Dover Quartet teams up with Chickasaw composer on album 'Woodland Songs'

By Leila Fadel

Published August 19, 2025 at 4:04 AM CDT

NPR speaks with cellist Camden Shaw and Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate about the Dover Quartet's album "Woodland Songs," featuring a commissioned suite of character studies of animals.

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Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and race.

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