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November 14, 2023

From our Sounds Promising Young Composers, Part II

November 14, 2023/ Salastina
From our Sounds Promising Young Composers, Part II

This year’s incredible cohort of Sounds Promising Young Composers shares more thoughts on their experiences in the program.

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November 14, 2023/ Salastina/
October 05, 2023

From our Sounds Promising Young Composers

October 05, 2023/ Salastina
From our Sounds Promising Young Composers

In advance of their pieces premieres this Fall, our 2022/2023 Sounds Promising Young Composer cohort shares their thoughts on the experience.

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October 05, 2023/ Salastina/
April 25, 2023

A Musical Balancing Act

April 25, 2023/ Maia Jasper White
A Musical Balancing Act

Maia’s mid-career musings, specifically on wearing several hats.

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April 25, 2023/ Maia Jasper White/
Arts education, Musician Life, Working mother
March 17, 2021

Ask Us Anything

March 17, 2021/ Kevin Kumar
Ask Us Anything

Kevin and Maia took to Reddit for an “Ask Me Anything” about their work in the studios.

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March 17, 2021/ Kevin Kumar/
December 08, 2020

Eyes Wide Shut: The Case Against Blind Auditions

December 08, 2020/ Maia Jasper White
Eyes Wide Shut: The Case Against Blind Auditions

Co-Director Maia Jasper White responds to Anthony Tommasini’s July New York Times piece calling for an end to the practice of blind orchestral auditions.

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December 08, 2020/ Maia Jasper White/
May 26, 2020

Art vs. Entertainment: A Bird's Eye View

May 26, 2020/ Salastina
Art vs. Entertainment: A Bird's Eye View

Sounds Promising Young Artist Juan-Salvador Carrasco, cellist and co-founder of the genre-bending Mixtape Series, weighs in on the discussion.

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May 26, 2020/ Salastina/
sounds promising, Arts education, art music, entertainment, art vs entertainment, film scoring, sounds popular, opinion
April 22, 2020

Art vs. Entertainment: An Ongoing Conversation

April 22, 2020/ Maia Jasper White
Art vs. Entertainment: An Ongoing Conversation

Anyone in the mood for homework right now?

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April 22, 2020/ Maia Jasper White/
art music, collaboration, composition, coronavirus, classical music, Cultural commentary, underrepresented composers, Personal, Nerd alert, Film Scoring, False Binaries, originality, Opinion, Contemporary Music
March 17, 2020

Irregularly-Scheduled Programming

March 17, 2020/ Maia Jasper White
Irregularly-Scheduled Programming

Some thoughts on creativity and intention, from a humbled point of view.

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March 17, 2020/ Maia Jasper White/
classical music, Cultural commentary, Personal, Upcoming concerts, Opinion, Politics, Music and Politics, Musician Life, current events, coronavirus
November 18, 2019

Guest Post on I Care If You Listen

November 18, 2019/ Salastina
Guest Post on I Care If You Listen

icareifyoulisten.com asked Maia 5 thoughtful questions in advance of next weekend’s Black Violin concerts.

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November 18, 2019/ Salastina/
October 01, 2019

The Sorting Hat gets musical

October 01, 2019/ Salastina
The Sorting Hat gets musical

Let’s get this Potter started.

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October 01, 2019/ Salastina/
Nerd alert, Sounds Delicious, collaboration, Contemporary Music, Film Scoring, Musician Life, Humor, John Williams, Upcoming concerts
May 07, 2019

Better Together

May 07, 2019/ Maia Jasper White
Better Together

Applying a little chamber music magic to our organization as a whole.

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May 07, 2019/ Maia Jasper White/
Opinion, Musician Life, collaboration, Cultural commentary
April 18, 2019

Inside Sounds Promising

April 18, 2019/ Salastina
Inside Sounds Promising

Sisters Kaitlin and Emily Webster-Zuber share their experiences as participants in Sounds Promising.

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April 18, 2019/ Salastina/
Arts education, Musician Life, Opinion
February 18, 2019

Amateur Hours

February 18, 2019/ Maia Jasper White
Amateur Hours

Why is “amateur” a dirty word?

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February 18, 2019/ Maia Jasper White/
Opinion, Musician Life, False Binaries, Arts education
January 03, 2019

In our dreams

January 03, 2019/ Maia Jasper White
In our dreams

Salastina artists share — quite literally — their recurring stress dreams.

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January 03, 2019/ Maia Jasper White/
Musician Life, Opinion, Dreams, Stress, Nerves, Performance anxiety
December 06, 2018

Going for Baroque

December 06, 2018/ Maia Jasper White
Going for Baroque

Why there’s no definitive answer to how Baroque music “should be” played.

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December 06, 2018/ Maia Jasper White/
Opinion, Baroque
November 15, 2018

What's with the breathing?

November 15, 2018/ Maia Jasper White
What's with the breathing?

On sniffing, chemistry, and ESP.

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November 15, 2018/ Maia Jasper White/
September 13, 2018

I'll Drink to That

September 13, 2018/ Maia Jasper White
I'll Drink to That

Wine and music: as pretentious as they are wonderful.

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September 13, 2018/ Maia Jasper White/
Opinion, Wine, Cultural commentary, classical music
July 16, 2018

Art Instincts

July 16, 2018/ Maia Jasper White
Art Instincts

On art, cavemen, and babies.

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July 16, 2018/ Maia Jasper White/
Opinion, Musician Life, Personal, universal
March 23, 2018

Racial Diversity in Classical Music

March 23, 2018/ Kevin Kumar
Racial Diversity in Classical Music

What does racial diversity in classical music really mean, and what prevents meaningful conversation about it?

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March 23, 2018/ Kevin Kumar/
Diversity, art music, classical music, race, universal
February 01, 2018

Eyes Wide Shut

February 01, 2018/ Maia Jasper White
Eyes Wide Shut

The case against blind auditions. 

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February 01, 2018/ Maia Jasper White/
Opinion, Musician Life, Music and Politics
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