Ms., Opera, Music, Mr. 

Episode Two--Edwin, Joel, Reviews, Hot-Takes 

Allison Chu interviews artists, Edwin Joseph, Joel Thompson, and Frances Pollock about their experience being reviewed.   

Thought Experiment: Compare and contrast Joel and Nico's artist features in the New York Times. What are the similarities and what are the differences? After reading them, what sticks with you about each artist?   

Joel Thompson’s feature in the New York Times 

Nico Muhly’s feature in the New York Times 

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Check out some of the material discussed in this week's episode:   

Nico Muhly

Joel Thompson  

Tim Smith 

Bret McCabe  

Howard Reich’s review of Joel Thompson in Chicago Tribune 

Anne Midgette’s review of Frances Pollock’s opera in the Washington Post  

Edwin in Coco  

Wesley Morris

A.O. Scott 

Guy Fieri’s Review in the New York Times

Wagner’s Die Feen at the Glimmerglass Festival 2020 (postponed)  

Ellen Reid and Roxie Perkins’s prism:  Listen here; Read here.

Aaron Copland

Cast and Crew  

Allison Chu, Edwin Joseph, Joel Thompson, Frances Pollock 

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MUSIC Theme Music written by Frances Pollock   

Episode Two--Edwin, Joel, Reviews, Hot-Takes was filmed over zoom and in New Haven, CT where we followed all COVID guidelines throughout the filming process.