Lara Downes Reflects On The Music Of Scott Joplin

PodcastIssue No. 10
Written By AphroChic

Photograph by Max Barrett

Lara Downes, whose star currently shines in the world of classical music as one of its most innovative figures and most energetic activists, discusses the inspiration behind her latest work, Reflections: Scott Joplin Reconsidered. A modern reflection on Joplin’s musical legacy, we discuss the importance of cultural memory and how the music of Scott Joplin continues to speak to us all more than a century later. Read more about Lara in Issue No. 10 of AphroChic Magazine in the story, History in Sound: A Conversation with Lara Downes. 

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