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Omar Thomas on making “Griot Songs” at GBH
Omar Thomas is a large ensemble composer who’s had work commissioned by Eastman New Jazz Ensemble, the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus, and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. His newest album, “Griot Songs,” was recorded entirely in the GBH Fraser Performance Studio. He spoke to Al Davis and Va Lynda Robinson about the process.
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'Noah's Rejects' is a survival guide to living in Chappaquiddick's paradise
The book is a love letter to the island and survival guide to living in a vacation town. -
A Boston arts collective brings a 'riotously funny' funeral-set comedy to the stage
Plus, a new chapter for the Boston Athenaeum, which has reopened to the public following a massive renovation. -
In dark projects and light, Omari Hardwick is a family man
The actor, known for the TV drama "Power," is playing a silly and loving father in "Fantasy Football."
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