Black and white photograph of composer & poet Camae Ayewa.

Camae Ayewa receives local acclaim in Minneapolis and Philadelphia

USC Thornton Composition program faculty member Camae Ayewa (Moor Mother) was named on a list of the “Top 10 Classical Music Events of 2024” by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

“In one of the most powerful artistic experiences I’ve had this century, the audaciously courageous composer and poet Camae Ayewa and seven musicians confronted the legacy of slavery at the Walker Art Center with a work that kept me frozen in amazement when intermission arrived, then thrilled by its unbounded exuberance during the concert’s second half,” wrote music critic Rob Hubbard.

Ayewa also received a shout-out in The Philadelphia Inquirer’s “Best Philly Music of 2024,” written by Dan DeLuca: “Beautifully mournful, with help from soprano Alya Al-Sultani, folk artist Lonnie Holley and harpist Mary Lattimore.”

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Photo courtesy of USC Thornton.

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