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Mason Bates

Mason Bates • Gabriela Lena Frank

The New York Times

"The Met Opera’s New Season: What We’re Excited to See"

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Mercury Soul

Mercury Soul Combines Classical Music and Electroncia at Gray Area in San Francisco

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Opera Wire, Rick Perdian

"iSING! Festival 2024 Review: Mason Bates’s ‘Spring River Flowers by Moonlight’"

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ABC News, Associated Press

"Met-bound opera 'Kavalier & Clay' based on Michael Chabon novel premieres in Indiana"

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The New York Times

"5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now"

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WQED Pittsburgh, Jim Cunningham

"Voice of the Arts | Mason Bates"

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San Francisco Opera

"The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs by Mason Bates and Mark Campbell"

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Datebook, The San Francisco Chronicle, Joshua Kosman

"Review: S.F. Opera’s brilliant ‘Jobs’ brings a problematic figure to musical life"

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San Francisco Classical Voice, Michael Zwiebach

"Mason Bates: Musical Storyteller"

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The Gramophone Classical Music Podcast, Martin Cullingford

"The Gramophone Classical Music Podcast: Mason Bates on Philharmonia Fantastique"

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Utah Opera

The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs is performed by the Utah Opera, May 12 and 14, 2023

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BBC Music Magazine

Mason Bates' Philharmonia Fantastique: an orchestral odyssey

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MasonBates.com

"Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra" composed by Mason Bates, wins a Grammy for Best Engineered Album, Classical

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"Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra" composed by Mason Bates, wins a Grammy for Best Engineered Album, Classical

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The San Diego Union-Tribune, Christian Hertzog

Review: San Diego Symphony and conductor Jason Seber delight in Mason Bates' ‘Philharmonia Fantastique’

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The Arts Desk, Mason Bates

First Person: composer Mason Bates on the powers and perils of musical storytelling

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The Philadelphia Inquirer, Peter Dobrin

Mason Bates: 'He’s been a DJ of electronic dance music. He also wrote the Philadelphia Orchestra’s new piano concerto.'