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Amplify: Lara Downes and Jon Batiste

Amplify with Lara Downes and Jon Batiste

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Amplify: Conductor Jonathon Heyward

Lara Downes speaks with conductor Jonathon Heyward for the latest edition of "Amplify".

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Amplify: Countertenor John Holiday

Lara Downes speaks with countertenor John Holiday for the latest edition of "Amplify"

06/27/2024
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Amplify: Singer-Songwriter Brittney Spencer

Lara Downes talks with singer-songwriter Brittney Spencer for Amplify.

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Amplify Season 4: Lara Downes Talks With Brian Stokes Mitchell

Classical California resident artist Lara Downes sits talks with actor and singer Brian Stokes Mitchell. She refers to Stokes, as he likes to be called, one of her heroes since the first time she saw him starring in the original production of Ragtime on Broadway in the late '90s.

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Announcing Season 4 of Amplify

Amplify with Lara Downes is a video series that highlights Black creatives as they shape art and culture.

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Amplify Season 4
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Amplify with Lara Downes: Season 4

"Amplify with Lara Downes" eavesdrops on convivial conversations with today’s leading Black artists.

11/20/2024
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Amplify with Lara Downes: Season 3

"Amplify with Lara Downes" eavesdrops on convivial conversations with today’s leading Black artists.

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