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Interviews

Rev. D. Maurice Charles: “To resist absurdity is to live.”

In my conversation with the Rev. D. Maurice Charles, the first African American chaplain at the University of Chicago, he shares how he was called to the ministry; his family heritage of slavery and survival; his scholarly work in religion…

Tricia Park
November 1, 2020

Interviews

IIRY Podcast: 27. Augusta Read Thomas: “Music is so much bigger.”

In my conversation with composer Augusta Read Thomas, she expresses her heartfelt support of Black Lives Matter; her empathy for the performer in her compositions; why the music profession should be “wildly diverse”; and the three things that one needs…

Tricia Park
August 23, 2020