Q&A: ONEcomposer’s Stephen Spinelli & Tamara Acosta on Florence Price & ‘Beyond the Years’

Stephen Spinelli and Tamara Acosta, the co-founders of ONEcomposer talked with OperaWire about their research and the importance of documenting the lives and work of underrepresented composers. Specifically they dive into their finding on Florence Price and the creation of the new album, “Beyond the Years,” with Karen Slack and Michelle Cann. “Beyond the Years: Unpublished Songs of Florence Price” {…}

Opera Philadelphia to Present ‘Carmina Burana’ & ‘Credo’ Double Bill

Opera Philadelphia will present a double bill featuring “Carmina Burana” and Margaret Bonds’ “Credo” on Feb. 3 and 5, 2023. The showcase will star soprano Brandie Sutton, tenor Alasdair Kent, and baritone Ethan Vincent. Conductor Lina González-Granados conducts. The performance of “Credo” is part of a multi-year celebration of Margaret Bonds and Florence Price. “Credo” is based on a poem {…}

Amanda Majeski, Jonathan Johnson, Karim Sulayman Headline Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago 10th Anniversary Season

Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago is set to celebrate its tenth anniversary season with digital programming that includes recitals, workshops, and the company’s annual Collaborative Works Festival. This year’s Collaborative Works Festival will exclusively feature women composers, as they commemorate the 100th anniversary since the ratification of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to {…}