Meet Joel Thompson, whose piece for Seattle Symphony is among the first inspired by 2020’s impactful events . Nov. 24, 2021 at 6:00 am Updated Nov. 24, 2021 at 12:04 pm . By .

ALBANY — Composer Joel Thompson was back with the Albany Symphony as narrator in his own work “To Awaken the Sleeper” reciting verses by poet and prophet James Baldwin. Thompson’s score ...

BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – The Colorado Music Festival at Chautauqua Auditorium will premiere a composition by Joel Thompson on Thursday inspired by the words of James Baldwin, echoing the ...