A wide variety of classical projects — including those from the SF Symphony and the LA Phil — get nods as well.
The 90-year-old composer appears in likely his last tour, a collaboration with German video artist Lillevan.
Omar Offendum’s storytelling, rapping, and singing weave together past and present in a closely observed whole.
Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels’s work is bold and beautiful and couldn’t be timelier.
The collaborative work involves L.A.’s recent poet laureate, composer Sarah Hennies, and a women’s whistling group.
Many prominent U.S. musicians have been drafted into the effort to improve their country’s image abroad, including the “dean of American composers.”
