Terence Blanchard, best known for scoring Spike Lee films, reopens the 138-year-old opera company with “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.” Read More.
Trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard on making Black history at Met Opera – The Grio
On the eve of the premiere of Fire Shut Up In My Bones, Blanchard discusses the complexities of presenting his work in a genre of music where Blacks have often been pushed to the margins. Read More.
Moving Beyond the Comfort Zone – Opera News
Jazz artist and composer Terence Blanchard makes history at the Met this season. Read More.
Positively Black: Terence Blanchard on Jazz, Opera & the Need for Change – NBC New York
This week on “Positively Black”: a pioneering composer who’s touching every part of the music world from the club to the stage, and to Hollywood. Watch Now.
‘Perry Mason’ composer Terence Blanchard: ‘It was a huge honor’ to remix this iconic theme – Gold Derby
HBO’s “Perry Mason” reboot ain’t your dad’s “Perry Mason” and neither is the score — an intoxicating mix of retro jazz and modern synth by Terence Blanchard. But that was not anything close to the temp music on the initial footage he was sent. Read More.
Get to Know: Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones – Lyric Opera of Chicago
Lyric has announced the full details of the 2021/22 Season, including the Chicago premiere of Terence Blanchard’s powerful Fire Shut Up in My Bones. Learn more about this bold and affecting opera and see the stunning new co-production between Lyric, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Los Angeles Opera. Read More.
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Unique “live to screen” performance of the Spike Lee’s DA 5 BLOODS score
Grammy Award-winning composer Terence Blanchard, conducts a unique “live to screen” performance of the Spike Lee’s DA 5 BLOODS epic score with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra at the majestic Orpheum Theater in New Orleans. Watch now.
Terence Blanchard on Netflix’s ‘Da 5 Bloods’, Writing Process & Working with Spike Lee, Composer
If you’ve come away from a Spike Lee film humming one of its themes, there’s a strong chance you have Terence Blanchard to thank for it. The renowned jazz musician and composer has been working on Lee’s movies since 1990’s Mo’ Better Blues – Da 5 Bloods, streaming on Netflix now – is one of their best yet. Read More.
The Met is betting on a blockbuster lineup to make up for this canceled year. The future of opera may depend on it. Washington Post
The 2021-2022 season will open with Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” featuring a libretto by Kasi Lemmons based on the best-selling memoir by New York Times columnist Charles Blow, which marks the first presentation of an opera by a Black composer in the Met’s 137-year history. Read More.