"New experts in a new world": at an incubator for Afrodiasporic new music - The Wire

"To reimagine the world - that's what music is to me," proclaimed Jessie Cox, highlighting music's transformative power and its potential to envision new realities.

Lewis described the event's aim to "smash the myth of absence," emphasizing the importance of recognition and representation of Black composers in new music contexts.

Lewis also spoke on the need to "deprovincialise" Western music, asserting that it is merely one perspective among many, deserving of broader inclusion.

The participation of composers from diverse backgrounds reinforces a "new creolised and maroon identity for classical music writ large," adding richness beyond traditional narratives.

Read at The Wire Magazine - Adventures In Modern Music