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Photo: Valerie Coleman, a black woman wearing an elegant dark outfit, plays a flute in a photo studio

Music

Composer Valerie Coleman Explores the Dark Side of Jubilation

January 30, 2025

Photo: A sea of confetti over a large crowd of graduates in red gowns at the 2024 Boston University Commencement

Commencement 2024

BU Celebrates 7,600 Graduates at Buoyant 151st Commencement

May 19, 2024

Photo: A woman in an elegant flowing dress stands in front of a photoboard at the 2024 Grammys

Accolades

Alum Composer Is Up for Two Grammys Sunday

February 1, 2024

Photo: Conductor Lina Gonzalez-Granados is shown mid-performance gesturing and conducting with huge arms and movements. She wears a dark green sweater and looks expressive. Masked people sit and play various string instruments in the blurred foreground and background.

Arts & Culture

Opening Doors: Conductor Lina Gonzalez-Granados (CFA’20)

November 18, 2022

Photo of Missy Mazzoli, a white women with long brown hair. She wears a brown dress and is caught mid-turn on a roof with artistic graffiti covering it's walls. A city scene can be seen in the distance.

Classical Music

Opening Doors: Missy Mazzoli (CFA’02)

March 10, 2022

Bass Morris Robinson (CFA’01) says he’s happy to be performing live again after a year and a half singing mainly on Zoom. Photo by Lawrence Brownlee

Music

Opera Singer Morris Robinson (CFA’01) on Working with Acclaimed Conductor Gustavo Dudamel

January 28, 2022

Boston Landmarks Orchestra performing at the DCR Hatch Shell on the Boston Esplanade.

Classical

Boston Landmarks Orchestra Returns to Esplanade with Free Outdoor Concert Series at Hatch Shell

August 4, 2021

Concerts in the Courtyard

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Boston Public Library Courtyard Concert

June 25, 2021

A portrait photo of Valerie Coleman with her flute

Music

CFA Alum Named Classical Woman of the Year

July 7, 2020

A man gardens using a wheel-barrel in the Fenway Victory Gardens

Urban Health

Exploring the Power and Politics of Urban Agriculture

July 8, 2019

Classical

BU Tanglewood Institute Musicians Go to the Esplanade

July 24, 2018

Flutist Alexandra Conway (CFA’09,’17), Painter Kayla Suverkrubbe (CFA’17), and actress and director Emily Brown (CFA’17)

Music

Three Artists, Three Plans

May 25, 2017

Boston Landmarks Orchestra performing at the Hatch Shell

Classical

Free Classical Music Concerts on the Charles

July 15, 2015

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Things-to-do

Musicians Mix Classical Music and Social Awareness

December 5, 2014

Ceylon Mitchell, Courtney Miller, Boston University College of Fine Arts, CFA, hip-hop Mozart youtube video, Ernest E-Knock Phillips, hip-hop dance

Arts on Campus

Mozart Meets Hip-Hop

January 31, 2014

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Music

Finding a New Audience for Classical Music

July 5, 2013

Finding a New Audience for Classical Music