here To Save Classical Music

July 6, 2021 • The Pulitzer-winning composer began her career with a creative blank check, but she's spent much of the past decade moving sideways. Her latest trick: reinventing as a songwriter.

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.

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Best Music Of 2020

The 100 Best Songs Of 2020

December 3, 2020 • The great songs of 2020 were as abundant as the rest of the year was a drag. Think of these 100 jams as a silver linings playlist for the worst year of our collective lives.

Roomful Of Teeth: A Vocal Group That's 'A Band, Not A Choir'

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Roomful Of Teeth: A Vocal Group That's 'A Band, Not A Choir'

April 25, 2015 • On the eclectic group's new album, Render, eight distinct voices assemble in a way that's hardly choral, according to artistic director Brad Wells and founding member Caroline Shaw.

Roomful Of Teeth: A Vocal Group That's 'A Band, Not A Choir'

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Roomful Of Teeth: Tiny Desk Concert

November 10, 2014 • Watch the vocal group sing new music with yelps, yodels and fine harmonies tightly spun.

Roomful Of Teeth: Tiny Desk Concert

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Roomful Of Teeth: Experimental Singing, Smiles Guaranteed

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Roomful Of Teeth: Experimental Singing, Smiles Guaranteed

October 23, 2012 • Hear this youthful group bring a 21st-century spin to a capella singing on their debut album, featuring new music by Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs and other exciting contemporary composers.