Experiential Orchestra will Record Julia Perry’s Violin Concerto

by sarah | Aug 10, 2023

By Sarah Baer When we think of the future of classical music – of how this tradition will adapt and change for the better in our digital age – ensembles can turn to the Experiential Orchestra as a model for how to move forward.  This fabulous ensemble...

Julia Perry’s Violin Concerto Revealed

by Liane Curtis | Dec 30, 2022

By Dr. Liane Curtis On Dec. 2, 2022 I had the opportunity to hear – more than hear, of course, to experience — the Experiential Orchestra in New York City (you will recall that EXO brought us the magnificent recording of Ethel Smyth’s The Prison, which won a...

COTM: Julia Perry

by Liane Curtis | Nov 30, 2022

Composer of the Week – Julia Perry by Elizabeth de Brito Conductor, violinist, pianist, singer, teacher, composer – this multi-talented woman ushered in a new era of neoclassicism with her wonderful compositions. As the revised edition of her Violin Concerto receives...

Happy Birthday Julia Perry

by sarah | Mar 25, 2016

Today would have been American composer Julia Perry’s 92nd birthday. Perry was one of the first African American composers to gain acclaim – and establish a career in composition.  Her music was largely neoclassical, but also included experimentation with...

Grieving and healing: Julia Perry’s “Stabat Mater”

by Liane Curtis | Jun 30, 2015

The U.S. continues to mourn the massacre of nine African Americans in a South Carolina church.  At the Rev. Clementa Pinckney’s funeral service, President Barack Obama drew on the healing power of words melded with music, as he sang “Amazing Grace.”  This was a...