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Recent Press Coverage
Uptown String Quartet performs historic reunion concert in Ashland
Local nonprofit is bringing the legendary all-Black, all-female ensemble for a week of events Ashland, Oregon—On Sunday, November 5 at 3:00pm at the SOU Music Recital Hall, Ashland-based nonprofit Anima Mundi Productions will proudly produce the...
Honoring My Sister’s Beauty
Ashland Concert Celebrates Diverse Musical Traditions through the Theme of Sisterhood Ashland, Oregon—On Sunday, May 7 at 3pm at the SOU Music Recital Hall, Ashland-based nonprofit Anima Mundi Productions will present an unforgettable concert...
Ashland concert celebrates women composers spanning over 1,000 years
Ashland concert celebrates women composers spanning over 1,000 years Ashland, Oregon—On March 12 at the SOU Music Recital Hall, Ashland-based nonprofit Anima Mundi Productions will present the professional all-female vocal ensemble In Mulieribus....
Ashland-based concert series dedicates 2022-23 season to celebrating women composers and performers with genre-defying music for all
Ashland-based concert series dedicates 2022-23 season to celebrating women composers and performers with genre-defying music for all First concert of the season: Sunday, November 6 at 3:30pm Ashland, Oregon—Anima Mundi Productions has announced the...
Grammy-nominated Imani Winds to premiere new works by Pacific Northwest composers co-commissioned by Anima Mundi Productions, Chamber Music Northwest, & Oregon Bach Festival
Grammy-nominated Imani Winds to premiere new works by Pacific Northwest composers co-commissioned by Anima Mundi Productions, Chamber Music Northwest, & Oregon Bach Festival Sunday, May 1 at 3pm at the SOU Music Hall in Ashland Ashland,...
Award-winning dramatic soprano Takesha Meshé Kizart-Thomas to sing Maternità, a new Motherhood-themed recital featuring world premieres by women composers of color
Award-winning dramatic soprano Takesha Meshé Kizart-Thomas to sing Maternità, a new Motherhood-themed recital featuring world premieres by women composers of color Livestream broadcast on Sunday, March 20 at 3:00 pm Pacific / 6:00 pm Eastern Anima...
Anima Mundi Productions commissions and premieres new works by composers of color in “We Cannot Walk Alone” concert series featuring renowned BIPOC performers
Anima Mundi Productions commissions and premieres new works by composers of color in “We Cannot Walk Alone” concert series featuring renowned performers this spring ASHLAND, OR—After centuries of racial gatekeeping in the classical music world,...
Anima Mundi Productions sets Oregon pandemic stories to music in world premiere “Six Feet Apart: Stories of Resilience and Transformation” August 29
Anima Mundi Productions sets Oregon pandemic stories to music in world premiere “Six Feet Apart: Stories of Resilience and Transformation” August 29 ASHLAND, OR — On Sunday, August 29 at 5:30 pm, Rogue Valley-based nonprofit Anima Mundi Productions...
World-renowned baritone to perform With Malice Toward None, With Charity For All
World-renowned baritone to perform “With Malice Toward None, With Charity For All” vocal recital in Ashland dedicated to themes of peace and reconciliation Anima Mundi Productions, a Rogue Valley-based nonprofit organization dedicated to “healing...
Additional Press Coverage
ASHLAND NEWS
May 8, 2025:
Anima Mundi debuts new season at festive event: Music, surprises, and happy announcements abounded—CLICK HERE
ASHLAND NEWS
February 8, 2025:
Review: World-renowned cellist moves Ashland audience to its feet — after touching its heart—CLICK HERE
ASHLAND NEWS
February 8, 2025:
World-famous cellist gives 4-hour master class at Ashland High School—CLICK HERE
ASHLAND NEWS
November 1, 2024:
Review: ‘Unbreakable Spirit’ tells of Ukraine’s anguish with soaring music—CLICK HERE
JPR RADIO: JEFFERSON EXCHANGE
October 21, 2024: Ukrainian Cultural Fair in Ashland on Oct 25—CLICK HERE
ASHLAND NEWS
October 20, 2024: Ukraine: A cultural celebration—CLICK HERE
ASHLAND.NEWS
August 31, 2024: Anima Mundi’s ‘Heart of Humanity’ series brings celebrated performers from Ukraine, Israel and Palestine to the SOU Recital Hall—CLICK HERE
ASHLAND.NEWS
July 8, 2024: "Review: The resiliency of human spirit in 'Dreams Have No Borders'"—CLICK HERE
JPR RADIO: JEFFERSON EXCHANGE
June 19, 2024: "Ashland group unveils opera-on-film story of Latino life in Rogue Valley"— CLICK HERE
ASHLAND.NEWS
June 13, 2024: ‘Dreams Have No Borders’: Filmed opera to premiere in Ashland— CLICK HERE
ASHLAND.NEWS
Feb. 23, 2024: "Review: ‘The Meaning of Love’ inspires a journey through the sublime"— CLICK HERE
NEWSWATCH 12 KDRV
Feb. 8, 2024: "Local organizations receive funding to tackle community issues through art"— CLICK HERE
THE ROGUE VALLEY TIMES
Jan. 29, 2024: "Concert will explore the many meanings of love"— CLICK HERE
JPR CLASSICS: SISKIYOU MUSIC HALL
Nov. 3, 2023: The Uptown String Quartet interview with Don Matthews— CLICK HERE
THE ROGUE VALLEY TIMES
Oct. 31, 2023: "Pioneering string quartet reunites in Southern Oregon"— CLICK HERE
JPR RADIO: JEFFERSON EXCHANGE
May 3, 2023: "Anima Mundi Productions shines the spotlight on women composers in Ashland concert"— CLICK HERE
NEWSWATCH 12 KDRV
April 2, 2023: "Anima Mundi Productions is awarded $5,000 from Oregon Arts Commission"— CLICK HERE
JPR RADIO: JEFFERSON EXCHANGE
March 7, 2023: "Women composers of the last thousand years celebrated in Ashland concert" — CLICK HERE
OREGON ARTSWATCH
February 22, 2023: "The Lineage is everything" — CLICK HERE
JPR RADIO: JEFFERSON EXCHANGE
November 3, 2022: "Anima Mundi brings Imani Winds musicians to Ashland" — CLICK HERE
ASHLAND.NEWS
October 19, 2022: "Premiere of new works include tribute to Chinese railroad workers" — CLICK HERE