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+ more at Cultured Mag, Ampersand, and also The Daily Bruin.
Musician Profile – LA Phil, Ampersand
Excerpt: “Conrad Tao, the internationally acclaimed composer-pianist, lives in an imaginative cosmos of his own, where vulnerability reigns.”
CONRAD TAO - THE FREE SPIRIT OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
UKRAINIANS AT SOCAL’S DOORSTEP ARE SAFE BUT STILL SHAKEN
News Feature - Digital & Audio, KCRW
Excerpt: "I always wanted to go to America — it was in my dreams — and now that I'm almost there, I don't want to go there, I just want to go home,” said Vika, 16. “Because home is home, you can’t replace it.” (Translated from Ukrainian)
MIKE TYUS, WHO DANCES NAKED, AND CHARLIE ANN MAX, WHO COOKS NAKED, ON NUDITY'S CREATIVE POTENTIAL
Conversation — Cultured Magazine
Excerpt: “As the lights flickered on at the LA Dance Project studio in Downtown Los Angeles, two bodies lay sprawled on the floor and voice echoed overhead, remarking on the holiness of body parts and mundane objects. It wasn't long before the bodies began to move, turning, separating, and intertwining—their bare nakedness exposed.”
THE ENIGMA OF ANNA THORVALDSDOTTIR’S STRING QUARTET: A POIGNANT EXPLORATION OF GRAY SPACES AND LIMINALITY
Music Review — Ampersand
Excerpt: “Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s latest E.P. Enigma is a thoughtful, imaginative soundscape of liminal and transitional tones— transforming, floating, breathing collectively in a cosmic universe.”
SEARCHING FOR HARMONY: REFLECTIONS ABOUT RUSSIAN SOUL AND AMERICAN REALITY
Essay - Annenberg Alumni Magazine, Ampersand
Excerpt: “The soft strum of a guitar resonates in my ears. Gusts of winter winds whistle through the mountains. My family, along with several other Russian families, huddle around the warmth of the cabin fireplace. Stars glisten through the windows. The fire crackles.
My earliest musical memories come from childhood camping and ski trips in the small towns of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan…It didn’t matter if you knew how to play guitar or sing in tune. What mattered is the Russian soul, or dusha, which longs for music.”