Fanny Hensel at the Ballet

by Liane Curtis | Oct 22, 2016

“Fanny for ballet!!” read the text message. I blinked and did a double-take at the accompanying photo. Indeed, selections of Fanny Hensel’s “Das Jahr” — The Year — a cycle of piano pieces composed in 1841, were the music for a...

Monday Link Round Up: October 17, 2016

by sarah | Oct 17, 2016

News to start your week! The third episode of the Listening to Ladies podcast is live!  Listen here to a conversation with composer and sound artist Anna Höstman. The New York Philharmonic performed a new work by Kaija Saariaho at the Park Avenue Armory this past...

Call for Papers for Women Composers Festival of Hartford

by sarah | Oct 12, 2016

The annual Women Composers Festival of Hartford is an event not to be missed, and we are excited to know that planning for the 2017 festival is already well underway.  The four day event always includes amazing concerts, papers, workshops, and conversations about the...

Monday Link Round Up: October 10, 2016

by sarah | Oct 10, 2016

News to start your week! Composer Patricia Morehead writes about her experiences as a young composer starting out in Chicago, and as a founder of CUBE Contemporary Chamber Ensemble.  Read about her full and exciting career, and work to promote new music and support...

Much New Music!

by sarah | Oct 7, 2016

There are so many great concerts happening each weekend!  Here are a few highlights for the end of September: The Chattanooga Symphony and Opera, winner of a 2015 WPA Performance Grant, opened their season with Joan Tower’s Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 2...