I CARE IF YOU LISTEN reviews the Composer Portrait of Courtney Bryan

In Miller Theatre's Composer Portraits Opener, Courtney Bryan Curates a Program Rooted in Hope

"Miller Theatre’s convivial, panoramic Composer Portraits concert series turns 25 this year, and the Sep. 12 season opener celebrating the work of Courtney Bryan was a fitting kickoff. The excitement began prior to the music as audiences were greeted by Akhira Montague’s thoughtfully curated photo exhibit in the lobby.

"One of the many meaningful additions Melissa Smey has made to the Composer Portraits series during her 15 years as Executive Director is commissioned photos of the artists, many of which were on display that evening...The arresting visual codified the series as a whole, underscoring the intent to celebrate a diversity of musical personalities and styles," writes Stephanie Ann Boyd in her review for I CARE IF YOU LISTEN, an editorially-independent program of the American Composers Forum.

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