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Encore: World Premieres from the Sounds of Us Festival Part 2
This broadcast originally aired on February 19th, 2025. In the conclusion of this 2-part series, host Alexa Smith features student composers from The Juilliard School with performances from the 2024 Sounds of Us festival at The Kennedy Center. In part one of the series, Alexa shared new compositions from the “To Believe” program, written by Juilliard Pre-College students. Tonight’s episode focuses on the next step in the artist’s journey: becoming. The “To Become” program includes world premieres of compositions by Dean and Director of Juilliard’s Music Division, David Ludwig, and Juilliard…
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