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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
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
September 28, 2017

American Mirror

September 28, 2017/ Salastina
American Mirror

How Derrick Spiva wrote Americanness, as he feels it, into a string quartet for Salastina. 

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September 28, 2017/ Salastina/
Music and Politics, Politics, Opinion, Contemporary Music
February 16, 2017

Our Reply to Violence -- continued

February 16, 2017/ Maia Jasper White
Our Reply to Violence -- continued

When music and politics collide.

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February 16, 2017/ Maia Jasper White/
Storm Large, LACO, LA Chamber Orchestra, Alex Ross, Music and Politics, Musician Life, Contemporary Music
November 15, 2016

Nero's Violin

November 15, 2016/ Maia Jasper White
Nero's Violin

Playing the violin while Rome burns.

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November 15, 2016/ Maia Jasper White/
LA Chamber Orchestra, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Contemporary Music, Adam Schoenberg, Project Trio
September 05, 2016

Tempest in a Teapot

September 05, 2016/ Maia Jasper White
Tempest in a Teapot

This past June, I wrote a blog post about Salastina's new music programming philosophy. New Music USA picked it up. I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of support it received. And I was only partially crucified. 

Responses to my post were fascinating, and have a lot to say in and of themselves.

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September 05, 2016/ Maia Jasper White/
Contemporary Music, Opinion
June 09, 2016

... But I Hate Modern Music

June 09, 2016/ Maia Jasper White
... But I Hate Modern Music

It's ok. I hate it sometimes, too. Trust us: we will never program music we don't truly love. Why else would we expect you to listen? 

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June 09, 2016/ Maia Jasper White/
Contemporary Music, Opinion
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