Author: Liane Curtis
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The Wreckers Storms Houston!
by Amy Zigler, PhD, Associate Professor of Music, Salem College 116 years after its premiere, Dame Ethel Smyth’s The Wreckers received its first-ever staging by a major American opera house. In keeping with its renewed focus on the ‘grand’ in Houston Grand Opera, the HGO production on Friday October 28, 2022 was a powerful tour-de-force,…
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Elizabeth Recommends: Symphonic Poems
By Elizabeth de Brito This month on Elizabeth Recommends I am focusing on Tone Poems, introducing seven of the most essential symphonic poems from the past two centuries and around the world. Each one depicts an extraordinary story, some inspired by specific poetry, some taking inspiration from folklore and others creating their own narrative. These…
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On the rediscovery of Helen Hagan
We are thrilled by this excellent article in the Washington Post about tonights revival (premiere of the new orchestration) of Helen Hagan’s Piano Concerto. The concert will livestream here on the website of the Yale School of Music https://music.yale.edu/live (Starts at 7:30 PM Eastern time, the Hagan is the second piece on the program) …
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Hidden Herstory: An 18th-Century Royal Musical Dynasty
By Elizabeth De Brito Have you heard of this amazing classical-era royal musical dynasty from Prussia? Two generations of remarkable royals who, through their leadership and musical talent, shaped much of 18th-century German artistic culture and strongly influenced the development of classical music, composers themselves and also inspiring some of the finest works of the…