From singing on stools to neighbors to becoming 1st woman of color to create a score for NYC Ballet

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From singing on stools to neighbors to becoming 1st woman of color to create a score for NYC Ballet

Colombian-Canadian artist Lido Pimienta is the first-ever female composer of color to have performed a score for the New York City Ballet Orchestra. It was an all-female team with choreographer, Andrea Miller, when they performed last year September for the orchestra. 'It’s funny, when Andrea contacted me, I was working on music for my next...

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