Julia Bullock Uploads History’s Persistent Voice The recent premiere of the new contemporary opera “Upload,” by Michel van der Aa at the Park Avenue Armory confronted the audience with the idea... Read More
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Music to Our Ears: Gateways’ Triumphant A. D. Lee Koonce An Exclusive Conversation with ROUTES During the month of April, the Gateways Music Festival presented a series of concerts at venues throughout Manhattan. ROUTES followed the... Read More
The Pianists Played to an Appreciative Audience In the shadows of the behemoth Lincoln Center complex, located just of Broadway at 65th Street is a smaller musical resource known as the Elaine... Read More
Imani Winds seamless partnership was a marriage of mindsets The Gateways Music Festival’s first performance in New York City, after its tour in Rochester, began with the Grammy Award nominated Imani Winds at the historic Abyssinian... Read More
The Marian String Quartet Journeyed Through Healing and Hope On a Friday evening at the 92nd Street Y, the Marian Anderson String Quartet presented “On Being Enslaved,” a moving musical journey of healing and... Read More
Tapping Through Time: New Perspectives on Tap Dance At a recent Routes editorial meeting, there was a deep and somewhat heated conversation about the new musical on Broadway called “Paradise Square.” Produced by... Read More
Our Hats off to Musicians — It’s Music History Month As I too often witness the overwhelming dismissal of contributions African-Americans make to the United States Gross National Product, I immediately reflect on the music... Read More
Honoring our Queen Mothers in Women’s History Month As owner, publisher and editor-in-chief of Routes Magazine, I remain determined to draw parallels between African and African-American cultural ties. This month we have honored... Read More