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Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Takes Home A Grammy
It's no surprise to Western New Yorkers that the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra has won another Grammy Award.
The BPO, Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, UCLA Chamber Singers, and composer Richard Danielpour, under the direction of JoAnn Falletta have taken home a Grammy for their choral performance.
"The Passion of Yeshua" was written by Danielpour, a schoolmate and longtime friend of Maestro JoAnn Falletta. The composition is described as the personal telling of the final hours of Christ on earth.
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"The musicians, singers, Richard, and I are truly humbled and honored by these awards," Falletta said in a statement. " 'The Passion of Yeshua’ was an incredible project that brought together hundreds of musicians and voices in a simply unforgettable performance. "We thank the Recording Academy for this prestigious honor, and all the other remarkable nominees for their outstanding work."
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Grammys Will Be Grammys: Another Show Ends With a White Winner Apologizing to the Black Artist They Defeated
At the end of what had been a top-notch collection of performances, Billie Eilish apologized to Megan The Stallion and some worrisome old trends resurfaceSteve Pond | March 14, 2021 @ 9:40 PM Last Updated: March 14, 2021 @ 9:43 PM
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A few minutes away from pulling off a triumphant awards show during a pandemic, the Grammys reverted back to their old habits. And for the second time in the last four years, the show ended with a white winner apologizing to the Black artist she’d defeated for the top award of the night.
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Cornell’s J. Meejin Yoon, B.Arch. ’95, and composer Roberto Sierra have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, considered the highest form of recognition of artistic merit in the United States in their respective fields, the academy announced March 5.
Yoon, the Gale and Ira Drukier Dean of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, will join the academy’s field of architecture. Her designs examine intersections between urbanism, technology and the public realm, both in the U.S. and internationally. Martien Mulder/Provided
Architect J. Meejin Yoon, B.Arch. ’95, the Gale and Ira Drukier Dean of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning.
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