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American Players Theatre, Named Best Classical Theater in America by WSJ Critic, Adds Final Play to 2015 Season
Indie Composer Mica Levi Gets Big Break With Hit Score for Scarlett Johansson/Jonathan Glazer Film 'Under The Skin,' Wins European Film Award for Best Composer
Indie composer Mica Levi was relatively unknown in the mainstream world when she got her big break. Levi, who created the music for the Scarlett Johansson film Under The Skin just won a European Film Award for Best Composer. Prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama Admits First Rapper Jack Derbyshire, AKA Jakaboski, into Program
With the burgeoning awaking of classical music hitting youth around the nation, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, one of the world’s leading music conservatories, has just admitted its first rapper, according to Noisey.The student is Jack Derbyshire, 25, who began rapping around age 14 under the solo moniker Jakaboski and within a collective called Strangelove.“I heard about Guildhall and the Leadership program through a friend,” he said. “I then met the course leaders for a chat and it went from there. The audition was tough. I was insecure about my lack of musical training, but it must have gone all right because I'm here now, right?”After impressing the examiners, Derbyshire was invited to join the Masters in Leadership program, a two-year course which encourages musicians to work with aspiring performers in their local community.
