Press + Praise

Chicagoan of the Year in Classical Music: Composer Shawn Okpebholo’s music always means something

Review: Songs That Defy the ‘Quotidian Nature of Evil’

In ‘Unknown,’ a Composer and a Poet Offer New Perspectives on War and 100 Years of Soldiers with Names Lost to Time

The 100 Best Songs of 2021

5 Questions to Shawn Okpebholo (Composer)

Unknown: A Diverse Musical Commemoration of Unidentified Slain Soldiers

Local, Grammy-Nominated Composer Putting a New Spin on Opera

Composer Shawn Okpebholo on his most haunting song cycle yet: ‘I still am that guy in a hoodie’

Telling Stories Through Music: An Interview with Shawn Okpebholo

Meet the Composer: Shawn Okpebholo

Review: Lawrence Brownlee’s ‘Rising’

Taking Center (Opera) Stage