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Brin Solomon

Brin Solomon writes words and music in various genres and is doing their best to queer all of them. Their work appears in the National Sawdust Log, VAN Magazine, and San Francisco Classical Voice.

Articles by this Author

Opera Review
June 6, 2019
Chunky in Heat Bristles With Hallucinatory Energy
BY Brin Solomon

A.M. Homes’s new opera, with music from a half-dozen composers, boasts a strong cast and a sentient tree.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
May 9, 2019
Marginalized Composers Take Center Stage at the Schomburg Center
BY Brin Solomon

A powerful concert features works by Florence Price, William Grant Still, and Harry T. Burleigh.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
April 13, 2019
The American Composers Orchestra Takes a Magic Carpet Ride
BY Brin Solomon

A striking premiere from Du Yun and Khaled Jarrar headlines the concert at Carnegie Hall.

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Modern Classical Review
April 2, 2019
Physical Music: Cecilia Lopez and Aki Onda at Roulette
BY Brin Solomon

Two experimental artists in their first collaboration make a challenging, surprising piece.

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Recital Review
February 22, 2019
Vibrant Ghosts: Anthony Braxton’s Composition 222
BY Brin Solomon

Wet Ink continues its exploration of Braxton’s unique, open forms at Areté in New York.

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Recital Review
January 19, 2019
A Complex, Sometimes Furious Portrait of Joséphine Baker
BY Brin Solomon

Soprano Julia Bullock’s revelatory one-woman show blazes with insight and emotion, and the soprano’s own power.

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