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Digital Projects, Interviews, Migration Music 3/11/22 Digital Projects, Interviews, Migration Music 3/11/22

Classical Composition, Folk Traditions, and Combining the Two

Han Chen speaks with composer Hsu Chiayu, whose work blends Chinese and western techniques and bond over their shared experience as Taiwanese immigrants.

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Digital Projects, Interviews, Migration Music 12/30/21 Digital Projects, Interviews, Migration Music 12/30/21

Transitioning Out from a Period of Grief and Healing

Han Chen speaks with composer, improviser, and pianist Jonah Haven about the process of writing a new solo piano work co-commissioned by Han Chen and Metropolis Ensemble.

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Digital Projects, Interviews, Migration Music 10/3/21 Digital Projects, Interviews, Migration Music 10/3/21

Archetypes are the Universal Language

Han Chen speaks with composer, pianist, and vocalist Clarice Assad about her Archetypes project, which illustrates types of characters that pop up in cultures all around the world.

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Digital Projects, Interviews, Migration Music 8/1/21 Digital Projects, Interviews, Migration Music 8/1/21

Understanding of Eastern and Western Influences

Han Chen speaks with composer Huang Ruo about how he weaves his own personal understanding of Eastern and Western influences into his compositions.

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Digital Projects, Interviews, Migration Music 5/2/21 Digital Projects, Interviews, Migration Music 5/2/21

Discovering Identity Through Music, Rejecting Categorization

Han Chen talks with composer Vivian Fung about how she discovered her own identity through listening to music outside the Western music canon, and why she rejects the idea of being categorized.

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Concerts, Digital Projects, Featured Stories 3/31/21 Concerts, Digital Projects, Featured Stories 3/31/21

The Journey to Life Returns

Witness a yearlong time-lapse musical performance of an original work by composer and saxophonist Matthew Evan Taylor.

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Digital Projects, Interviews, Migration Music 3/28/21 Digital Projects, Interviews, Migration Music 3/28/21

On Self-Reliance and the Power of Reading

Han Chen talks with Chinese-American composer Lei Liang about his immigrant story and how he looks up to the artistic giants who have inspired his composition.

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Digital Projects, Interviews, Migration Music 2/15/21 Digital Projects, Interviews, Migration Music 2/15/21

Composing with Disbelief in Fairy Tales

Han Chen talks with composer Jihyun Kim about her musical background and studying in America.

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Digital Projects, Interviews, Migration Music 1/15/21 Digital Projects, Interviews, Migration Music 1/15/21

On the Life of a Mexican-American

In the debut episode of Migration Music, Han Chen talks with composer Reinaldo Moya about his opera Tienda and his immigrant story.

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Digital Projects, Featured Stories, Press Release 11/11/20 Digital Projects, Featured Stories, Press Release 11/11/20

Metropolis Radio: Fill Your Day with Music

Introducing Metropolis Radio, our new ongoing series of curated Spotify playlists from the next generation of composers and performers.

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Digital Projects, Press Release 10/9/20 Digital Projects, Press Release 10/9/20

Metropolis Launches Flame Keepers

What if a concert could go on forever? This fall, we're launching a new digital installation conceived by Jakub Ciupinski.

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Digital Projects, Featured Stories 9/30/20 Digital Projects, Featured Stories 9/30/20

Pausing to Experience House Music

After six months of pandemic, everyone is living in a time of pause. Engaging in something new reminds us all of the power of imagination.

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Digital Projects 5/9/20 Digital Projects 5/9/20

I Care If You Listen: House Music

Metropolis Ensemble’s series, House Music, reflects its values of putting community at the heart of its practice, and allows it to continue to create opportunities for artists to do what they do best: make and share new music.

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Digital Projects, Featured Stories 3/26/20 Digital Projects, Featured Stories 3/26/20

Music Will Move Us Forward

Our new virtual project, House Music, features bite-sized performances of both new works from musicians sheltering in place around the world.

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Digital Projects, Press Release 9/29/10 Digital Projects, Press Release 9/29/10

Welcome to The Loop!

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Albums, Digital Projects 5/14/10 Albums, Digital Projects 5/14/10

Free MP3 Download from Timothy Andres

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Digital Projects, Interviews 2/12/10 Digital Projects, Interviews 2/12/10

ArtsJournal: Interview with Andrew Cyr

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Albums, Concerts, Digital Projects, Education, Featured Stories 1/6/10 Albums, Concerts, Digital Projects, Education, Featured Stories 1/6/10

Our First Four Years in Review

With the start of the new year, we want to pause a moment to reflect on the four years since Metropolis Ensemble’s founding in 2006.

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Concerts, Digital Projects 9/9/09 Concerts, Digital Projects 9/9/09

Free MP3 Download from Jakub Ciupinski

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Concerts, Digital Projects 5/28/08 Concerts, Digital Projects 5/28/08

A Work of Pure Whimsy

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