Leyla McCalla | Duke Gardens, Durham | Wednesday, June 8, 2016, 7 p.m. The sight or sound of a cello tends to conjure specific images of very formal settings orchestras in concert halls, string ...

Commenting on his interest in "The Langston Hughes Project," Music Director Carl St.Clair said, "Dr. Ronald McCurdy and I have served together on the faculty of the Thornton School of Music at USC ...

Langston Hughes' birthplace can't forget him — and neither should we. ... Hughes was a master of music, imbuing his verse with the jazz and blues which hummed around his head.

In a forum titled "From Blues to Bop to Hip-hop," presented as part of a symposium on author Langston Hughes, participants talked about the impact of Hughes' literary form and written word on ...

LA Opera puts the words of Langston Hughes and more to music – and film : Deceptive Cadence Tamar-kali, who composed the music for Mudbound and Shirley, has a new project: an opera that you can ...

A new play about the early years of Langston Hughes doesn't fully tell us who the ... The play’s inclusion of music from cherished Black artists such as Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington ...

Black Theatre Troupe has unveiled its 2025–2026 season, featuring poignant dramas, vibrant musicals, and BTT’s legendary ...

Long a staple of the holidays in Boston, Langston Hughes’ “Black Nativity” came to Mechanics Hall on Saturday afternoon, courtesy of the National Center of Afro-American Artists.

Maryland native and Howard University student Langston Hughes II was selected for the “Artists in Residence” program at Strathmore. ... “I’ve loved music forever,” Hughes said.