Munich Conference on Women and Conductors and Composers

Munich Conference on Women and Conductors and Composers

“AND THEY COMPOSE, CONDUCT – OF COURSE!” — two days of exciting and informative events in Munich, 31st Jan. 2016 – 1st Feb. 2016 The Conference addresses the pressing question,  “Why there are still so few women conductors and women composers in the...

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla in the News

Audiences are getting more and more familiar with the name Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla for good reason.  The up and coming conductor is gaining attention – and acclaim – for her work in the United States and around the world. NBC Today recently...

Monday Link Round Up: January 11, 2016

News to start your week! The Other Mozart, the play about Mozart’s sister Nannerl which we have written about before, was presented in Houston.  You can read the review here.   The Brighton Festival has announced that Laurie Anderson will be Guest Director...

Olivia Block on NPR

NPR’s Morning Edition shared the work of Chicago based composer Olivia Block as part of the series, “Musicians in their own Words.” In a story that ran on January 7th, Block walked listeners through the soundscape of downtown Chicago and shared how...