Just Announced! Sphinx 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. Congratulations to the nine outstanding administrators, entrepreneurs, and musicians selected to participate in this 2-year professional development program!More Information…
Louisville Orchestra, Director of Learning and Community
Just announced! "Welcome to our new Director of Learning and Community: Blake-Anthony Johnson! He was the Administrative and Cello Fellow at the New World Symphony and prior to that performed as cellist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra." Louisville Orchestra's new team member!
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…
Brave New World
VIDEO HERE Last month we staged a unique New World Symphony concert. Fellows selected repertoire that shaped their lives and shared their stories with the audience. One of the statements was especially astute and heartfelt. Cellist Blake-Anthony Johnson spoke about the power of color. The piece he presented was Debussy’sPrelude…
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 Reveal: The Power of Color
The Power of Colour My latest blog about This Friday's concert is live!
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…