Music – Page 313

Daniel Barenboim, Titan of Conducting, Steps Down in Berlin

Because of deteriorating health, the 80-year-old conductor resigned as music director of the Berlin State Opera, a post he has held for decades.

By Alex Marshall

Classical Music Del Tredici, David

Revisiting a Composer’s Psychedelic Lewis Carroll Music

The Albany Symphony is the first orchestra to record two early works in David Del Tredici’s “Alice” cycle.

By Seth Colter Walls

Classical Music Lusitano, Vicente

A Black Composer’s Legacy Flourishes 500 Years After His Birth

The reputation of Vicente Lusitano, one of the earliest known composers of African descent active in Europe, was thwarted for centuries.

By Garrett Schumann

Jazz KeiyaA (Singer) Mitchell, Nicole (1967- ) Music Richard, Dawn (1983- ) Sun Ra (1914-93) Sun Ra Arkestra Szwed, John F Thompson, Ahmir (Questlove)

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Sun Ra

Questlove, Dawn Richard and a range of other musicians, writers and critics share their favorites from the experimental pianist, organist and bandleader’s wide-ranging catalog.

By Marcus J. Moore

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