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The Door of No Return (Ouidah) is a sonata for solo instrument & piano by composer Althea Talbot-Howard, that charts the abduction of slaves by rival nations from elsewhere in the African continent; the march to the Slave Coast; the sometimes-lethal journey across the Atlantic; and forced labor on the island of Antigua. It also recognizes the work of late Congressman John Lewis in the Civil Rights movement. He visited the Door in 2019.
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The Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO) is creating the BYSO Youth Center for Music at 235 Huntington Avenue to establish a home for our young musicians in the heart of Boston.
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Geva Theatre’s annual Essie Calhoun Diversity in the Arts Award will take place on Thursday, March 28th at 6 p.m. prior to the 7:30 p.m. performance of Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill. This year’s “Essie” Award recipients are Gateways Music Festival, Lisa Helen Hoffman (posthumous), Annette Ramos, and Herbert Smith.
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Citing creative differences with the orchestra's board, the famed Finnish conductor and composer plans to leave when his contract expires at the end of the 2025 season.
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