From a terrifying villain to a kiddy matinee hero, Godzilla inspired one of Japan’s most revered composers. What happens when you pair the most dangerous year in a lifetime with the world’s longest running movie franchise? You get Godzilla, history’s m …

Nicholas Sokol is a composer, conductor, and pianist specializing in solo, chamber, orchestral, choral, and electronic music. Nicholas’ music has been performed throughout the United States and at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall. His music has been performed by members of the Chicago Civic Orchestra, members of the New World Symphony, the Atlantic Music Festival Orchestra, and the Atlantic Music Festival New Music Ensemble. 

Birds Calling in Fort Ben Words by Anna Hinkley In her new composition Birds Calling, composer Hanna Benn created a musical piece inspired by the birds of the Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park. Commissioned and recorded as a takeaway show for park visi …

Gabriela Ortiz Words by Anna Hinkley CMI continues to celebrate Women’s History Month with the music of internationally-acclaimed composer Gabriela Ortiz. One of today’s foremost Mexican classical composers, Ortiz’s compositions draw on both European c …