Solar Winds at Brandeis University

by sarah | Feb 27, 2015

This Saturday (February 28) Solar Winds will present a not-to-be missed concert at Brandeis University.  This poster says it all: From their website: On February 28 at Brandeis University, Solar Winds will perform a concert of wind quintets composed entirely by...

NEW DISCOVERIES of Florence Price’s Music revealed in Arkansas Festival!!

by Liane Curtis | Feb 26, 2015

The historic importance of Florence Price (1887–1953), as the first African American woman to have a Symphony performed by a major orchestra, has been recognized.  However, while she had some success in her lifetime, after she died very little of her music remained...

Virginia Symphony Premieres Larsen

by sarah | Feb 26, 2015

The Virginia Symphony Orchestra, winner of a 2014 Performance Grant, will give the World Premiere of a new version of Libby Larsen’s Four on the Floor this weekend.  Originally composed for violin, cello, double bass and piano, Larsen has re-orchestrated the...

Boulanger Premiere!

by sarah | Feb 25, 2015

I was thrilled to learn that a long-lost work by Lili Boulanger will finally receive its premiere on Thursday, February 26. The Royal College of Music will present the work at the Royal Festival Hall.  The Philharmonia Orchestra’s website provides more...

Higdon in Philadelphia

by sarah | Feb 24, 2015

Jennifer Higdon is one of the most recognized and sought-out composers today.  She has won a Pulitzer Prize as well as a Grammy, is actively commissioned, and has already seen one premiere this year, will have another happening in just a few weeks, and her first opera...