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Classical Californians: Nicholas Phan | Tune in Wednesday at 7pm

Classical Californians

This week our Classical Californian will be acclaimed tenor Nicholas Phan, who’s also an educator and musical curator. He’s the Artistic Director and co-founder of Collaborative Art Institutes of Chicago (CAIC), and for the past decade or so has made San Francisco his home. You can find out more about him at his website here. On Wednesday night, he’ll share some vocal works that are especially important to him, including a piece written for him by composer Nico Muhly about the experience of immigrants coming to America. As the son of a Greek-American mother and a Chinese-American father, Phan says the work spoke to his personal experience in a way no other piece ever has. He’ll also play another work about how we as a society welcome (or don’t) those who we do not know, as well as a song celebrating young love written by Michael Tilson Thomas.

Classical Californians
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The Classical Team
The Classical Team
Published on 05.06.2024
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