How the Chicago Sinfonietta put inclusion in its DNA
More than 35 percent of the Sinfonietta is staffed by musicians of color, and over 45 percent of those are women, according to the organization. Similarly, the Sinfonietta audience on average is 46 percent people of color – specifically 37 percent African American, 5 percent Latino and 4 percent Asian.…
Chicago Sinfonietta announces new CEO
Chicago Sinfonietta announces new CEO Johnson, most recently the Louisville Orchestra’s director of learning & community, previously has worked with the New World Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and other organizations. An alumnus of the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University, Cleveland State University and the Manhattan School of Music,…
Just Announced! LEADers
Announcing the second cohort of Sphinx LEADers! Sphinx LEAD (Leaders in Excellence, Arts & Diversity) is entering its second year and we are thrilled to announce the incoming cohort of LEADers. BLAKE-ANTHONY JOHNSON Louisville Orchestra Bio Blake-Anthony Johnson is a cellist, arts administrator, and educator based out of Louisville, Kentucky…
100 days of practice- Hillary Hahn
I've been a huge fan of Hillary Hahn since I was a teenager! Making music with her on stage has been a true pleasure for me, so I'm excited to have another way to connect with her essence. I've always been fascinated by Hillary Hahn's 100 days of practice campaign…
Summer, 2019
“For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” -Robert Louis Stevenson
Iberacademy-Reflection
Traveling to another country is always an exhilarating experience, however teaching in a foreign environment is invaluable. In my efforts to provide the history and traditions passed on to me from my own teachers from around the world, I was allowed to achieve a higher level of craftsmanship in my…
New World closes year with varied chamber program from Mozart to Harbison
Bulgarian-born Dobrinka Tabakova’s Such Different Paths (2007-08) was the afternoon’s discovery. Scored for string septet, Yabakova’s riveting eighteen-minute score melds repetitive minimalism and folk influences with the ancient sound of a viol consort, and the spiritual raptness of Arvo Pärt and Henryk Górecki. The music alternates rapid episodes with more…
Art & Life with Blake-Anthony Johnson, Voyage Magazine
Blake-Anthony, please kick things off for us by telling us about yourself and your journey so far. I’m an Atlanta, GA native who was a self-taught cellist until attending college. I attended Vanderbilt University for my undergraduate studies, subsequently getting my masters, and artist diplomas abroad in Europe and here…
DOUBLE TAKE: THE IMAGINATIVE SYMPHONY
Double Take Tickets! Four stories. Four ideas. Four ways of listening. We want to guide you through vastly different music. But we also want to show you our take, how we listen to it. And the ways that these composer’s lives and our lives intersect. What's your take? Join us…
Blair School Of Music Alumnus
Here is a link to my latest interview about being an Vanderbilt Alumnus! A Conversation with Blake-Anthony Johnson, B.Mus. ’12 Name: Blake-Anthony Johnson Blair Major/VU: Cello Performance Year of Gradation: 2012 Where you live now: Miami Beach, Fla. What does a typical day look like in your career? That’s really…