Music

Go behind the scenes with artist Lauren Halsey, who discusses the inspiration and making of The Met’s 2023 Roof Garden Commission.

Listen to Matthew Evan Taylor’s “Life Returns”, a monumental work that encompasses bite-sized pieces of music, which explore African-American, South Asian, and Western European musical practices.

Composer Shawn Okpebholo and Duke University professor Dr. Tsitsi Ella Jaji bring individual stories to life through song.

Learn more about John Blanke, a trumpeter who performed at the coronation of Henry VIII, and other documented free Black residents of Tudor England.

Angélique Kidjo, one of the most singular and extraordinary voices in international music, performs live at The Met.

Watch this 1955 interview with Andrés Segovia in which he discusses his relationship with master luthier Hermann Hauser and plays the guitar Hauser built for him.

Bob Grillo performs Ah, Marie with his guitar.