News
Musicambia to Receive $109,055 ArtsHERE Grant
September 24, 2024
Musicambia is one of 112 recipients of an ArtsHERE grant—a new pilot program from the National Endowment for the Arts that aims to strengthen organizations’ capacity for community engagement and boost arts participation for underserved groups and communities across the country.
NOVUS NY and Musicambia Teaching Artists
October 15, 2023
Presented by NOVUS NY, this Renewal series concert at Trinity Church Wall Street included world premieres and music written by current and formerly incarcerated composers from Sing Sing Correctional Facility, as well as Olivier Messiaen's “Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus” from Quartet for the End of Time. The pre-concert conversation featured Musicambia Teaching Artists Kenyatta Emmanuel & Brad Balliett.
Musicambia on NPR’s Fresh Air
August 17, 2023
Fresh Air host Tonya Mosley speaks with Maurice Chammah about how art and music programs help us understand "there's more to say about [a prisoner] than their crime." Chammah is the author of Let the Lord Sort Them.
New York Times, Kenyatta Emmanuel, and Musicambia
August 3, 2023
Our friend at The Marshall Project, Maurice Chammah wrote an article for the New York Times, featuring the work and story of our Musicambia Alumnus and Teaching Artist, Kenyatta Emmanuel.
Musicambia at Lansing Correctional Facility
May 24, 2023
A profile video that the Kansas Department of Corrections made of our April 2023 songwriting workshop at Lansing Correctional Facility.
Musicambia Songwriting Workshops Culminate in Powerful Concert
April 28, 2023
San Quentin News profiles our January 2023 workshop at San Quentin.
UMKC Today: Measures and Bars
November 29, 2022
UMKC Today profiles Musicambia’s partnership with UMKC for our songwriting workshops at Lansing Correctional Facility.
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icambia featured on Ear Hustle
November 16, 2022
Ear Hustle featured Musicambia’s 3-day songwriting workshop at San Quentin and teaching artist Judith Hill in their newest episode.
Musicambia songwriting workshop returns to San Quentin chapel
October 6, 2022
San Quentin News profiles Musicambia’s August workshop at San Quentin.
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icambia at San Quentin: San Francisco Chronicle
August 12, 2022
Our 3-day songwriting workshop at San Quentin in August 2022 was featured in the SF Chronicle.
Innovation Showcase features Musicambia
February 15, 2022
Founder/Artistic Director Nathan Schram and Executive Director Jessie Kilguss were interviewed by Jay Sugarman on his show, Innovation Showcase, for New TV. This piece provides good insight into the history and current work of Musicambia.
Musicambia at Rikers Island Correctional Facility
February 18, 2022
Our 3 day songwriting program with women incarcerated at Rikers Island was featured on News 12.
The Ensemble
January 5, 2022
Founder/Artistic Director Nathan Schram wrote this article about Musicambia for The Ensemble.
January 24, 2019
Thank you Stephanie Thompson for interviewing Nathan Schram and Jessie Kilguss on your podcast Talking To Strangers the other day. Listen to the conversation here!
Thank you also to Stephanie for writing this engaging piece in the Brooklyn Paper about hosting a friendraiser for Musicambia back in January.
NY1 Feature about Musicambia
September 10, 2018
NY1's Spotlight with Stephanie Simon's segment on Musicambia.
Strings Magazine: “New York State Prison Program Musicambia Unlocks the Power of Music”
June 1, 2015
In-depth profile of Musicambia’s Flagship program at Sing Sing Correctional Facility.