Composer and faculty artist Judah Adashi (MM ’02, DMA ’11, Composition) won Best Song in Baltimore Magazine’s 2018 Best of Baltimore issue. “Invocation: Dear Baltimore” is a collaboration with Erricka Bridgeford of Baltimore Ceasefire, an organization committed to reducing the murder rate in Baltimore. The magazine’s citation reads: “this breathtaking ballad is a love letter to our city, using a few pounding simple keys and sincere words to poignantly capture its heartache but, more importantly, its hope.” The track is available here; all proceeds go to Baltimore Ceasefire.